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Ms. Minezaki from San Diego, CA is requesting materials related to food, clothing & hygiene through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Community Helpers in UTK

Help me give my students the opportunity to explore community helpers and their futures.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Minezaki's classroom raised $611

This project is fully funded

My Project

Exploring community is an integral part of UTK. We will use the materials to explore community helpers and possible futures. We will use the train cars to help add to the communities that they already build with blocks and train tracks.

Dramatic play helps students develop literacy skills, use their imagination, and explore emotions.

The materials will help students see themselves in different careers. We will also use the costumes to help retell some of the stories that we read in class. The materials will help encourage students to use language with each other and to write stories about themselves.

Ms. Minezaki Nipaquay Elementary School Grades PreK-2

Equity Focus

This project directly supports students at a historically underfunded school. Learn more about our Equity Focus.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

San Diego, CA View local requests

More than a third of students from low‑income households Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Lakeshore Career Costume Set • Lakeshore Learning Materials $399.00 1 $399.00
Wondertoys Wooden Train Set 16 PCS Train Toys Magnetic Set includes Storage Bag - Wooden Train Track Accessories - Wooden Magnetic Train Set for Toddlers Kids Boys and Girls • Amazon Business $24.99 1 $24.99

Materials cost

$423.99

Vendor shipping charges

$19.95

Sales tax

$38.80

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.36

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$519.10

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$91.61

Total project goal

$610.71

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$610.71

1 Donor

-$305.36

Donations toward project cost

-$259.56

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$45.80

match offer

-$305.34

Match offer toward project cost

-$259.54

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$45.80

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$0.00

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