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Mrs. Towe from Tamassee SC is requesting sports & exercise equipment through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Conserve, Protect and Restore TSE

Help me give my students a greenhouse and a composting bin so that they can take sustainable steps to become more environmentally responsible.

  • $571 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

My Students

My students live in a rural area in the upstate of South Carolina. We are surrounded by mountains and trees. TSE students enjoy growing in a small community of supportive families. We also partner with the Tamassee DAR school, which houses foster children. Our students are mostly from lower to middle class families, and I believe providing the opportunity to learn how to compost and grow plants from seed will greatly enrich their lives.

"A garden is a grand teacher: it teaches patience and careful watchfulness; it teaches industry and thrift; above all it teaches entire trust." ~Gertrude Jekyll

My Project

These supplies will change the way we develop young minds at our school. Gardening and composting will have a lasting impact on our students' lives, careers, and will only strengthen their influence and confidence to be trailblazers in their efforts to self-sustain and make environmentally responsible choices.

Our students will lead this project from start to finish and the best part is they will be able to see the actual fruits of their labor!

We will start seeds in the greenhouse, experiment with different growing methods, transplant some into our pollinator garden and some in our vegetable garden. We will compost everything in our school that we can and use it in our garden. We will collect rainwater to water our plants. Some plants will be sold in our community plant sale and the profits will go right back into this program.

Mrs. Towe
Grades 3-5

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
OGrow 2 Door Walk-in Tunnel Greenhouse with Ventilation Windows & Steel Frame, 15' x 6' x 6', Green • Amazon Business $228.99 1 $228.99
Miracle-Gro Dual Chamber Compost Tumbler – Outdoor Bin with Easy-Turn System, 2 Sliding Doors, Sturdy Steel Frame – All Season Composter, BPA-Free + Free Scotts Gardening Gloves (2 X 18.5gal/70L) • Amazon Business $97.90 1 $97.90
Flexi Hose Upgraded Expandable Garden Hose, Extra Strength, 3/4" Solid Brass Fittings - The Ultimate No-Kink Flexible Water Hose, 8 Function Spray Included (Black) • Amazon Business $32.99 1 $32.99
TABOR TOOLS J205A Level Head Rake with Strong Long 54" Fiberglass Handle, 14-Tine • Amazon Business $30.50 1 $30.50
Vgo 3Pairs Age 7-9 Kids Gardening,Lawning,Working Gloves,Foam Rubber Coated(Size XS,3 Colors,KID-RB6013) • Amazon Business $14.23 2 $28.46

Materials cost

$418.84

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $29.53

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.28

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$484.65

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$85.53

Total project goal

$570.18

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $570.18

13 Donors

-$283.00

Donations toward project cost

-$245.50

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$37.50

match offer

-$281.35

Match offer toward project cost

-$239.15

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$42.20

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$5.82

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 $0.00

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