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Mrs. Velez from Tampa, FL is requesting lab equipment through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Cooking for the Community

Help me give my students a sense of community by having school family cookouts.

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Velez's classroom raised $504

This project is fully funded

Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

Celebrate Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

This project is a part of the Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month celebration because it supports a Latino teacher or a school where the majority of students are Latino.

My Project

Crestwood Elementary School has a great school community! We love to come together as a big family several times during the year and this year we would like to take our celebrations to another level, school community cookouts!!!

We need a grill to cook hotdogs and hamburgers during school activities.

We can't do that without a grill. Our PTA is ready to start cooking hotdogs and hamburgers for the community.

We have many functions throughout the year such as the fall festival, STEM night, spring dance, picnics, and field day.

The grill would add excitement to our school functions. Donating to this project will allow us to build lifelong relationships with our school community.

Mrs. Velez Crestwood Elementary School Grades 3-5

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

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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More than half 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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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Char-Broil 463331422 Performance Amplifire 4-Burner Cart Style Liquid Propane Gas Grill, Metallic Gray • Amazon Business $367.80 1 $367.80
Char-Broil 3-4 Burner Large Basic Grill Cover • Amazon Business $23.98 1 $23.98

Materials cost

$391.78

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.88

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$427.66

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$75.47

Total project goal

$503.13

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $503.13

8 Donors

-$382.09

Donations toward project cost

-$324.78

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$57.31

match offer

-$121.04

Match offer toward project cost

-$102.88

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$18.16

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 $0.00

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