You're on track to get doubled donations (and unlock a reward for the colleague who referred you). Keep up the great work!
Take credit for your charitable giving! Check out your tax receipts
To use your $50 gift card credits, find a project to fund and we'll automatically apply your credits at checkout. Find a classroom project
Skip to main content

Help teachers & students in your hometown this season!
Use code HOME at checkout and your donation will be matched up to $100.

Your school email address was successfully verified.

See this teacher's page

Mrs. Rick from Bay City MI is requesting reading nooks, desks & storage through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Cooler Space for Better Concentration

Help me give my students a portable air conditioner for our classroom. Our building is old and without air conditioning so my classroom gets up to 100F! The kids have enough barriers to overcome without the heat.

  • $645 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

My Students

I work with 6th-12th grade students teaching Social Studies. My students are wonderful and loving kids who need mostly need a little extra care. Many of them have a lot of barriers in their life that keep them from succeeding, which our school tries to help them overcome.

Although we are not an alternative high school, many of our secondary students have to come us as a second resource because they have been unsuccessful at other public schools.

82% of our students are economically disadvantaged. Around half of our secondary students either have an IEP or 504. We have around a 30% minority population at our school, which is high for our community.

My Project

I work in a very old building that does not have air conditioner and my classroom has an entire wall of big beautiful windows that let in light, but also let in heat. During the first week, I knew that my classroom got warm. I wondered how students are able to concentrate. I have seen that many teachers in my school have gotten portable air conditioners through DonorsChoose or even buying one with their own money, but being a first year teacher, I thought I could wait a year or two. However, over the past three weeks as I have readied my classroom, I have realized that the heat will be a significant barrier.

Over the past week, even when it was only 77F outside and having black out shades, I watched my room get to 98F!

82% of my students are economically challenged and nearly half need additional educational support, so I think they deserve to be in a space that allows them to concentrate on what is important. They deserve to feel cared for and like they are not less than, not worthy of the "luxuries" other American children get- they deserve air conditioning.

Mrs. Rick
Grades 9-12
  • Bay City Academy
  • Bay City, MI
  • Nearly all students from low‑income households

    This project will reach 150 students.

    10 donors have given to this project.

Boost your odds

Add a profile photo in addition to your classroom photo. If you add a photo, it'll show up right here on your project page.

You are more likely to receive funding if you put a face to your name.

Upload a photo

Top rated for efficiency and transparency.

You donate directly to the teacher or project you care about and see where every dollar you give goes.

Expand the "Where your donation goes" section below to see exactly what Mrs. Rick is requesting.

See our finances

TEACHERS, FEELING INSPIRED?

You can start a project with the same resources being requested here!

Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Whynter ARC-14S 14,000 BTU Dual Hose Portable Air Conditioner, Dehumidifier, Fan with Activated Carbon Filter Plus Storage Bag for Rooms up to 500 sq ft, Platinum and Black • Amazon Business $510.21 1 $510.21

Materials cost

$510.21

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$7.65

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$547.86

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$96.68

Total project goal

$644.54

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$644.54

5 Donors

-$569.54

Donations toward project cost

-$484.11

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$85.43

match offer

-$75.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$63.75

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$11.25

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

$0.00

Our team works hard to negotiate the best pricing and selections available.

View complete list Show less

Support your local school!

Donate directly to any school in the US. Your donation will go towards directly purchasing urgent supplies.

Find a local school

Project Activity

{"pmaHash":"","schoolCity":"Bay City","showProjectRecommendations":true,"teachersOnPage":[7943894],"isTeacherViewingTheirOwnProject":false,"hideTeacherDetails":false,"schoolState":"MI","teacherPossessivePronoun":"her","PMsManager":null,"schoolGradeType":{"id":4,"name":"High School"},"TeacherPMForms":{},"proposalId":5693669,"proposalMessageFormModel":null,"numActiveProjects":1,"completingDonationAmount":0,"teacherHasClassroomPhoto":true,"proposalURL":"https://www.donorschoose.org/project/cooler-space-for-better-concentration/5693669/","verifyShowPhotos":"","eligibleToBeCopied":false,"mayHaveReplacements":false,"numStudents":150,"teacherScreenName":"Mrs. Rick","isEquityFocus":false,"authorIds":{"7943894":{"owner":"Mrs. Rick","donationSalutations":{}}},"displayedPercentFunded":1.0,"proposalsOnPage":[5693669],"proposalHash":"-639078856","isApplePayMobileOnly":true,"progressBarPercentage":100.00,"pmaId":"","teacherProfilePhotoURL":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp7943894_orig.jpg?crop=332,332,x0,y0&width=136&height=136&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1630267664438","teacherHasProfilePhoto":true,"currentWorkflowStatusCode":21,"teacherChallengeId":21775537,"photosPublished":false,"queryString":"","DonorPMForm":null,"isApplePayEnabled":true,"fundedByTarget":false,"activeProject":{"completingDonationAmount":331,"proposalURL":"project/basic-project-supplies/8125316/","proposalTitle":"Basic Project Supplies","proposalId":8125316},"donorIdsForImpactPhotoCheck":[],"teacherId":7943894,"schoolCounty":"Bay","fullyFunded":true,"isStudentLed":false,"isExpired":true,"schoolStateObj":{"code":"MI","name":"Michigan"}}