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Ms. Poussard from Lewiston, ME is requesting sports & exercise equipment through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Counting Steps to Fight Hunger

My students need a UNICEF kid power kit that I was quoted a price of $800.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Poussard's classroom raised $1,038

This project is fully funded

My Students

My classroom is made up of 20 students all of different backgrounds. My classroom has a variety of different learners and my goal in life is to create a fun learning environment for all.

I work in a large school with a very high immigrant population.

Students at my school come from poverty-driven homes. I see a lot of my students come to school with the same clothes each day. They are all needy in their own way. Although they are needy most of them try to stay positive.

My Project

I was chosen for a kit last year and my students were really eager to earn power points. They were having fun while learning how to be a global citizen.

This year they don’t have enough kits to donate so I would really love the opportunity to continue to help our nation.

This kid power kit helped my students think of other people besides themselves. I know my class this year is very active and they would enjoy this as well.

We’ve been learning a lot of different character traits this year and this project will help tie so many things together. Citizenship, kindness, and empathy to name a few.

Ms. Poussard Thomas J McMahon Elementary School Grades 3-5

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.

Lewiston, ME View local requests

Nearly all 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
Kid Power Bands • Unicef $800.00 1 $800.00

Materials cost

$800.00

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$40.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$12.00

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$882.00

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$155.65

Total project goal

$1,037.65

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$1,037.65

2 Donors

-$109.50

Donations toward project cost

-$93.08

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$16.42

match offer

-$928.14

Match offer toward project cost

-$788.92

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$139.22

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$0.01

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$0.00

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