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Ms. Rubarski from Franklin Park, NJ is requesting art supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Creating Change with our Healthy Hive Food Pantry

Help me give my students the resources they need by supporting our school’s new initiative, The Healthy Hive. This will help addresses food insecurity, and I’m hoping to get a Cricut to enhance engagement and organization.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Rubarski's classroom raised $268

This project is fully funded

My Project

I’m hoping to help enhance the operations and outreach of our Healthy Hive Food Pantry, which supports students in need within our school community. The Cricut will be used to create various items such as labels, promotional materials, and décor to raise awareness and engage students and staff in food pantry activities.

With the Cricut, I aim to design food item labels for better inventory organization, ensuring that the pantry operates smoothly and students can easily find what they need.

Additionally, I plan to create eye-catching informational flyers and posters to inform students and parents about the resources available to them. These materials will help build a stronger connection between our pantry and the broader school community, increasing visibility and encouraging participation.

My ultimate goal is to create a welcoming and efficient food pantry that not only addresses food insecurity but also fosters a sense of belonging and support within our school. The Healthy Hive is more than just a food pantry—it’s a symbol of care and togetherness.

Our students, even though they may face difficult home situations, they still exhibit kindness and compassion to each other. By supporting this project, I hope to empower our students to thrive academically and personally, knowing they have a community that stands with them. The Cricut will play a vital role in making this vision a reality by enabling us to bring creativity, organization, and connection to our efforts

Ms. Rubarski Franklin Park Elementary School Grades PreK-2

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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.

Franklin Park, NJ 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

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Cricut - Explore 3 - Mint • Best Buy Education $194.07 1 $194.07

Materials cost

$194.07

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.91

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$226.98

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$40.06

Total project goal

$267.04

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $267.04

2 Donors

-$133.52

Donations toward project cost

-$113.49

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$20.03

match offer

-$133.52

Match offer toward project cost

-$113.49

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$20.03

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 $0.00

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