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Ms. Charisma Menendez from Duarte, CA is requesting materials related to food, clothing & hygiene through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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DHS Decision Day

Help me give my students their 2nd Decision Day with items they can use in their journey after high school.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Charisma Menendez's classroom raised $642

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

After having our first successful Decision Day last year, our seniors this year are looking forward to the event. They saw class 22' seniors walk away with prizes you helped us get, excited to see what they might get the chance of getting. This would be the second year that over 90% of our students have chosen to pursue college. Many of them are first-generation students who are nervous about being the first in their family to go to college.

To encourage them to continue their pursuit of higher education we would like to celebrate them by hosting our very second Decision Day.

The items on our list would be for a raffle to help students as they start their transition over to higher education. The raffle would include items for dorm essentials, like coffee makers and Air Fryers. Items that would also be able to support them on their academic success with smart notebooks and general school essentials. Many of the things on the list are things that their families would not be able to help provide them with.

We hope it encourages them on their future endeavors but also once again encourage our returning students to look forward to attending higher education. We wish to see many of our students continue to pursue their dreams.

Ms. Charisma Menendez Duarte High School Grades 9-12

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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.

Duarte, CA View local requests

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

146 students impacted 18donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
EZBASICS Single Serve Coffee Maker Coffee Brewer Compatible with Pod and Ground Coffee 4 to 10 Oz. Brew Sizes Fast Brewing Silver • Amazon Business $39.98 2 $79.96
CHEFMAN Small, Compact Air Fryer Healthy Cooking, 2 Qt, Nonstick, User Friendly and Adjustable Temperature Control w/ 60 Minute Timer & Auto Shutoff, Dishwasher Safe Basket, BPA - Free, Black • Amazon Business $39.96 2 $79.92
Rocketbook Smart Reusable Notebook - Lined Eco-Friendly Notebook with 1 Pilot Frixion Pen & 1 Microfiber Cloth Included- Midnight Blue Cover, Letter Size (8.5" x 11") • Amazon Business $19.40 4 $77.60
Amazon.com Gift Card in a Mini Envelope (Navy and Gold) • Amazon Business $10.00 5 $50.00
STARBUCKS MULTIPACK50 • Amazon Business $50.00 1 $50.00
Portable Charger Power Bank 26800mah, Ultra-High Capacity Safer External Cell Phone Battery Pack Compact with High-Performance Cells & 2 USB Output, Smart Charge for Smartphone, Android, Tablet & etc • Amazon Business $24.25 2 $48.50
Amazon Basics Ruled Index Flash Cards, Assorted Neon Colored, 3x5 Inch, 300-Count • Amazon Business $6.00 4 $24.00
Amazon Basics Felt Tip Marker Pens - Assorted Color, 12-Pack • Amazon Business $5.64 4 $22.56
Amazon Basics Classic Grid Notebook, 240 Pages, Hardcover - 5 x 8.25-Inch, Graph Ruled Pages • Amazon Business $5.30 4 $21.20
Amazon Basics Retractable Ballpoint Pen - Black, 1.2mm, 12-Pack • Amazon Business $5.07 4 $20.28

Materials cost

$474.02

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $34.22

3rd party payment processing fee

$7.11

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$545.35

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$96.24

Total project goal

$641.59

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $641.59

16 Donors

-$606.10

Donations toward project cost

-$533.45

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$72.65

match offer

-$14.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$11.90

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$2.10

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$21.49

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

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