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Mr. DeMarco from Waianae HI is requesting lab equipment through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Dig Dug Done

Help me give my students the best garden experience possible. We are starting a new garden class and I need supplies.

  • 5 donors
  • $573 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

My Project

I am currently teaching both 7th and 8th grade garden classes. By next year Iʻd like to try to have separate curriculum for both grades and have each grade with their own garden and beds. Ideally Iʻd like the students to pick the plant they want to work with. The small shovels will help students to plant their own plant either from a seed or a cutting.

Our garden is full of resources and seeds and cuttings, we have; cherry tomatoes, dragon fruit, sugar babies, lilikoi, sour sop, mangoes and sugar cane.

The hose and watering cans will help to water the plants we have, as we continue to expand our garden and put in more beds and flowers.

Mr. DeMarco
Grades 6-8

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Sioner Garden Hand Trowel - Cast Aluminum Heavy Duty Garden Hand Shovel with Soft Rubberized Non-Slip Ergonomic Handle, Garden Gifts • Amazon Business $7.95 20 $159.00
Case of 192 Pre-Sharpened #2 Pencils (12 per pack in 16 packs) • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $47.00 2 $94.00
The HC Companies ½ Gallon Plant Watering Can - Small Plastic Garden Water Pot with Long Spout for Indoor Outdoor Plants Flower, Gray • Amazon Business $7.99 10 $79.90
DICCO Kid Garden Gloves for Age 5 to 11 Children Gardening Protective Gloves for Boys & Girls • Amazon Business $19.99 2 $39.98
100 ft Expandable Garden Hose with 10 Function Nozzles, New Water Hose with 50 Layers Innovative Nano Rubber, 3/4" Solid Brass Fittings, Flexible Hose Expanding Water Pipe • Amazon Business $35.99 1 $35.99

Materials cost

$408.87

Vendor shipping charges

 $23.50

Sales tax

 $17.99

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.13

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$486.49

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$85.85

Total project goal

$572.34

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $572.34

3 Donors

-$286.16

Donations toward project cost

-$243.24

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$42.92

match offer

-$286.18

Match offer toward project cost

-$243.25

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$42.93

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 $0.00

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