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This teacher needs your help!

Mrs. Dahme from Los Angeles, CA is requesting reading nooks, desks & storage through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Enough With the Waste!

Help me give my students materials to clean up our campus and reduce our waste.

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Dahme's classroom raised $409

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 Students

Our students are brilliantly resilient scholars who come from immigrant, blue-collar households close to downtown LA. Many of them attend school year-round to catch up on reading and writing skills. These students tirelessly work toward fluency in English while continuing to persevere through the struggles of their community.

The culture we are promoting at our school is college readiness through the use of strategies such as physical organization, note-taking, and paraphrasing.

Students are called to be leaders in their community and use their critical thinking skills to help better our communities! Students show up every day ready to tackle the day's objectives and build community with one another.

My Project

In our class, we learn about being Global Citizens and start with our school community. Bins, bags, pick up tools, and reusable straws will help my students begin to put into practice what they are learning in the classroom. We will use these materials to clean up around our school campus and then clean around the school in our community! Here in LA, there is so much trash on the streets emptying out into our ocean. Students are motivated, so let's get them into action! They are the leaders of the future!

Mrs. Dahme Wadsworth Elementary School Grades 6-8

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.

Los Angeles, CA 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

90 students impacted 5donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Akro-Mils 66486CLDBL 12-Gallon Plastic Storage KeepBox with Attached Lid, 21-1/2-Inch by 15-Inch by 12-1/2-Inch, Semi Clear • Amazon Business $22.53 5 $112.65
Reusable-Grocery-Bags-Foldable-Machine-Washable-Reusable-Shopping-Bags-Bulk Colorful 10 Pack 50LBS Extra Large Folding Reusable Bags Totes w Zipper Storage Bag Sturdy Lightweight Polyester Fabric • Amazon Business $17.99 3 $53.97
Rubbermaid Swing-Top Lid Recycling Bin for Home, Kitchen, and Bathroom, 12.5 Gallon, Recycle Bin With Lid, Recycling Can, Gray • Amazon Business $37.21 1 $37.21
Amazon Brand - Solimo Hand Sanitizer, Original Scent, 67.6 Fl Oz (Pack of 1) • Amazon Business $11.90 2 $23.80
2 Packs - Reacher Grabber Pick Up Tool, 32" Foldable Extender Gripper Tool, Lightweight Long Duty Mobility Aid, Claw Trash Garbage Picker, Long Arm Reaching Claw,Blue • Amazon Business $18.99 1 $18.99
StrawExpert Set of 16 Reusable Stainless Steel Straws with Travel Case Cleaning Brush Silicone Tips Eco Friendly Extra Long Metal Straws Drinking for 20 24 30 oz Tumbler • Amazon Business $7.99 2 $15.98
Reusable Mop Pads Compatible with Swiffer Wetjet - 12 Inch Washable Microfiber Mop Pad Refills Pads Compatible with Spray Wet Jet Mop Heads for Floor Cleaning (2 Pack) • Amazon Business $12.49 1 $12.49
1.2 Gallon Small Trash Bags Garbage Bags, Mini Compostable Strong Bathroom Wastebasket Can Liners trash Bags for Home Office Kitchen fit 5 Liter 5L,1 Gal,Green • Amazon Business $11.72 1 $11.72

Materials cost

$286.81

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$26.24

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.30

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$347.35

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$61.30

Total project goal

$408.65

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$408.65

3 Donors

-$260.67

Donations toward project cost

-$236.57

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$24.10

match offer

-$130.33

Match offer toward project cost

-$110.78

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$19.55

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$17.65

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$0.00

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