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Mrs. Mcconnell from Abbeville, SC is requesting lab equipment through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Flower Garden

Help me give my students these materials to help grow a beautiful community garden.

  • $280 goal

This project expired on August 23, 2025.

This project expired on August 23, 2025.

My Project

The students in our school and community (people that love in the neighborhood, business owners, local leaders, masters gardeners and families from the school) are determined and strive to persevere through social, emotional, and academic challenges.

With our new gardening materials students in different grades and classes will work with people in the community, such as the gardening club and master gardeners.

With community members, students at our school will make a flower and vegetable garden. This will benefit the community because the vegetables and flowers will go to the food banks and community members. Together, we can do this!

So to summarize, this project will bring the school and community together. Students will work with community members by organizing a garden, planting and harvesting the flowers and vegetables.

Thank you for supporting students with unique needs. I am grateful!

Mrs. Mcconnell Westwood Elementary School Grades 3-5

Celebrate Black teachers and kids! This project supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of students are Black.

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.

Abbeville, SC 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

24 students impacted

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
16-Quart Bag of Jiffy-Mix© Seed Starting Soil • Nasco $16.11 10 $161.10
4 Inch Standard Plastic Pots for Plants, Cutting, and Seedlings - 30 Pack • Amazon Business $16.95 1 $16.95
5100+ Petunia Seeds Grandiflora Flowers Mixed Rainbow Color for Bonsai Planting Home Garden House Plant Flower Seed Mix Color • Amazon Business $7.55 1 $7.55
Seed Needs, 2 Ounce 30,000+ All Perennial Wildflower Seed Mix for Planting (99% Pure Live Seed Butterfly Attracting - No Filler) Flower Seeds 16 Species Varieties Perennial - Bulk • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99

Materials cost

$191.59

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$13.51

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.87

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$237.97

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$41.99

Total project goal

$279.96

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