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Mrs. Santangelo from Folcroft PA is requesting materials related to food, clothing & hygiene through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Food for Thought

Help me give my students snacks that will curb both hunger and behaviors!

  • $236 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Celebrate Black Teachers and Students

This project is part of the Black History Month celebration because it supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of the students are Black.

My Students

My students attend a Title I, low-income school, but don't let that fool you! What they lack socioeconomically, they more than make up for with dedication and hard work. These kids are going places if only given the right tools. My students are struggling readers who display grade level deficits. Yet, reading is the foundation on which all other skills build. In order for these children to be successful, we must utilize an array of resources to promote learning.

Learning is a challenge, and it can be made more difficult when schools don't have the proper resources.

Our students do the best with what they have, but sometimes we need a little help to get to where we need to be in the classroom!

My Project

All of our students come from low income households. This means that at times our students aren't receiving the basic necessities. At our school, all students receive free breakfast and lunch. For some students, this is the only food they get. Food insecurity and lack of basic resources often times presents as negative behaviors. One response that we have come up with is an incentive system that allows student to earn "dollars" for doing the right thing, while also curbing problem behaviors. Students then use these dollars to "purchase" rewards at our school store.

Our students have requested that we offer snacks as rewards.

This is a superb idea, as it allows students access to foods they wouldn't normally get, while also providing them with a sense of satisfaction that they earned a reward on their own!

Mrs. Santangelo
Grades 3-5

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Blue Ribbon Care Package 45 Count Ultimate Sampler Mixed Bars, Cookies, Chips, Candy Snacks Box for Office, Meetings, Schools,Friends & Family, Military,College, Halloween, Fun Variety Pack • Amazon Business $27.89 4 $111.56
Frito-Lay Fun Times Mix Variety Pack, 40 Count • Amazon Business $14.13 4 $56.52

Materials cost

$168.08

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.52

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$200.60

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$35.40

Total project goal

$236.00

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $236.00

4 Donors

-$231.59

Donations toward project cost

-$200.60

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$30.99

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$4.41

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 $0.00

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