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Ms. Velez from Waterbury CT 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 and cups that they need to for snack time to keep their brains running!

  • 6 donors
  • $217 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

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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

My students are a diverse group full of curiosity. They all want to be successful, but there are times when they can be distracted by hunger and will avoid participating in afterschool activities because they will have to go too long without food.

The snacks (fruit snacks, cookies, & chips) as well as the cups for water will help boost my students' energy and provide just what they need to refocus.

Supporting this project means you are helping give snacks to help students refocus and maintain academic success. When students arrive late and miss breakfast, or when the daily lunch isn't their cup of tea, I will be able to provide them with something to munch on so they can remain engaged in school.

Ms. Velez
Grades 9-12

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Frito Lay Variety Corn Chips 30 Bags/Pack 2 Packs/Box (FRI70227) • Staples $50.95 1 $50.95
Takis Fuego Corn Chips 1 oz. 46 Bags/Pack (220-02045) • Staples $33.21 1 $33.21
Welch's Gluten Free Mixed Fruit Snacks 0.9 oz. 40 Packs/Box (PIM94068) • Staples $12.89 2 $25.78
Nabisco Sweet Treats Cookie Variety Pack OREO, OREO Golden & CHIPS AHOY!, 30 Snack Packs (2 Cookies Per Pack) • Amazon Business $11.98 2 $23.96
Plastic House Clear Party Cups - 7oz (Pack Of 100) | Durable Plastic Drinkware For Events, Gatherings & Everyday Use • Amazon Business $3.60 5 $18.00

Materials cost

$151.90

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.28

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$184.18

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$32.50

Total project goal

$216.68

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$216.68

4 Donors

-$103.58

Donations toward project cost

-$96.14

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$7.44

match offer

-$103.58

Match offer toward project cost

-$88.04

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$15.54

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$9.53

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$0.00

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Project Activity

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