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Mr. Couch from Quapaw OK is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Food Security, Secured! Slice, Dehydrate, and Store

Help me give my students the ability to slice, dehydrate and store nutritious foods for their homes and the community.

  • $1,096 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

My Students

"Small but mighty," is a saying that could be used to describe my students. Although we are a small rural school we have a mighty presence in the State and National FFA stage, especially in the Science and Agriscience Fair competitions, as well as, community service projects.

My Agriculture students are very interested in community service and love hands-on learning.

They excel at approaching problems within the community and trying to help improve that problem. Much of that improvement is made using hands-on learning. They love to do experiments to better their community, state, and world. Covid-19 has greatly impacted my students' ability to perform any hands-on learning.

My Project

Quapaw is a small rural community of 816 residents. Of those residents, 23.7% live under the poverty line. In the Quapaw School System, 63.7% of students qualify for free or reduced lunches. Covid-19 was very detrimental, mentally and physically, to students who rely on the school for at least one good meal each day.

In this project, Food Security, Secured, my goal is to educate students about alternate ways of preparing nutritious food that won't spoil rapidly and can be widely available.

Students will be able to slice, dehydrate, and store meats, fruits, and vegetables.

Mr. Couch
Grades 9-12

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
KWS Commercial 320W Electric Meat Slicer 10" Frozen Meat Deli Slicer Coffee Shop/restaurant and Home Use Low Noises (Stainless Steel Blade - Silver) • Amazon Business $415.00 1 $415.00
STX International STX-DEH-1200W-XLS Dehydra Commercial Grade Stainless Steel Digital Food Dehydrator - 10 Trays - 1200 Watts - 165 Degree Fahrenheit - Jerky Safe with 15 Hour Timer • Amazon Business $349.75 1 $349.75
NutriChef PKVS Sealer | Automatic Vacuum Air Sealing System Preservation w/Starter Kit | Compact Design | Lab Tested | Dry & Moist Food Modes | Led Indicator Lights, 12", Silver • Amazon Business $56.99 1 $56.99

Materials cost

$821.74

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $66.97

3rd party payment processing fee

$12.33

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$931.04

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$164.30

Total project goal

$1,095.34

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $1,095.34

2 Donors

-$1,095.34

Donations toward project cost

-$931.04

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$164.30

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