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Mr. Morton from Tulsa OK is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Fuel for a Fantastic Future!

My students need snacks to curb hunger and help them focus before and after lunch.

  • $1,475 goal

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My Students

Our school is a primary focal point of this Northside community. Unfortunately, both the community and the school have a checkered past of racial discrimination and economic disparity. The school breakfast and lunch menus leave much to be desired. Our students are hungry. Their plight negatively affects their ability to concentrate, behave well and bring projects to completion while learning.

Our school has a population of over 800 students.

Our students come from mostly disadvantaged economic backgrounds with over 80% of our students receiving free or reduced lunch. Our school is also one of the most ethnically diverse schools in Tulsa with a rapidly growing Hispanic population. We also have over 500 boys in our school; over 450 are boys of color.

My Project

Let's face it, school food is rarely good. It is not any better here at our school. After nearly two years of teaching here I recognize that the greatest barrier to helping my kids build stamina and focus in the classroom is their hunger. Because hunger agitates already fragile behavioral situations and creates countless other issues, helping to ease hunger pains goes a long way to calming my students enough to get real work done on a daily basis.

I buy a lot of food out of my own pocket for my kids, but so much more needs to happen.

I originally used snacks as an incentive for exceptional work or behavior in class, but quickly realized that almost all of my students were nearing "hangry" status! And this began 1st hour, immediately following breakfast.

These snacks will be the gateway to the potential of my students. Just as the old adage says, "The way to a man's heart is through his stomach," so I have discovered that the way to my kids' minds is through theirs.

Mr. Morton
Grades 9-12

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Planters Nuts & Chocolate Trail Mix, 2 oz., 72/Ct • Staples Advantage $62.99 5 $314.95
Pepperidge Farms Goldfish Crackers, 1.5 oz. bags, 72/Ct • Staples Advantage $40.59 5 $202.95
Frito Lay Variety Pack, 1 Oz. Bags, 30 Bags/Tray, 2 Trays/Ct (60 Bags/Ct) • Staples Advantage $34.99 5 $174.95
Nabisco Cookies & Crackers Variety Pack, 36/Pack • Staples Advantage $23.99 5 $119.95
Nutri-Grain Cereal Bars Apple Cinnamon, Blueberry, & Strawberry, 48/Ct • Staples Advantage $21.99 5 $109.95
Lance Cookies & Crackers Variety Pack, 24 Packs/Box • Staples Advantage $15.99 5 $79.95
Grandma's Cookie Variety Pack, 2.5 oz., 36 Bags/Ct • Staples Advantage $14.99 5 $74.95
Nature Valley Granola Bars, Oats & Honey, 2 bars per pack, 28/Bx • Staples Advantage $18.99 2 $37.98

Materials cost

$1,115.63

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $90.92

3rd party payment processing fee

$16.73

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$1,253.28

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$221.17

Total project goal

$1,474.45

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $1,474.45

5 Donors

-$957.70

Donations toward project cost

-$888.90

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$68.80

Matching donations from our partners

-$428.68

Match offers toward project cost

-$364.38

Match offers to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$64.30

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$88.06

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