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Ms. Lima from Central Falls RI is requesting materials related to food, clothing & hygiene through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Fuel Their Bellies to Fuel Their Minds!

Help me give my students weekend take home bags to keep their bellies full!

  • $438 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

My Students

My students attend a middle school in an area with a high poverty rate. I, therefore, work as hard as I can to make school a safe and exciting learning space for my students. I am always trying to learn about the newest technologies and ways to engage my students.

I love that my students can teach me as much as I can teach them.

All of my students come from different backgrounds and cultures and they find a way to teach me something new every day. I also work with many students who have special learning needs. Many of the students look forward to school every day knowing that it is a safe place where they are loved and cared for by the adults in the building. The students know it is a place to take risks, be challenged, and grow and learn.

My Project

This year we have many students that struggle financially and are struggling with getting food after school, on holidays, during vacations, and on the weekends. Our school is looking to start a food pantry and provide food backpacks for students to take home over the weekend.

Providing food gives students one less thing to worry about so they can focus on their education and learning when they are at school.

Students’ basic needs must be met in order to excel and achieve in school. This will also provide an amazing opportunity to engage with the community and provide our students with what they really need.

Ms. Lima
Grades 3-5

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Quaker Instant Oatmeal Fruit and Cream Variety Pack, Breakfast Cereal, 48 Packets (Packaging Will Vary) • Amazon Business $15.65 5 $78.25
Swanson Premium White Chunk Chicken Breast, 12.5 oz. Can, 2 Count • Amazon Business $4.98 10 $49.80
StarKist Chunk Light Tuna in Water, 2.6 oz. Pouch, Pack of 24 • Amazon Business $24.00 1 $24.00
Kraft Easy Mac Microwavable Macaroni & Cheese (6.7oz Packets, Pack of 18) • Amazon Business $5.98 4 $23.92
Prego Pasta Sauce, Traditional Italian Tomato Sauce, 24 Ounce Jar (Pack of 4) • Amazon Business $7.52 3 $22.56
Campbell's Chunky Healthy Request Soup, Roasted Chicken with Country Vegetables, 18.6 Ounce (Pack of 12) • Amazon Business $21.13 1 $21.13
Chef Boyardee Spaghetti and Meatballs, 14.5 oz, 24 Pack • Amazon Business $20.88 1 $20.88
Del Monte Canned Fresh Cut Blue Lake French Style Green Beans, 14.5-Ounce Cans (Pack of 4) • Amazon Business $3.78 5 $18.90
Campbell's Chunky Hearty Beef Barley Soup, 18.8 Ounce, Pack of 12 • Amazon Business $17.69 1 $17.69
Idahoan Buttery Homestyle Mashed Potatoes, Made with Gluten-Free 100-Percent Real Idaho Potatoes, 4-ounce Pouch (4 Servings) • Amazon Business $0.99 16 $15.84
Barilla Pasta, Rotini, 16 Ounce (Pack of 12) • Amazon Business $15.36 1 $15.36
Nature Valley Granola Bars, Crunchy Oats 'n Honey, 17.88 oz • Amazon Business $4.92 3 $14.76
UNCLE BEN'S Ready Rice: Basmati (12pk) • Amazon Business $13.68 1 $13.68

Materials cost

$336.77

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.05

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$371.82

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$65.62

Total project goal

$437.44

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$437.44

16 Donors

-$423.85

Donations toward project cost

-$371.82

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$52.03

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$13.59

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$0.00

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