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Mrs. Pollacci from Duquesne PA is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Fun in the Kitchen

My students need play food and utensils to play and learn.

  • $199 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

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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

Our elementary school is located in Duquesne City right outside of Pittsburgh, PA. We host students PreK-6th grade from various cultural backgrounds. Unfortunately, many of our students live under the poverty line and lack the home experiences that help them succeed at school.

My students love to play, learn, explore, and create!

As their teacher, it's my job to get them ready for Kindergarten and, more importantly, to make them love school. It's my goal to provide them with all the opportunities possible to give them the best start in school and in life!

My Project

I want to expose my students to foods from different cultures along with fruits and vegetables that they can play with during their center time. My students love playing at the kitchen and they often use the food and materials to serve meals, have birthday parties, and cook.

These play food sets will expose my students to food from different cultures and start conversations that they wouldn't have otherwise.

The plates and utensils will provide the ability to have meals and enhance their play time at the kitchen. Play is the most important part of Pre-K, and providing opportunities for their play to be enhanced is the most important job I have!

Mrs. Pollacci
Grades PreK-2

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
LM366 - Best-Buy Multicultural Play Food Assortment • Lakeshore Learning Materials $49.99 1 $49.99
LA427 - Best-Buy Kitchen Playset • Lakeshore Learning Materials $39.99 1 $39.99
RR899 - Let’s Go Shopping Meat, Fish & Cheese Basket • Lakeshore Learning Materials $29.99 1 $29.99
ER219 - Little Chef’s Fruit & Vegetable Cut-Ups • Lakeshore Learning Materials $16.99 1 $16.99

Materials cost

$136.96

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.05

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$169.01

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$29.83

Total project goal

$198.84

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $198.84

4 Donors

-$190.01

Donations toward project cost

-$169.01

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$21.00

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$8.83

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 $0.00

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