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Ms. Vaughn from Chicago, IL is requesting materials related to food, clothing & hygiene through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Gardens Warm our Hearts

Help me give my students flower beds, stones and flowers to create garden.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Vaughn's classroom raised $452

This project is fully funded

My Project

My students are in need of materials to help build a school garden. Now that the Spring is near our classroom is about to learn a new unit of Gardening and its importance to our everyday lives. Throughout the Unit, most of the items are paper based and it does not actually give my students the best experience for actually creating their own garden. These materials will help my students plan and engineer exactly all the components to a sufficient garden. These materials will also help my students build character and understand how the garden will make our lives healthier.

Ms. Vaughn Laura Ward Elementary School Grades PreK-2

Celebrate Black teachers and kids! This project supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of students are Black.

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This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Chicago, IL View local requests

Nearly all students from low‑income households Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Tigeen 15 Pcs Fake Pansy Multicolor Artificial Pansies Flowers for Outdoors Faux Flowers for Outdoor Planters Faux Plastic Flowers for Home Wedding Table Kitchen Garden Centerpieces • Amazon Business $24.79 6 $148.74
SnugNiture Galvanized Raised Garden Bed Outdoor, 2 Pcs 4x2x1ft Oval Metal Planter Box for Planting Plants Vegetables, Brown • Amazon Business $63.99 2 $127.98
River Stones, Plants, Gardens, Landscapes, Succulents, Highly Polished Decorative Pebbles in Shapes and Sizes from 1-3 inches. (23.9LB, 1) • Amazon Business $23.99 3 $71.97

Materials cost

$348.69

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.23

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$383.92

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$67.75

Total project goal

$451.67

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $451.67

3 Donors

-$230.24

Donations toward project cost

-$196.70

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$33.54

match offer

-$220.26

Match offer toward project cost

-$187.22

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$33.04

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$1.17

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 $0.00

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