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Mrs. McGowan from Laurel, MD is requesting materials related to food, clothing & hygiene through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Go Away Germs

Help me give my students tissues, paper towels, and sanitizer to help fight the spread of germs!

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. McGowan's classroom raised $168

This project is fully funded

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Celebrate Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

This project is a part of the Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month celebration because it supports a Latino teacher or a school where the majority of students are Latino.

My Project

Keeping kids healthy is the best way to help promote positive attendance at school! To help do that, we must do everything in our power to keep kids healthy and free of a germy environment. These items (tissues, paper towels, and sanitizer) will help ensure we have a clean space and my students have the resources they need to stay healthy and ready for school each day. Tissues are one of our most frequently used items during the year. Whether it's illness or allergies, my little ones are always going through tissues! These resources, again, will help us fight germs to keep us healthy and in school.

Mrs. McGowan Oaklands Elementary School Grades PreK-2

Equity Focus

This project directly supports students at a historically underfunded school. Learn more about our Equity Focus.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Laurel, MD View local requests

More than three‑quarters of 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

30 students impacted 2donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Bounty Quick Size Paper Towels, White, 8 Family Rolls = 20 Regular Rolls (Packaging May Vary) • Amazon Business $24.42 1 $24.42
Germ-X Original Hand Sanitizer, Non-Drying Moisturizing Gel with Vitamin E, Instant and No Rinse Formula, Back to School Supplies College, 8 Fl Oz Pump Bottle (Pack of 12) • Amazon Business $23.20 1 $23.20
Glade Automatic Spray Refill and Holder Kit, Air Freshener for Home and Bathroom, Hawaiian Breeze, 6.2 Oz, 2 Count • Amazon Business $21.00 1 $21.00
Kleenex Ultra Soft Facial Tissues, 8 Cube Boxes, 80 Tissues per Box, 3-Ply, Packaging May Vary • Amazon Business $18.18 1 $18.18
Lysol Disinfecting Wipes Bundle, Home Apartment Dorm Room Essentials and Cleaning Supplies, All Purpose Cleaner, Multi-surface Cleaning Wipes, Multi-Scent Sanitizing Wipes Bundle, 80 Count (4pk) • Amazon Business $14.97 1 $14.97
Lysol All Purpose Cleaner Spray, Multi-Purpose Disinfecting Spray, Kitchen & Bathroom Cleaner, Lemon Breeze Scent, 32 Fl Oz • Amazon Business $2.79 1 $2.79

Materials cost

$104.56

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$6.27

3rd party payment processing fee

$1.57

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$142.40

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$25.13

Total project goal

$167.53

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$167.53

1 Donor

-$83.76

Donations toward project cost

-$71.20

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$12.56

match offer

-$83.76

Match offer toward project cost

-$71.20

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$12.56

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$0.00

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