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Mrs. Smith from Indianapolis, IN is requesting materials related to food, clothing & hygiene through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Hard Work Pays Off!

Help me give my students treats and incentives for working very hard and giving best effort!

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Smith's classroom raised $275

This project is fully funded

My Students

My students come to school each day and leave behind all the difficulties of their home lives. These kids are an inspiration. My students live in extreme poverty, but they don't let that hinder their drive for success. Our school is a unique, one-of-a-kind opportunity for these inner-city kids to get the most out of their education through academic rigor and recognition for their hard work, and I am determined to do what it takes to help them achieve that.

My Project

Our scholars come to school and work very hard each day, despite having fallen victim to the academic achievement gap that Covid has brought our area. Our scholars have missed a lot of face-to-face instruction because of the pandemic, and they are deserving of a quality education!

These favorite treats will be a great way to reward scholars for their hard work, best effort, and determination to increase their knowledge in their academic work!

We work hard to reward our scholars for all they do, and these are some of their favorite requested items that we would like to provide them!

Mrs. Smith PLA@ Louis B. Russell, Junior Elementary School 48 Grades 3-5

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

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.

Indianapolis, IN 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

250 students impacted 2donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Frito Lay Cheesy Mix Variety Pack, 40 Count • Amazon Business $17.35 3 $52.05
Bulk Candy - HUGE Candy Assortment Party Mix - 6.5 Pounds - OVER 350 Pieces of Individually Wrapped Candy… • Amazon Business $29.89 1 $29.89
Lay's Potato Chip Variety Pack, 1 Ounce (Pack of 40) • Amazon Business $13.98 2 $27.96
Ring Pop Individually Wrapped Bulk Lollipop- Variety Party Pack, 20 Lollipop 80 Count (Pack of 4) • Amazon Business $27.92 1 $27.92
OREO Original, OREO Golden, CHIPS AHOY! & Nutter Butter Cookie Snacks Variety Pack, School Lunch Box Snacks, 56 Snack Packs (2 Cookies Per Pack) • Amazon Business $12.88 2 $25.76
Black Forest Fruit Snacks Juicy Bursts, Mixed Fruit, 0.8 Ounce (40 Count) • Amazon Business $5.75 4 $23.00
Lay's Potato Chip Variety Pack, 1 Ounce (Pack of 40) • Amazon Business $13.98 1 $13.98

Materials cost

$200.56

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.01

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$233.57

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$41.22

Total project goal

$274.79

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$274.79

1 Donor

-$137.40

Donations toward project cost

-$116.79

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$20.61

match offer

-$137.39

Match offer toward project cost

-$116.78

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$20.61

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$0.00

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