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Mrs. Martin from South Pekin, IL is requesting materials related to food, clothing & hygiene through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Hats & Mittens, Healthy Snacks and other Necessities

Help me give my students healthy snacks, warm hats and mittens, lip balm for chapped lips, and cough drops.

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Martin's classroom raised $369

This project is fully funded

My Students

My students are fabulous children; they are ready to learn! We are a small town, Title I school where all of our students get free meals and some of my students do not have a good home life. Coming to school and getting a warm breakfast and lunch is something they look forward to.

Seeing their eyes light up, a smile on their face, and them excited to get started for the day, is my motivation to make math class interesting day-in and day-out.

I enjoy teaching these students.

I find it challenging to motivate the students that are not interested in school. The challenge is to figure out why they are not interested. Many of them bring a lot of "baggage" with them to school. There are many sad stories. That is why it is important to make their time at school count, to educate them and teach them how to learn, so they have the ability to change their life as they get older.

My Project

Many of my students come to school hungry or get hungry throughout the day or during after-school tutoring or activities. It is helpful to have healthy snacks on-hand for those times.

A student that is hungry has a difficult time concentrating on his/her school work.

This is one way that we can help them be successful in school.

We also have some children in our school that are homeless or live in a home where food is not always available and sending home a snack pack for a long weekend is very much appreciated. They look forward to receiving these treats to help them through the day or through a long weekend.

In addition, I want to have winter hats and gloves on-hand for students that need them when walking home on a cold or snowy winter day. Most of our students are walkers, so this is a necessity.

Frequent chapped lips and sore throats call for lip balm and cough drops to help the students feel better. Everything requested in this project will help our students during the cold winter months.

Thanks in advance for considering helping our children! They are worth it!

Mrs. Martin South Pekin Grade School Grades 6-8

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.

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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

70 students impacted 12donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Kellogg's Breakfast Cereal, Variety Pack, Kids Breakfast, Assortment Varies, Single Serve (48 Boxes) • Amazon Business $28.54 2 $57.08
Lip Naturals | Assorted Mini Lip Balm Sticks - 3 Flavors with Sunscreen Protection and Vitamin E | 120 Count Fishbowl Display - Includes Bing Cherry (SPF-15), Tea Tree Mint (SPF-15), and Vanilla Bean (SPF-15) • Amazon Business $51.99 1 $51.99
12 Pack Winter Beanies, Kids, Warm Cold Weather Hats Cap Boys Girls Children • Amazon Business $20.99 2 $41.98
Quaker Chewy Granola Bars Chocolate Lovers 58ct Variety Pack • Amazon Business $11.23 3 $33.69
RITZ Peanut Butter Sandwich Cracker Snacks and Cheese Sandwich Crackers, Snack Crackers Variety Pack, 32 Snack Packs • Amazon Business $12.79 2 $25.58
Cooraby 12 Pairs Kids Warm Magic Gloves Teens Winter Stretchy Knit Gloves Boys Girls Knit Gloves (Mixed Colors A, 12-16 Years) • Amazon Business $16.99 1 $16.99
Cooraby 12 Pairs Kids Warm Magic Gloves Teens Winter Stretchy Knit Gloves Boys Girls Knit Gloves (Mixed Colors H, 12-16 Years) • Amazon Business $14.99 1 $14.99
Welch's Fruit Snacks, Mixed Fruit, Gluten Free, Bulk Pack, 0.9 oz Individual Single Serve Bags 40 Count (Pack of 1) • Amazon Business $7.48 2 $14.96
Quaker Chewy Granola Bars, 3 Flavor Back to School Variety Pack, (58 Bars) • Amazon Business $11.23 1 $11.23
HALLS Sugar Free Honey Lemon Flavor Cough Drops, 1 Bag (180 Total Drops) • Amazon Business $6.98 1 $6.98
Goody Ouchless Elastic Hair Ties - 60 Count, Assorted In Brights and Pastels - Perfect for Fine, Curly Hair and Sensitive Scalps - Pain Free Hair Accessories for Men, Women, Girls and Boys • Amazon Business $3.19 1 $3.19

Materials cost

$278.66

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.18

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$312.84

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$55.21

Total project goal

$368.05

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $368.05

7 Donors

-$330.69

Donations toward project cost

-$283.09

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$47.60

match offer

-$35.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$29.75

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$5.25

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$2.36

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 $0.00

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