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Mrs. Hildenbrandt from Bridgeport, CT is requesting art supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Haunted Performance & Design

Help me give my students the opportunity to brainstorm, create and perform in a haunted house experience.

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Hildenbrandt's classroom raised $1,467

This project is fully funded

Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

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 Students

My students attend a Title I public school in a multicultural, diverse community. Each student is offered the opportunity to free breakfast and lunch as well as various other free services. Our school is one of seven high schools in the city, and our student population is about 2,000 children. My students bloom in wonderful diversity and culture offered in the school and community, however many struggle due to outside responsibilities.

My students are eager and open to new experiences but struggle to make real-world connections and applications in life.

They flourish when they have new opportunities to learn various ways to be creative and to use these art tools and techniques in other areas of their lives.

My Project

These materials, the UV black lights, fog machine and additional materials will help to create the ambience needed to set the mood of our haunted experience. The black plastic rolls and duct tape will help to create the pathways and stage design for our production. The UV paints will allow my students to perform and create glowing designs in our haunted house. These materials will help to demonstrate how to create the stage and design a live space for creative performance art. Students will be able to participate in creating and performing and understanding the behind the scenes work that goes into art, design and theatre arts when hosting a live production or play. The surrounding schools and our school will be able to participate by walking through and engaging in our Haunted Performance.

Mrs. Hildenbrandt Central High School Grades 9-12

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

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
ADJ Products Fog Fury, JETT Stream COLR,12X3W RGB • Amazon Business $364.99 1 $364.99
Plastic Sheeting Roll 4 MIL (20x100) Black for Painting, Plastic Tarp, Plastic Mulch, Weed Barrier, Concrete Moisture, Vapor Barrier, Construction Film, Lumber Tarp, Ground Cover • Amazon Business $90.22 4 $360.88
Black Lights 2 Pack, OPPSK 27W 9 LED UV Black Lights Bar Light Up 32x32ft Area, Black Lights for Glow Party Bedroom Poster Birthday Wedding Party Christmas Stage Lighting • Amazon Business $34.00 4 $136.00
Neon Tape - Blacklight Reactive Glow Tape - UV Fluorescent Black Light Room Decor - Decorations for Luminous Glow Party - Glow King Blacklight Party Supplies - .5 in x 60 ft • Amazon Business $26.99 4 $107.96
Froggy's Fog - Bog Fog - Extreme High Density Fog Fluid - Long 2 Hour Hang Time - For Halloween, Haunted Attractions, White-Out Effects • Amazon Business $29.99 2 $59.98
Luminous 2-in-1 Glow in The Dark & UV Black Light Paint - Set of 8 Self-Luminous & Fluorescent Neon Paints – Phosphorescent Paint – Glowing Neon Paint by individuall - 8 x 20 ml / 0.7 fl oz  • Amazon Business $14.99 4 $59.96
Heavy Duty Black Duct Tape - 6 Roll Multi Pack - 20 Yards x 2 Inch - Strong, Flexible, No Residue, Waterproof and Tear by Hand - Bulk Value for Do-It-Yourself Repairs and Professional Use • Amazon Business $22.95 2 $45.90
Froggys Fog 1 Gal - QuikBlast - Best Fluid for Chauvet Geysers - CO2 Blast Effect Fog Machine Fluid • Amazon Business $29.99 1 $29.99
neon nights 8 x UV Body Paint Set | Black Light Glow Makeup Kit | Fluorescent Face Paints for Halloween Blacklight Bodypainting • Amazon Business $18.99 1 $18.99
Midnight Glo 78ft Neon Paper Garland Circle Dots Hanging Decorations for Birthday Party Wedding Decorations Black Light Reactive UV Glow Party (6 Pack) • Amazon Business $13.95 1 $13.95

Materials cost

$1,198.60

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$17.98

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$1,246.58

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$219.98

Total project goal

$1,466.56

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$1,466.56

3 Donors

-$1,233.28

Donations toward project cost

-$1,048.29

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$184.99

match offer

-$233.28

Match offer toward project cost

-$198.29

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$34.99

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$0.00

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