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Mr. James from Marion AL is requesting classroom basics through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Help Us Recycle in a Recycling Desert

Help me give my students recycling containers so that they will have the opportunity to be one of the first black belt schools to implement a recycling a program.

  • $859 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

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Celebrate Black Teachers and Students

This project is part of the Black History Month celebration because it supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of the students are Black.

My Students

My high school math students are from one of the poorest counties in Alabama, but that does not stop them from dreaming big. They are passionate, energetic, and hilarious, keeping me on my toes with their thoughts and questions.

To make their dreams a reality, we have a long way to go.

The list of opportunities we have to assist them on this journey is long, and many of their needs other schools may take for granted. Thankfully, this allows us to do a lot with a little.

Each day, my students are striving to adopt a growth mindset allowing them to stand up to the task of getting college and career ready in a few short years. With your help, these students with great opportunity can reach their potential.

My Project

My students knew very little about recycling at the beginning of the school year. What's the difference between trash and a recyclable? Why can't this go in that container? Why should we care? These questions came as no surprise as very few counties in Alabama have recycling programs, ours included.

Having created "recycling" corners in multiple classrooms around campus, we want to take the next step in creating a more sophisticated recycling program.

With this project, we will be able to place recycling containers in high traffic areas such as the cafeteria, basketball gym, and walkways as well as in classrooms that already recycle. In addition, we will support these containers with signs with information about recycling as well as a school-wide and in-classroom review of why this program matters.

We have a huge opportunity to be one of the only schools in the black belt to actually recycle and develop a group of environmental stewards in our students. This is just the first step on a long road of creating a sustainable recycling program here, and we hope you will help us in getting off the ground.

Mr. James
Grades 9-12

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
TK23751241T 50 gal. Blue Mobile Recycling Container Hinged Top • Grainger $91.03 2 $182.06
TK23751244T 32 gal. Blue Recycling Receptacle • Grainger $28.22 6 $169.32
TK23751242T 23 gal. Blue Utility Container Open Top • Grainger $43.72 3 $131.16
TK23751245T Blue Bottle and Can Recycling Top • Grainger $9.72 6 $58.32
TK23751243T Blue All-Purpose Recycling Top • Grainger $14.76 3 $44.28

Materials cost

$585.14

Vendor shipping charges

 $58.51

Sales tax

 $47.69

3rd party payment processing fee

$8.78

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$730.12

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$128.84

Total project goal

$858.96

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $858.96

9 Donors

-$426.40

Donations toward project cost

-$367.69

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$58.71

match offer

-$426.39

Match offer toward project cost

-$362.43

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$63.96

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$6.18

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 $0.00

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