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Ms. Mikos from Chicago, IL is requesting materials related to food, clothing & hygiene through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Hygiene Essentials= Less Stressful Learning

Help me give my students essential hygiene products, so they are worry-free of certain issues that might inhibit their learning and continue to be great learners.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Mikos's classroom raised $251

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Donate to Saucer Chairs for Enhanced Comfort While Reading! to help her classroom.

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This project is fully funded

Ms. Mikos has another project! Donate to Saucer Chairs for Enhanced Comfort While Reading! to help her classroom.

$379 - complete this project and be a hero
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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

I see many students who for some reason or another, do not have the essentials that they need at home, which impacts their self-esteem wherever they go, especially in school. Their motivation to continue focusing in the classroom gets impacted by the lack of hygiene products they need to feel confident in the classroom. Not having these feminine products can be a problem, and unfortunately, some families struggle financially to provide these essentials for their children. I do not want the lack of these to be the reason my students fail to succeed.

By donating to our project, you will not only help to improve and increase student attention and focus, but you will also ultimately help to increase their confidence.

Students will be able to simply focus on the academic material at hand, and not on whether they are worried that their hygiene is problematic.

Ms. Mikos Monarcas Academy Grades 3-5

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.

Chicago, IL View local requests

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

55 students impacted 2donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Pinkie Period Pads for Tweens & Teens - Designed for Smaller Underwear - Organic Cotton Topsheet Teen Pads with Wings - Chlorine Free & Fragrance Free - Teen Combo Pack, 18 Count • Amazon Business $8.98 5 $44.90
Always Discreet Adult Incontinence Pads for Women, Moderate Absorbency, Regular Length, Postpartum Pads, 198 CT • Amazon Business $41.94 1 $41.94
U by Kotex Balance Sized for Teens Ultra Thin Pads with Wings, Heavy Absorbency, 56 Count (4 Packs of 14) (Packaging May Vary) • Amazon Business $13.96 2 $27.92
Playtex Sport Tampons, Regular Absorbency, Fragrance-Free - 18ct • Amazon Business $5.19 5 $25.95
Always Pure Cotton Feminine Pads for Women, Size 2, Heavy Flow, with wings, unscented, 34 Count • Amazon Business $11.47 2 $22.94
Carefree Panty Liners, Regular Liners, Wrapped, Unscented, 54ct (Packaging May Vary) • Amazon Business $3.35 5 $16.75

Materials cost

$180.40

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.71

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$213.11

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$37.61

Total project goal

$250.72

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$250.72

1 Donor

-$106.50

Donations toward project cost

-$106.50

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$0.00

match offer

-$125.42

Match offer toward project cost

-$106.61

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$18.81

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$18.79

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$0.00

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