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

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Hygiene Project

Help me give my students hygiene items such as deodorant, toothbrushes, toothpaste, and lotion to help meet their most basic needs.

  • $277 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

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My Project

My students come from difficult backgrounds, ones I can't even imagine. We are a Title I school with 100% free/reduced price lunch. My students face challenges every day that I could never dream of. What I love about my students, though, is that no matter what hardship they have faced in life they refuse to let people put them in a box. They are bright young men and young women. They push themselves to do better. They are fighters. They crave education. They want to learn. They want to be better than what society tells them they are.

Many of our students, for whatever reason, don't have access to some of the most basic, necessary items.

These particular items are ones that we may take for granted every day, but that our students just don't have. Apart from the obvious, the issue with not having these items is that it can cause more problems for our students (i.e. embarrassment, bullying, skipping school, etc.). Our students face enough challenges - this shouldn't have to be one of them.

The Student and Family Services Coordinator at our school, Ms. O, does an amazing job assisting our students in every way she can. She helps provide food, personal items, and a variety of services to our parents and students. However, it is hard to get funds for things like food, personal hygiene items, even clothing, which makes providing for our students difficult sometimes.

In partnership with Ms. O, the items such as deodorant, toothbrushes, toothpaste, and lotion in this project will be made available any student who is in need at our school. By having these resources available to our students, we are investing not only in our students' education, but in their livelihoods.

Mrs. Smith Jordan Vocational High School Grades 9-12

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

Equity Focus

At this school, more than 50% of students are Black, Latino, and/or Native American, and more than 50% come from low-income households. Learn how your donation to this school supports a more equitable education.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

More about Mrs. Smith

Columbus, GA 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

800 students impacted 2donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Degree Invisible Solid Antiperspirant Deodorant Stick Cool Rush 0.5 Ounce Case of 36 • Amazon Business $42.99 1 $42.99
Degree Advanced Antiperspirant Deodorant 72-Hour Sweat & Odor Protection Shower Clean Antiperspirant for Women with MotionSense Technology, 0.5 Ounce (Pack of 36) • Amazon Business $39.30 1 $39.30
G-Smile 144 Individually Wrapped Disposable Toothbrushes, Regular Size Head, Extra Soft Bristle, Color Vary, Convenient & Affordable (Extra Soft) • Amazon Business $32.89 1 $32.89
Crest Cavity Regular Toothpaste, Travel Size .85 oz. (Pack of 24) • Amazon Business $15.50 2 $31.00
Curél Daily Healing Dry Skin Lotion, Hand and Body Moisturizer, 1 fl Ounce Travel Size, Mini size, 30-pack, with Advanced Ceramide Complex, helps to Repair Moisture Barrier • Amazon Business $23.05 1 $23.05
Vaseline, Petrolium Jelly - 7g • Amazon Business $19.95 1 $19.95

Materials cost

$189.18

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $13.05

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.84

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$235.07

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$41.48

Total project goal

$276.55

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $276.55

1 Donor

-$138.28

Donations toward project cost

-$117.54

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$20.74

match offer

-$138.27

Match offer toward project cost

-$117.53

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$20.74

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 $0.00

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