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Mr. Merlino from Richmond CA is requesting lab equipment through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Irrigation System Drip Drip

Help me give my students a irrigation system that will keep plants alive throughout the year.

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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

Please help me get resources that will allow our garden to go to the next level. We are hoping to have. a garden in which food can be grown. In order to do this we need a drip irrigation system to keep the plants alive during the summer when we are not in school.

This irrigation system will allow plants and trees to survive throughout the year when we are not in school in providing food for our students.

This drip irrigation system will make sure that the urban garden we have flourishes and contains to be an ecosystem for organisms while combatting global warming.

Mr. Merlino
Grades 9-12

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
MIXC 226FT Greenhouse Micro Drip Irrigation Kit Automatic Irrigation System Patio Misting Plant Watering System with 1/4 inch 1/2 inch Irrigation Tubing Hose Adjustable Nozzle Emitters Barbed Fittings • Amazon Business $63.62 2 $127.24
Orbit 62061Z Single-Outlet Hose Watering Timer, 1 Outlet, Green • Amazon Business $31.59 2 $63.18
2WAYZ- Hose Splitter, 2 Way Heavy Duty, Garden Hose Splitter, Faucet Splitter, Outdoor Faucet Splitter, y Adapter for Water Hose, Water Spigot Splitter, All Metal, with Shut off Valve - 4" x 4" x 1.5" • Amazon Business $23.75 2 $47.50

Materials cost

$237.92

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $21.77

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.57

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$293.26

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$51.75

Total project goal

$345.01

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $345.01

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 $345.01

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