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Mrs. Dios-Lopes from Newark, NJ is requesting materials related to food, clothing & hygiene through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Keeping Kinder Cool with our Fridge

Help me give my students a refrigerator to help store breakfast milk, incentives such as ice-creams and bottles of water for a hot day,

  • $564 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! 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 Project

As our kindergarten and first-grade school community continues to grow we have identified a pressing need for improved food storage in our facilities. Currently, we face challenges in safely storing perishable items and providing diverse, healthy snack options for our students. To address these concerns, we propose the installation of a refrigerator within the school building. By incorporating a refrigerator into our school environment, we aim to create a multidimensional educational experience beyond the traditional classroom setting.

The primary objectives of introducing a refrigerator to our Annex building are to enhance food safety, promote healthy eating habits among our young learners, and facilitate preparing and storing meals for special events and activities.

This addition aligns with our commitment to providing a well-rounded and supportive learning environment for our kindergarten and first-grade students. It ensures the freshness and safety of perishable food items, supports the provision of healthy snacks, accommodates special dietary needs, and enhances the overall efficiency of meal preparation for various school activities.

Additionally, this proposal addresses the practical need for improved food storage and presents an exciting opportunity to seamlessly integrate the refrigerator into our kindergarten and first-grade science curriculum. These lessons include observing and classifying different food items. We can introduce the concept of temperature by discussing how the refrigerator keeps food cool, along with exploring the science behind food preservation and how a refrigerator helps to keep food fresh. We can discuss microorganisms and decay by conducting simple experiments showing the effects of temperature on the growth of mold on food. Ever wondered how water freezes? This too can be explored with the addition of a refrigerator to our building.

We look forward to the positive impact the addition of a refrigerator will have on our kindergarten and first-grade community.

Mrs. Dios-Lopes Lafayette Street Elementary School Grades PreK-2

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. Dios-Lopes

Newark, NJ 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

180 students impacted 11donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
RCA RFR725 2 Door Apartment Size Refrigerator with Freezer, Stainless,7.5 cu ft • Amazon Business $442.52 1 $442.52

Materials cost

$442.52

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.64

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$479.16

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$84.56

Total project goal

$563.72

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $563.72

10 Donors

-$538.72

Donations toward project cost

-$457.91

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$80.81

match offer

-$25.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$21.25

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$3.75

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 $0.00

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