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Ms. Cola from Houston, TX is requesting sports & exercise equipment through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Let's Run with Financial Literacy!

Help me give my students a color run celebration with color powder dye, sunglasses, and squeeze bottles.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Cola's classroom raised $596

This project is fully funded

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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 Students

Our school is filled with energetic, Title I learners. As a math teacher, I would like to turn my students into lifelong learners through STEM. My students learn through discovery and self-exploration.

Our students are eager learners who enjoy challenging lessons in STEM and the arts.

We proudly provide our scholars with a strong academic program that includes project-based learning, use of technology in the classroom, digital learning, various reading incentive programs, and learning platforms tailored to each student's academic needs and aspirations.

My Project

Fifth graders will create a budget for dye/run packets (sunglasses, bags, invitations and race numbers), determine supplies needed for attendance and calculate measurement of run course. Each student will create a spreadsheet using Google docs to document all expenses. Students will complete race set-up. My fifth graders will have a real world application of their financial literacy and computer literacy skills.

My student will finalize their unit on financial literacy by hosting a Color Run for their fellow schoolmates.

The run will be given as a reward to students who have been exemplary members of our school's community. Scholars who receive an invitation to color run will be chosen by our Fifth Grade student panel.

Ms. Cola Roosevelt Elementary School Grades 3-5

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

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.

Houston, TX 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

106 students impacted 8donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Color Powder Six Pack -30 Pounds - 5 pounds of 6 colors - Ideal for fun run events, youth group color wars, Holi events and more! • Amazon Business $127.95 2 $255.90
Color Powder Packets - 120 Assorted Individual Color Powder Packets • Amazon Business $132.00 1 $132.00
Funny Party Hats Sunglasses In Bulk - 48 Pack - Neon Party Sunglasses - Sunglasses Pack - Party Favors • Amazon Business $22.99 3 $68.97
New Star Foodservice 26269 Squeeze Bottles, Plastic, Wide Mouth, 32 oz, Clear, Pack of 6 • Amazon Business $11.95 1 $11.95

Materials cost

$468.82

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$7.03

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$505.85

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$89.27

Total project goal

$595.12

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$595.12

3 Donors

-$298.00

Donations toward project cost

-$253.30

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$44.70

match offer

-$297.12

Match offer toward project cost

-$252.55

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$44.57

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$0.00

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