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Ms. Lopez-Ruiz from Homestead, FL is requesting instructional technology through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Our Rivets Robotics Team Needs a Competition Kit

Help me give my students the excitement of participating in VEX GO robotics competitions, this kit will allow us to participate as a team representing our elementary school. It will be a first for our school.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Lopez-Ruiz's classroom raised $393

This project is fully funded

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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 Students

My school is a Title I school and my students are kind and funny and eager to absorb all the knowledge they can. For many, school is the place where they feel safe and cared for.

Education for our students is the gateway to a better future.

I want to expose them to experiences that will show them the immense possibilities education can provide them.

My Project

I am requesting VEX GO Competition Kit. We are very excited about the launch of our first robotics team. Our Rivets robotics team need the competition kit to participate in VEX GO competitions.

This will be the first time our kids have the opportunity to discover their engineering capabilities and realize they have the potential to change the world.

STEAM activities are profoundly enriching. Students will use this kit to imagine, design, build and improve their engineering creations. It will be a prideful and unforgettable experience for the team members and the school. Help us feel the thrill of participating in robotics competitions.

Ms. Lopez-Ruiz Redland Elementary School 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.

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More than half of 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

60 students impacted 2donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
VEX GO Competition Kit • VEX GO $299.00 1 $299.00

Materials cost

$299.00

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.48

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$333.48

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$58.85

Total project goal

$392.33

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$392.33

1 Donor

-$166.74

Donations toward project cost

-$166.74

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$0.00

match offer

-$196.16

Match offer toward project cost

-$166.74

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$29.42

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$29.42

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

$0.00

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