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Mrs. Alvarado- Hughes from Northridge, CA is requesting lab equipment through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Pollinator Garden

Help me give my students an opportunity to help the environment by creating a pollinating garden.

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Alvarado- Hughes's classroom raised $619

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

My young students would like to help make a positive environmental impact by creating a pollinator garden at their school.

Pollination is important for our environment to continue to thrive.

With the requested resources such as a garden bed, soil, and seeds student will be able to attract monarch butterflies, which are pollinators. Students will take an active approach to gardening. They will read and research about pollinator gardens and use gardening tools to plant seeds. They will learn as they observe and make gardening decisions to allow their garden to thrive.

Mrs. Alvarado- Hughes Darby Avenue Charter 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.

Northridge, CA View local requests

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

26 students impacted 9donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
12 Pieces Reacher Grabber Tool Heavy Duty Grabbers for Elderly Grab Reaching Tool Trash Picker Grabber Mobility Aid Reaching Assist Tool Pick up Grab Tool (32.7 Inch) • Amazon Business $60.99 3 $182.97
FOYUEE Galvanized Raised Garden Beds for Vegetables Large Metal Planter Box Steel Kit Flower Herb, 8x4x1ft • Amazon Business $54.99 1 $54.99
9 PCS Garden Tool Set Kids Gardening Tool Kit for Digging, Planting and Pruning, Gardening Hand Tools with Storage Bag, Ideal Garden Gifts for Men, Women and Any Gardener • Amazon Business $28.99 1 $28.99
12 Pairs Kids Gardening Gloves Children Yard Work Glove Rubber Coated Garden Gloves for Girls Boys Toddlers Youth Outdoor (Large (Age 9-11)) • Amazon Business $27.99 1 $27.99
Westcott PRO-Point CarboTitanium Axis Single Dial Electric Sharpener, Blue • Amazon Business $26.99 1 $26.99
Old Potters Organic Compost - Plant Based Potting Soil - Home, Garden Organic Fertilizer - Complete Food for Plants - Boosts Plant Growth - Use for Indoor and Outdoor Farming ~18 lbs, (12 Quarts) • Amazon Business $24.99 1 $24.99
KINGLAKE 100 Pcs 6" Plastic Plants Nursery Pots Seedlings Flower Plant Container Seed Starting Pots Black • Amazon Business $23.99 1 $23.99
ASTARON 12-Pack Seed Starter Tray, Thicken Seedling Starter Kits with 144 Cells Plant Starter Kit with Humidity Dome Mini Indoor Greenhouse for Seeds Growing Starting (12-Cell Per Tray) • Amazon Business $21.99 1 $21.99
Gardzen 5-Set Garden Propagator Set, Seed Tray Kits with 200-Cell, Seed Starter Tray with Dome and Base 15" x 9" (40-Cell Per Tray) • Amazon Business $20.99 1 $20.99
ECOWAN LIVING Recycle Bin, Trash Bin, Recycling Bins for Kitchen Home, Recyclable Waste Trash Sorting Organizer, Reusable Waterproof Compartment Container, Pack of 3 Bags • Amazon Business $18.99 1 $18.99
Milkweed Seeds For Monarch Butterflies (4 Variety Pack) Common, Showy, Butterfly and Rose Varieties Attracts Butterflies, Bees and Pollinators Heirloom Flower Seeds Wildflower Seed by Gardeners Basics • Amazon Business $9.89 1 $9.89
Mr. Pen- Plastic Plant Labels, 100 Pcs, 4“, White, Plant Markers, Plant Tags, Garden Labels, Garden Markers, Plant Labels for Outdoor Garden Waterproof, Plant Name Tags, Planting Sticks for Seeds • Amazon Business $4.98 1 $4.98

Materials cost

$447.75

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$40.97

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.72

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$525.44

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$92.72

Total project goal

$618.16

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$618.16

8 Donors

-$488.75

Donations toward project cost

-$419.19

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$69.56

match offer

-$125.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$106.25

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$18.75

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$4.41

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$0.00

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