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Mr. Mandelbaum from Brooklyn, NY is requesting materials related to food, clothing & hygiene through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Popcorn Please

Help me give my students the gift of popcorn during school events and functions.

FULLY FUNDED! Mr. Mandelbaum's classroom raised $226

This project is fully funded

My Students

My students are from low-income/high poverty areas as well as being special needs. These students are faced with several challenges both in and out of the classroom. They have come to our school due to the challenges they have faced in the regular school setting and have not done well.

Our program strives to help these students by giving them the social, emotional, and educational tools they will need in order to function and hopefully thrive in a regular school setting.

After completing their time with us, they return to their regular school setting, rejoining their peers with the needed skills to be successful in and out of the classroom.

My Project

What is a school function or event without food? I would like to enhance my class and school functions with the gift of popcorn.

This popcorn machine will be used in conjunction with my class' positive behavior intervention program.

Students will be able to purchase theater-style popcorn with points they earn for positive behaviors and actions. The popcorn machine will also be able to be used to enhance full school functions. This will allow my students to run the machine for benefit other students of the school allowing my students to build a positive self-image and make other students happy.

Mr. Mandelbaum Brooklyn West Alternate Learning Center Grades 6-8

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.

Brooklyn, NY 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

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Great Northern Popcorn Red Matinee Movie Theater Style 8 oz. Ounce Antique Popcorn Machine • Amazon Business $159.12 1 $159.12

Materials cost

$159.12

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.39

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$191.51

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$33.80

Total project goal

$225.31

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$225.31

1 Donor

-$113.00

Donations toward project cost

-$96.05

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$16.95

match offer

-$112.31

Match offer toward project cost

-$95.46

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$16.85

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

$0.00

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