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Ms. Finocchiaro from Jacksonville, FL is requesting lab equipment through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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School Beautification Day Part 1

Help me give my students the gardening tools for our School-Wide Beautification Day!

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Finocchiaro's classroom raised $159

This project is fully funded

My Project

I teach first grade students at a Title I school in Florida, where one hundred percent of our students receive free breakfast and lunch. Despite so many hardships, my students are eager to learn about gardening and do their best at school.

Beautification Day is when everyone at school takes pride in making the school BEAUTIFUL!

I am requesting tools for gardening; shovels, rakes, Clorox cleaning wipes for dirty gardening hands. Many of the students at my school have never been given the opportunity to get their hands dirty and plant plants and flowers. Please help me give them this opportunity and help make our school beautiful again. (This is part 1 to a multi-part project.)

Ms. Finocchiaro Chimney Lakes Elementary School Grades PreK-2

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.

Jacksonville, FL View local requests

More than three‑quarters 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

23 students impacted 1donor

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Trounistro 5 Pack Mini Trowel Set Metal Garden Hand Shovel Garden Tools for Flower Soil Planting Digging Transplanting Light Duty Tools • Amazon Business $15.98 2 $31.96
HOSKO 5FT Bow Rake,60 inches L Handle x 13.5 inches W Head Metal Bow Rake with Heavy Duty Construction for Gardening, Land Management, Yard Work, Farming and Outdoor • Amazon Business $27.96 1 $27.96
Mutual Industries D-Handle Round Point Shovels • Quill.com $18.59 1 $18.59
Kleenex Multifold Paper Towels 1-Ply 150 Sheets/Pack 4 Packs/Carton (88130) • Staples $14.98 1 $14.98
Clorox Disinfecting Wipes Value Pack Fresh Scent and Crisp Lemon Scent 35 Wipes/Canister 3/Pack (CLO 30112) • Staples $9.79 1 $9.79

Materials cost

$103.28

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$1.55

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$134.83

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$23.79

Total project goal

$158.62

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$158.62

1 Donor

-$158.62

Donations toward project cost

-$134.83

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$23.79

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$0.00

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