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Mrs. MARTINEZ from Los Angeles, CA is requesting art supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Science Club

Help me give my students a button machine to help promote environment awareness.

  • $469 goal

This project expired on September 6, 2025.

This project expired on September 6, 2025.

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

I teach at a low-income community in South Los Angeles. The majority of my students are Hispanic and African-American with special needs. The Science Club would like to have a pin machine to create pins to enhance awareness to peers about pollutions. Students would design their own designs which would show their creativity to promote pollution awareness and the need to protect our environment.

Having pin will allow them to make propaganda at campus to save our planet to protect our environment by designing cute pins.

The students will bring awareness to their peers and community members about saving our planet for instance the needs to recycle.

Mrs. MARTINEZ Thomas A Edison Middle School Grades 6-8

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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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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

100 students impacted

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
ChiButtons Kit 75mm (3") Button Maker Badge Press Machine-B400 + 75mm Round Die Moulds + 100 Set Pin Button Components + Adjustable Circle Cutter (Black-New) • Amazon Business $249.99 1 $249.99
VEVOR Button Maker, 1/1.25/2.28 inch(25/32/58mm) 3-in-1 Pin Maker with 300pcs Button Parts, Ergonomic Arc Handle Punch Press Kit, Button Maker Machine with Panda Magic Book, for Children DIY Gifts • Amazon Business $82.61 1 $82.61

Materials cost

$332.60

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $30.43

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.99

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$398.02

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$70.24

Total project goal

$468.26

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