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Mrs. DiLorenzo from Chicago, IL is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Smells, Textures and Herb Garden Along with Vegetables

My students need 9 Earthboxes in order to start our school garden.

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. DiLorenzo's classroom raised $529

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 Students

I would love to have my students interact with other students in our school especially the students in our Autistic program. I want my students to interact with these students in science and with gardening. Gardening a a very special tool to use and to have students interact with nature.

My school is a public school within a very large school district in which resources are very limited.

My school is in a low income area and our school's free and reduce lunch is over 90%. I must purchase most of my supplies at the Dollar Store in order to complete labs.

My Project

My students will interact with our Autistic students as they will grow plants together by using the Earth boxes. I am a master gardener and have use these boxes in the past and are very easy for students to use. The maintenance and up keep of these boxes are very easy and my students will be able to grow vegetables which they will be able to eat and donate to a local shelter. My goal is for my students to interact with a group of students in our building that is usually cut off from the main stream of students. My goal is no child left inside. My students will be able to see and learn from these very special students and be able to share in an activity that would connect them together by actually growing plants from seeds. They will also be able to share them with other less fortunate than us as an added healthy bonus to a any meal. Vegetables are absent in most teenager lives some may be introduced to new foods for the first time.

Students involved in hands on projects are a very valuable tool in science.

Growing plants and actually see something grow that they have planted makes a very important impression on students. They will never forget what they grew and how they grew it. The end result of eating especially something they grew will be embedded into their high school experience forever. These Earth Boxes are a very important tool to be added to a science class and the Autistic program at our school.

Mrs. DiLorenzo Bogan Computer Technical High School Grades 9-12

Celebrate Black teachers and kids! This project supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of students are Black.

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This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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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

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Where Your Donation Goes

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
EarthBox® Growing System • Nasco $42.25 9 $380.25

Materials cost

$380.25

Vendor shipping charges

 $38.03

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.70

Fulfillment labor & materials

$9.00

Total project cost

$432.97

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$95.04

Total project goal

$528.01

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $528.01

7 Donors

-$523.62

Donations toward project cost

-$432.97

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$90.65

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$4.39

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