You're on track to get doubled donations (and unlock a reward for the colleague who referred you). Keep up the great work!
Take credit for your charitable giving! Check out your tax receipts

In a rush to make a major tax-deductible gift before the year's end?
Purchase account credits now, and choose projects later!

In a rush to make a major tax-deductible gift before the year's end? Purchase account credits now, and choose projects later!

For direct assistance with credits or anything else, please call The DonorsChoose Scholar Society at (646) 556-9941.

To use your $50 gift card credits, find a project to fund and we'll automatically apply your credits at checkout. Find a classroom project
Skip to main content

Help teachers & students in your hometown this season!
Use code HOME at checkout and your donation will be matched up to $100.

Your school email address was successfully verified.

This teacher needs your help!

Ms. Lyman from Kailua Kona, HI is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

See what Ms. Lyman is requesting

Sparking Curiosity Through Meaningful Connections

Help me give my students the books and tools to help them learn about the importance of understanding and caring for our natural resources and environments.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Lyman's classroom raised $459

This project is fully funded

My Project

Help me bring materials to my students that will engage them in meaningful and hands-on projects to celebrate Earth Day. I hope to instill these values into my students to make Earth Day every day! My students love to learn about our earth and our Hawaiian culture, and love to help make a difference!

Seeing all the trash on the field at recess sparked my students' responsibility to want to make a change and help beautify our campus.

Please help me purchase garbage grabbers to pick up trash and make our campus beautiful. Nail brushes to wash students' hands after, and relevant Hawaiian books that will help students learn more about our culture and environment.

Ms. Lyman Kealakehe 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.

Kailua Kona, HI 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

20 students impacted 9donors

Boost your odds

Add a profile photo in addition to your classroom photo. If you add a photo, it'll show up right here on your project page.

You are more likely to receive funding if you put a face to your name.

Upload a photo

Top rated for efficiency and transparency.

You donate directly to the teacher or project you care about and see where every dollar you give goes.

Expand the "Where your donation goes" section below to see exactly what Ms. Lyman is requesting.

See our finances

TEACHERS, FEELING INSPIRED?

You can start a project with the same resources being requested here!

Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
2-Pack Grabber Reacher Tool,32 Inch Extra Long Steel Foldable Pick Up Stick,90°Rotating Anti-Slip Jaw, Trash Claw Grabber Tool, Hand Grabber for Reaching, Arm Extension for Elderly,Garden Nabber • Amazon Business $14.99 8 $119.92
Go Native!: Your guide to growing Native Hawaiian and canoe plants wherever you live, work, or play • Amazon Business $29.95 1 $29.95
Hawaiian Herbal Medicine • Amazon Business $28.99 1 $28.99
Pollinators of Native Plants: Attract, Observe and Identify Pollinators and Beneficial Insects with Native Plants • Amazon Business $21.53 1 $21.53
Made in Hawai‘i (Kolowalu Books (Paperback)) • Amazon Business $19.99 1 $19.99
The Gardening Workbook PLUS Plant Science & Nutrition: For Kids, Families and Classrooms • Amazon Business $17.99 1 $17.99
Na'auao Ola Hawaii: Hawaiian Principles and Practices of Being Well • Amazon Business $17.99 1 $17.99
A Hiker's Guide to Trailside Plants in Hawaii • Amazon Business $16.95 1 $16.95
Soil Science for Beginners: The Vegetable Gardener’s Guide to Soil Health – 9 Steps to Stellar Soil for Traditional, No-Till, Raised Bed and Container Gardens • Amazon Business $15.05 1 $15.05
Ano Lani: Ano Honua - A Heavenly Nature, An Earthly Nature: A Spiritual Guide to the Hawaiian Lunar Calendar • Amazon Business $12.95 1 $12.95
We Are Water Protectors: (Caldecott Medal Winner) • Amazon Business $11.52 1 $11.52
What a Waste: Trash, Recycling, and Protecting our Planet (Protect the Planet) • Amazon Business $10.11 1 $10.11
The Water Cycle at Work (Water in Our World) • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
6 Pcs Handle Grip Nail Brush, Nail Cleaning Brushes for Toes and Fingernail • Amazon Business $4.95 1 $4.95

Materials cost

$335.88

Vendor shipping charges

$3.99

Sales tax

$14.78

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.04

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$389.69

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$68.77

Total project goal

$458.46

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$458.46

6 Donors

-$228.35

Donations toward project cost

-$195.60

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$32.75

Matching donations from our partners

-$228.34

Match offers toward project cost

-$194.09

Match offers to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$34.25

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$1.77

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

$0.00

Our team works hard to negotiate the best pricing and selections available.

View complete list Show less

Give the most requested basic supplies

See teacher requests

Give back to your community

Find opportunities to impact local needs by exploring a map of classroom projects near you.

See local area

Project Activity

{"pmaHash":"","showProjectRecommendations":true,"leadGenEnabled":true,"hideTeacherDetails":false,"schoolState":"HI","teacherPossessivePronoun":"her","PMsManager":null,"schoolGradeType":{"id":2,"name":"Elementary School"},"TeacherPMForms":{},"completingDonationAmount":0,"teacherHasClassroomPhoto":false,"proposalURL":"https://www.donorschoose.org/project/sparking-curiosity-through-meaningful-co/8309643/","mayHaveReplacements":false,"numStudents":20,"isEquityFocusV1":true,"teacherScreenName":"Ms. Lyman","isEquityFocus":true,"proposalHash":"-1685393086","isApplePayMobileOnly":true,"progressBarPercentage":100.00,"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":false,"photosPublished":false,"queryString":"","DonorPMForm":null,"shouldTrackEquityFocusV2":true,"schoolCity":"Kailua Kona","teachersOnPage":[8823685],"isTeacherViewingTheirOwnProject":false,"minimizedLeadGenEnabled":true,"proposalId":8309643,"proposalMessageFormModel":null,"numActiveProjects":0,"verifyShowPhotos":"","eligibleToBeCopied":false,"schoolId":50773,"schoolName":"Kealakehe Elementary School","authorIds":{"8823685":{"owner":"Ms. Lyman","donationSalutations":{}}},"displayedPercentFunded":1.0,"proposalsOnPage":[8309643],"pmaId":"","teacherProfilePhotoURL":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-3_272.png?auto=webp","teacherHasProfilePhoto":false,"currentWorkflowStatusCode":21,"teacherChallengeId":22061791,"isApplePayEnabled":true,"fundedByTarget":false,"activeProject":null,"donorIdsForImpactPhotoCheck":[],"teacherId":8823685,"schoolCounty":"Hawaii","fullyFunded":true,"isStudentLed":false,"isExpired":true,"schoolStateObj":{"code":"HI","name":"Hawaii"}}