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Ms. Balaguer from Lake Alfred, FL is requesting materials related to food, clothing & hygiene through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Staying Motivated!

Help me give my students chips, cookies, stickers, note pads, erasers, and more!

  • $324 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

My Project

This is a rough time of year. Students are back from Christmas break and have a long stretch before spring break. Students need to stay motivated and excited about learning. Want to know a great way to keep students motivated?

Stickers, chips, Sour Patch Kids, cookies, erasers, and notepads will keep students motivated at this challenging time of the school year.

Middle school students love to be rewarded with food and stickers. Their favorites include Doritos, Sour Patch Kids, and Jalapeno Cheddar Cheetos. Students will happily complete their work for these items. Another thing students love is Grandma's Cookies. You would be amazed at the amount of work that happens when I bring out the Grandma's Cookies. Stickers also help. Students love cute, fun, and silly stickers. A sticker on the top of a student's paper can make a huge difference in their desire to continue to try to do well. Their favorites are dinosaurs and unicorns.

Thank you so much for reading and please consider donating to myself and my students. It make not seem like a lot, but please believe me that it is truly the little things like the items that are in this project that mean the world to my students.

Ms. Balaguer Lake Alfred Polytechnic Academy Grades 6-8

Equity Focus

At this school, more than 50% of students are Black, Latino, and/or Native American, and more than 50% come from low-income households. Learn how your donation to this school supports a more equitable education.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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Lake Alfred, FL 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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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Grandma's Cookies Variety Pack of 30 • Amazon Business $16.48 2 $32.96
SOUR PATCH KIDS Big Soft & Chewy Candy, Family Size, 1 lb 12.8 oz • Amazon Business $11.97 2 $23.94
Cheetos Crunchy Cheddar Jalapeno Flavored Cheese Snacks, 1 Ounce (Pack of 40) • Amazon Business $23.29 1 $23.29
Doritos Cool Ranch Flavored Tortilla Chips, 40 count (pack of 1) • Amazon Business $23.29 1 $23.29
Airheads Candy Bars, Variety Bulk Box, Chewy Full Size Fruit Taffy, Gifts, Holiday, Parties, Concessions, Pantry, Non Melting, Party, 60 Individually Wrapped Full Size Bars • Amazon Business $7.37 3 $22.11
Pop-Tarts Toaster Pastries, Breakfast Foods, Kids Snacks, Variety Pack (60 Pop-Tarts) • Amazon Business $21.99 1 $21.99
Dubble Bubble Gum, 53.9 Ounce - 340 Count Bucket • Amazon Business $9.99 2 $19.98
Rice Krispies Treats Marshmallow Snack Bars, Kids Snacks, School Lunch, Original (54 Bars) • Amazon Business $16.99 1 $16.99
Raymond Geddes Donut Pencil Top Erasers (Pack of 48) • Amazon Business $12.99 1 $12.99
24 Pads Cat Sticky Notes Funny Cat Note Pads Self-Stick Cartoon Sticky Note Pad Cute Theme Cat with Big Belly Memo Notes Stationery for Cat Lovers Office School Supplies Students (Big Belly Style) • Amazon Business $12.99 1 $12.99
1000pcs Round Dinosaur Stickers for Kids Teacher Reward Stickers School Supplies Animal Incentive Roll Sticker Potty Training Stickers for School Classroom Home • Amazon Business $8.66 1 $8.66
Raymond Geddes Smart Phone Erasers For Kids (Pack of 24) • Amazon Business $8.14 1 $8.14
7-Inch Mini Silicone Kitchen Stainless Steel Tongs - Set of 3 (Red, Orange, Purple) - Mini Tongs for Serving Food, Cooking, Salad and Grilling • Amazon Business $7.39 1 $7.39
Reward Stickers for Teachers, 1000 Pieces Kids Motivational Stickers in 14 Designs,1 Inch Adorable Cartoon Animal Sticker Cute Round Incentive Sticker for School Classroom Home (A) • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99

Materials cost

$241.71

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.63

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$275.34

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$48.59

Total project goal

$323.93

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $323.93

2 Donors

-$219.32

Donations toward project cost

-$216.42

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$2.90

Matching donations from our partners

-$69.32

Match offers toward project cost

-$58.92

Match offers to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$10.40

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$35.29

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 $0.00

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