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Mrs. Melissa Smith from Spooner, WI is requesting materials related to food, clothing & hygiene through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Stock Our Shelves

Help me give my students food they need to sustain themselves over weekends and longer breaks from school.

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Melissa Smith's classroom raised $1,176

This project is fully funded

My Students

My students are amazing! They surprise me each and every day and keep me learning more for them. We seriously have some of the best students in our small-town elementary school.

My students are always ready to try something new and because of that, I want to be a better teacher every day.

I want to grow with them!

Our school is over 60% free or reduced-price lunch recipients, but together our community, parents, and staff work to get us everything we need. I am so grateful to have wonderful people like you also partnering with us to help get our students everything they so deserve.

My Project

We have over 400 students at our elementary school. Every student is unique and every student has a different story. There is a portion of our student population who needs help with basic necessities, so that they can thrive like their peers.

This project will provide non-perishable food items to allow us to send meals home with students on the weeks they do not receive backpack meals.

This project includes salad kits, crackers, soup, granola bars, and other non-perishable food items that are currently included in our backpack meals every other week.

Our backpack meal program serves our students in need over weekends and extended breaks, but only every other week. We don't want any of our students going hungry when our school isn't in session, so this project would meet the need every week. This food shelf will allow us to privately care for our students and remove the worry caused by hunger. We know that when a student's most basic need is met, they will also be able to learn.

Mrs. Melissa Smith Spooner 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.

Spooner, WI 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

32 students impacted 1donor

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Kellogg's Classic Assortment Cereal, 60/CT • Quill.com $106.24 2 $212.48
Kraft Easy Mac Original Macaroni & Cheese Dinner, 2.05 oz. Microwavable Tubs, 10/Carton (01641) • Quill.com $17.08 9 $153.72
Barilla Italian Entrees, Meat Sauce Gemelli, 6 Packs/Box • Quill.com $23.20 6 $139.20
NISSIN Cup Noodles Chicken Flavor Ramen Noodle Soup, 2.25 oz, 24 Count • Quill.com $12.23 7 $85.61
Kellogg's Cereal Assortment Pack Mini Boxes 30/CS • Quill.com $16.59 5 $82.95
Bumble Bee Chicken Salad with Crackers, 3.5 oz. Packs, 12 Packs/Box • Quill.com $27.19 3 $81.57
Wellsley Farms Chewy Chocolate Chip Granola Bars, .88 oz, 60 Count • Quill.com $19.20 3 $57.60
Bumble Bee Tuna Salad with Crackers, 3.5 oz. Packs, 12 Packs/Box • Quill.com $27.96 2 $55.92
Austin Cracker Cookie Variety Pack, 45 count • Quill.com $14.44 3 $43.32
Maruchan Chicken Soup, 2.25 oz. Packs, 12 Packs/Box • Quill.com $8.49 5 $42.45

Materials cost

$954.82

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$14.32

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$999.14

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$176.32

Total project goal

$1,175.46

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $1,175.46

1 Donor

-$999.14

Donations toward project cost

-$999.14

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$0.00

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$176.32

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 $0.00

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