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Mrs. Benoit-Willis from New York NY is requesting materials related to food, clothing & hygiene through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Supplies for a Healthy and Safe Space

Help me give my students power strips, charger cords, water, juice, granola bars, and other snacks for their bodies as we educated their minds!

  • $768 goal

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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.

Celebrate Black Teachers and Students

This project is part of the Black History Month celebration because it supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of the students are Black.

My Students

My class is a 12:1:1 classroom. We currently have 10 students, 1 paraprofessional, 1 medical paraprofessional, and 1 classroom teacher. We represent Haiti, Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic, Mexico, and Africa. My students are an excited group with a range of disabilities. We have students with ADD, ADHD, Aspergers, Epilepsy, Emotional Disability, English Language Learners, Speech and Language Impairments and those who have Learning Disability. In this classroom, we don’t let these disabilities limit our potential to reach our goals. This is a self-contained bridge class for seventh and eighth graders.

My class has faced so many personal adversities that should have discouraged them from having high expectations like, losing one or both parents, medical setbacks, violence, homelessness, living in shelters and bullying, but they push through because they want to be change agents.

Some of my students will be first-generation high school students in their family and others will be first-generation high school graduates. This classroom allows the students to learn without restrictions and to see themselves in a positive light.

My Project

Being a teenager comes with many distractions but hunger shouldn't be one of them. When a child is hungry, it is difficult for them to do their best and be their best. Also providing our kiddos with a safe environment is very important to us. Many of the chargers for our iPads have experienced wear and tear and we don't have a sure power source to plug them all into.

Your donations of healthy snacks like granola bars, apple juice, chips, Pop-Tarts, peppermints, gum, cereal bars, Goldfish, water, usb power cords and power strip will allow us to provide our kids with a hunger-free zone and a safe charging area.

The snacks will help them to stay energized and focused throughout the day! With this project, we want to remove hunger from the classroom and allow our kids to be able to do their best and reach their goals. The new usb power cords will replace our old cords and our kiddos will be able to have fully charged iPads and a safe area to plug them in.

Mrs. Benoit-Willis
Grades 6-8

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Nestle Pure Life Water, 8 Oz., 24/Carton (11476087) • Quill.com $6.56 10 $65.60
Ocean Spray Apple Juice, 5.5 oz., 48/Carton (094251) • Quill.com $29.69 2 $59.38
Power Strip with USB, Desktop Extension Cord with 6 Widely Spaced Outlets, 15A 4ft Cord, ETL Listed, Built-in Security Module Safeguard Home and Office Accessories, Black • Amazon Business $23.99 2 $47.98
Nature's Path Organic Love Crunch Premium Granola, Dark Chocolate Peanut Butter, 11.5 Ounce (Pack of 6) • Amazon Business $19.08 2 $38.16
Welch's Fruit Snacks, Mixed Fruit, 80 Count • Amazon Business $10.99 3 $32.97
Grandma's Cookies Variety Pack of 30 • Amazon Business $14.98 2 $29.96
Ultimate Snack Care Package, Variety Assortment of Chips, Cookies, Crackers & More, 40 Count • Amazon Business $14.98 2 $29.96
Long iPhone Charger Cable (3Pack 6FT) Extra Long Charging Cord 6 Feet/2M for Apple iPhone 11 Pro max/11/XR/X/8/8 Plus/7/7 Plus/6/6s/Plus/SE/5c/5s/5 iPad Air 2/Mini/Max 2Meter 6Foot Charger Wire • Amazon Business $12.99 2 $25.98
Kellogg’s Rice Krispies Treats Original Marshmallow Bars - Classic Kid School Snack, Bulk Size, Single Serve (Pack of 6 Boxes - 96 Count) • Amazon Business $23.94 1 $23.94
Power Strip with USB, AUOPLUS Grounded Surge Protector with 8 Outlets and 3 USB Ports[Flat Plug/Wall Mountable] 6FT Extension Cord, Desktop Charging Station for Computer Laptops Smartphone Home Office • Amazon Business $22.99 1 $22.99
Enjoy Life Soft Baked Cookies, Soy free, Nut free, Gluten free, Dairy free, Non GMO, Vegan, Variety Pack (Chocolate Chip, Double Chocolate Brownie, Snickerdoodle, Gingerbread Spice), 6 Boxes • Amazon Business $20.16 1 $20.16
Pepperidge Farm Goldfish Classic Mix Crackers, 29 oz. Variety Pack Box, 30-count Snack Packs • Amazon Business $9.98 2 $19.96
Apple & Eve 100% Juice Variety Pack, 6.75 Fl Oz, Pack of 32 • Amazon Business $9.96 2 $19.92
Quaker Chewy Granola Bars, 25% Less Sugar, 3 Flavor Variety Pack, (58 Pack) • Amazon Business $9.86 2 $19.72
Stacy's Pita Chips Variety Pack, 1.5 Ounce (Pack of 24) • Amazon Business $16.50 1 $16.50
Short iPhone Charger Cable (2Pack 7Inch) Apple USB Charging Cord 20CM for iPhone Case/ 11/ Xs/Xs Max/Xr/X/8/7/6/6s Plus/SE/5c/5s/5 iPad Air Pro/Air/Mini Wire • Amazon Business $7.99 2 $15.98
Kellogg's Pop-Tarts Frosted Brown Sugar Cinnamon - Toaster Pastries Breakfast for Kids, Family Pack (2 Count of 27 oz Boxes), 54.1 oz • Amazon Business $7.99 2 $15.98
HIPPEAS Organic Chickpea Puffs + Variety Pack | 1.5 ounce, 12 count | Vegan, Gluten-Free, Crunchy, Protein Snacks • Amazon Business $14.99 1 $14.99
Kellogg's Pop-Tarts Frosted Strawberry Toaster Pastries - Fun Breakfast for Kids, Family Pack (32 Count) • Amazon Business $7.19 2 $14.38
Starlight Peppermint Mints Discs 5 Lbs Bulk Hard Candy Approx. 425 Pieces • Amazon Business $14.16 1 $14.16
Frito-Lay Fun Times Mix Variety Pack, 40 Count • Amazon Business $13.98 1 $13.98
SkinnyPop Original Popped Popcorn, 100 Calorie Individual Bags, Gluten-free Popcorn,xa0Non-GMO Vegan Snack, 0.65 Oz (Pack Of 30) • Amazon Business $13.92 1 $13.92
ECLIPSE Winterfrost Sugarfree Gum, 8.8-Ounce 180 piece bag • Amazon Business $6.68 2 $13.36
Nabisco Cookies Sweet Treats Variety Pack Cookies - with Oreo, Chips Ahoy, & Golden Oreo - 30 Snack Pack • Amazon Business $6.32 2 $12.64
Angie's BOOMCHICKAPOP Gluten Free Sweet and Salty Kettle Corn, 1 Ounce Vegan Snack Pack Bags (Pack of 24) • Amazon Business $10.98 1 $10.98

Materials cost

$613.55

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$9.20

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$652.75

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$115.19

Total project goal

$767.94

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $767.94

1 Donor

-$767.94

Donations toward project cost

-$652.75

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$115.19

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