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Mrs. Bachman from Columbus OH is requesting materials related to food, clothing & hygiene through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Student-led project

Supplies for the GEMS Grocery

We need supplies to start up our first ever school store! We are a group of students with a great idea to learn about teamwork and leadership while raising funds for school materials and activities.

  • $964 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

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.

About My Students

The students in my Leaders Club: Marcedes, Daylen, Zakaya, Astrid, Ethan, Nia, Cashai, Julian, Deiondre, Jaelyn, and David have taken the initiative to propose a school store for our middle school grades. In our middle school, as in many schools, students struggle with needing snacks, losing school supplies, and needing essentials to make it through a day. In Leaders Club, students developed leadership and communication skills and then applied them to solving some of the common problems we face in our school. The club decided as a group to create a school store, interviewed a local small business owner, and developed a business plan. Our next step is to raise capital to start the store.

In this project, my Leaders Club has learned to analyze the needs of the school community, developed a plan to meet those needs, researched the things they need to know to start a business, and have worked together to determine the best items to sell. Through this process, they are learning about problem-solving, teamwork, curiosity, and prudence at the same time as they are learning about practical considerations like customer base, capital, location, regulations, and logistics.

In Their Own Words

We are trying to create the first ever GEMS store and make it a successful business. We want to earn money to benefit our school community. We are developing our creativity and problem-solving by considering what our customers (students) and other stakeholders (teachers, parents, school regulations) need from a school store. As a Leaders Club, we have developed our teamwork and problem-solving skills while learning about what makes a successful business. We want to see our idea succeed!

Our Leaders Club will work together with encouragement to make this business successful. We have brainstormed ideas about what to sell in our store, and how those items would affect other members of our school community. The idea for our school store was developed entirely by a group of students committed to meeting the needs we see in our school community.

This project is important to us because it will help the student body by providing school supplies, fidgets, snacks, and other items to meet students needs. When students don't have enough school supplies or are hungry, they can't concentrate on learning. We are also passionate about helping to raise money for fieldwork, books, materials, and other things our school needs.

Mrs. Bachman
Grades 6-8

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
BAZIC 2-Pocket Portfolio Folder for School, Home, or Office (Assorted Colors. Case of 100) • Amazon Business $45.74 2 $91.48
Purell Advanced Hand Sanitizer Essentials Portable Bottle - Infused with Essential Oils, 1oz. Travel Sized Jelly Wrap Bottles (Case of 9) - 3900-09-ECME17 • Amazon Business $10.32 5 $51.60
Kellogg's Whole Grain Frosted Pop-Tart, Cinnamon, 21.1 Ounce (Pack of 72) • Amazon Business $50.01 1 $50.01
3-Ring Binder Zippered Pencil Pouches (Case of 25) with Clear Window, Bright Green, Yellow, Blue, Pink, Purple • Amazon Business $39.99 1 $39.99
24 Pack Nature’s Bees Cocoa Butter Lip Balm Tubes Moisturizer All Natural Chap Treatment • Amazon Business $19.98 2 $39.96
SunChips Harvest Cheddar Flavored Multigrain Snacks, 1.5-Ounce (Pack of 64) • Amazon Business $39.61 1 $39.61
Cinnamon Toast Crunch Cereal Bar, 96 Count • Amazon Business $36.25 1 $36.25
250 Pc Mega Pencil Assortment - Awards & Incentives & Pencils • Amazon Business $34.36 1 $34.36
Triple Fidget Pencil Topper Pack (36 pc) with 1 Super Secret Surprise Sack • Amazon Business $15.99 2 $31.98
Bic Mechanical Pencils, 40 count, Black barrel with multi color clips • Amazon Business $15.98 2 $31.96
MICHLEY 18pcs 1.18" Mini Soft Vinyl Multicolor Porcupine Balls • Amazon Business $7.99 4 $31.96
Angie’s BOOMCHICKAPOP Sweet & Salty Kettle Corn, 7 Ounce Bag (Pack of 12) • Amazon Business $31.08 1 $31.08
TecUnite 60 Pieces Flexible Bendy Soft Pencils Colorful Stripe Pencil with Eraser • Amazon Business $14.59 2 $29.18
Kellogg's Cheez-It Crackers, Original, 1.5 Ounce (Pack of 60) • Amazon Business $28.77 1 $28.77
Trix Cereal Bar, 1.42 oz, 96 Count • Amazon Business $26.00 1 $26.00
Fidget Toys Set Of 12 Help Children and Adults with Autism Relieve Stress ,Improve Concentration and Increase Focus • Amazon Business $7.99 3 $23.97
Kleenex Everyday Pocket Packs Facial Tissues (32 Packs of 9 Tissues) Total 288 Tissues • Amazon Business $10.98 2 $21.96
Nutri-Grain Kellogg's Cereal Bars Variety Pack, 48 Count • Amazon Business $20.54 1 $20.54
Mini Keychain Puzzle Cube Set Of 10 3x3 Mini Game Party Favor • Amazon Business $14.99 1 $14.99
Keebler Gripz Mighty Tiny Graham Cracker Bits Snack Packs (Set of 20) (Cinnamon) • Amazon Business $13.99 1 $13.99
Keebler Gripz Mighty Tiny Graham Cracker Bits Snack Packs (Set of 20) (Chocolate Chip) • Amazon Business $13.99 1 $13.99
Paper Mate Flair Felt Tip Pens, Medium Point, Black, 12-Count • Amazon Business $12.99 1 $12.99
Alotpower 12 Pack Cute Bandanas Handbands Handkerchiefs,Grass Green • Amazon Business $11.98 1 $11.98
Sparkling Ice Variety Pack, 17 Ounce Bottles (Pack of 12) • Amazon Business $9.89 1 $9.89
Paper Mate Flair Porous-Point Felt Tip Pen, Medium Tip, 12-Pack, Green (8440152) • Amazon Business $9.29 1 $9.29
180PCS IFfree Eraser Caps Assorted Colors,Fun Color for Fun Learning NEW.Assorted Colors-Red, Yellow, Green, Blue, Purple, Orange. • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Paper Mate 8410152 Flair Felt Tip Pens, Medium Point, Blue, 12-Count • Amazon Business $7.90 1 $7.90
Paper Mate 8450152 Flair Felt Tip Pens, Medium Point, Purple, 12-Count • Amazon Business $7.19 1 $7.19
Fun Central AU204 Bulk Plastic Pencil Sharpener Assortment (72 Pack) • Amazon Business $6.35 1 $6.35

Materials cost

$777.21

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$11.66

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$818.87

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$144.51

Total project goal

$963.38

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $963.38

9 Donors

-$943.67

Donations toward project cost

-$810.37

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$133.30

match offer

-$10.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$8.50

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$1.50

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$9.71

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

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