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Ms. Emerick - Director from Eustis FL is requesting classroom basics through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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The Water in You: Water and the Human Body!

Help me give my students a water bottle filling station for our school!

  • $1,885 goal

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My Students

Our students come from diverse backgrounds and situations. Our school serves at-risk students. We provide an alternative to dropping out of high school. Our purpose in helping at-risk kids is to teach them using alternative methods. Not every child on our campus loves learning, and the method and environment in which they learn best varies greatly. We are committed to incorporating a variety of learning strategies and differentiating instruction to engage and motivate every student we serve.

Life lessons are pinnacle where they are possible as some of our students are already living independently.

To this end, we strive to provide meaningful learning experiences beyond the classroom. We want to employ multiple modes of learning to ensure that each of our students reach their potential and have the opportunity to learn and grow.

My Project

I am requesting a water bottle filling station for our school!

Our bodies need water!

In this school wide initiative focusing on health through hydration, our students will study the human body's water intake requirements and the benefits of staying hydrated. In addition, we want to be conscience of protecting the environment on this journey too!

We have many COVID protocols to observe, one is a huge obstacle when considering this project! Drinking from a water fountain is considered unsafe during this time. Our students have to fill a tiny paper Dixie cup to get a drink. The perfect way to address these needs and add to the excitement of this school wide project will be the installation of a water bottle refill station in our school.

Due to Covid protocols, students have not been able to drink from the water fountain in our school since 2019. The water bottle refill station has an onboard tally system that will show how many 20 ounce bottles of water are being consumed as students "fill up!" This count will also be used to highlight how many disposable water bottles we are keeping out of our local landfill by using our refilling station to stay hydrated instead of using bottled water.

Ms. Emerick - Director
Grades 9-12

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Where Your Donation Goes

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Elkay LZSTL8WSSP Enhanced EZH2O Bottle Filling Station, & Versatile Bi-Level ADA Cooler, Filtered 8 GPH Stainless • Amazon Business $1,548.78 1 $1,548.78

Materials cost

$1,548.78

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$23.23

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$1,602.01

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$282.71

Total project goal

$1,884.72

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $1,884.72

4 Donors

-$591.50

Donations toward project cost

-$576.50

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$15.00

Matching donations from our partners

-$1,206.48

Match offers toward project cost

-$1,025.51

Match offers to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$180.97

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$86.74

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 $0.00

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