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Ms. Sample from Saint Louis, MO is requesting materials related to food, clothing & hygiene through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Thirsty Minds Can't Learn as Well as Hydrated Minds!

Help me give my students leakproof flip-top water bottles to stay hydrated in class.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Sample's classroom raised $304

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My Project

Help us keep our Kindergarteners' brains sharp by helping them stay properly hydrated without having to leave our classroom during instruction. Our young students regularly ask to get a drink of water. We have a new water bottle filling station in the hallway right outside our classroom and our littles need new water bottles to fill and keep in our classroom to use whenever needed.

We keep a water bottle for each student in our classroom so our young students can grab a quick drink at any time they need one without having to leave the classroom, minimizing time away from instruction.

Because many students forget to bring water bottles from home (or lose them), with personal funds, at the beginning of the school year I purchased affordable, thin plastic water bottles in bulk to ensure each student had one to fill and grab as needed during our instructional day. At this point in the school year, most of the not-so-great quality water bottles now have broken lids or are leaking and need to be replaced.

We are in a large, urban, Title I public school. Many of our classroom members started Kindergarten with no pre-school or other school experience. We are working hard to make their Kindergarten experience as engaging, happy, and healthy as possible. Would you help with this by supporting our goal of providing every student with a new, leakproof, high-quality, transparent, kid-friendly water bottle to ensure they stay hydrated each day with minimal instructional loss? Thank you from the bottom of our hearts.

Ms. Sample Woerner Elementary School Grades PreK-2

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This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Saint Louis, MO View local requests

Nearly all 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

24 students impacted 6donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Opard 17oz Kids Water Bottle with Leak Proof Flip-Top Lid, Reusable BPA-Free Tritan for School and Travel • Amazon Business $8.99 25 $224.75

Materials cost

$224.75

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.37

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$258.12

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$45.55

Total project goal

$303.67

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $303.67

5 Donors

-$144.28

Donations toward project cost

-$130.57

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$13.71

match offer

-$150.06

Match offer toward project cost

-$127.55

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$22.51

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$9.33

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 $0.00

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