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Ms. Shibuya from Hilo, HI is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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We are Melting!

My students need 3 fans to cool down which will support their learning. It is hot in here!!! Today September 14, 2017 at 12:18pm...it was 90 degrees!!! My kids are 5 - 6 years old. Please help us keep cool..ish.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Shibuya's classroom raised $255

This project is fully funded

My Students

I wish you could meet all of my children. Each year they walk through my door filled with mystery and intrigue. Some of them come with a lot and some of them come with very little. But all of them have an endless supply of love ..... and energy. We spend 180 day together: learning, laughing, and becoming a family.

I am blessed to be able to do what I do each and everyday.

Thank you for taking the time to read our story.

My Project

I currently have 4 fans in my room and it is not enough. My 5-6 year olds begin to wilt at 10:00am when the thermometer in the classroom reads 85 degrees Fahrenheit. By high noon its 90+ degrees and climbing. Despite our frequent breaks and water bottle forest on our desks, our class is still sweltering.

On Monday during music while we were singing "Pearly Shells", the music teacher was explaining to the class that the "shore" in the song is where there is sand... you know like a desert he said.

And a child in my class said it best when responding to this phrase:

"My God, we should have sand in here(our room)....it feels like a desert....its so hot". This is verbatim from the mouth of a 5 year old girl!!!

Please help us take it down a notch or two.

Ms. Shibuya Waiakea Elementary School Grades PreK-2

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.

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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

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Lasko Wind Curve Fan with Fresh Air Ionizer, 42-Inch, Silver (2551) • Amazon Business $58.61 3 $175.83

Materials cost

$175.83

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $7.74

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.64

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$216.21

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$38.15

Total project goal

$254.36

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $254.36

6 Donors

-$222.60

Donations toward project cost

-$190.71

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$31.89

match offer

-$30.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$25.50

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$4.50

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$1.76

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

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