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

Weekend Hunger Busters

Help me give my students snacks to take home with them on the weekends.

  • $588 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.

My Students

I currently have 56 students in my fourth-grade class. My students are great students who have a love for technology, reading, writing, science, math, and social studies. They are very excited about learning, and I want to make the class interactive. I want to help them succeed in their challenging environment. I teach an inclusion class. I have four students that are autistic in my class.

The students in my classroom are a diverse group of children who come from intricate family backgrounds.

Our school is located across the street from two homeless shelters for families. It is an upstart program that helps students and their families get help to find permanent housing. I teach at a low-income school and in a classroom full of eager learners who are enthusiastic about coming to school every day!

My Project

I have many homeless kids and families in my school. I try to provide these kids with the items they might need after school hours. I want to provide them with snacks so that they can have something to snack on over the weekend. Many of them complain that they don't have anything to eat on the weekends.

Long weekends are especially hard, so I pack ziplock bags with non-perishable food they can snack on until they come back to school for quick snacks.

I want to provide them with protein shakes, nutritious shakes and snacks to help them stay full over the weekend.

I have requested items the kids like such as granola bars, chips, crackers, and fruit snacks. I am also requesting water and juice so that they can take home with them as well. These items will not ruin in their backpacks and therefore when they get hungry they know they always have something to eat.

Ms. Louis
Grades 3-5

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Sour Patch Kids, Sour Patch Watermelon and Swedish Fish, 2.oz. Packs, 18 Packs/Box • Quill.com $28.79 2 $57.58
Premier Protein 30g Protein Shake, Vanilla, 11.5 Fl Oz Shake, (Pack of 12) • Amazon Business $18.06 3 $54.18
Frito-Lay Flamin' Hot Mix Variety Pack, Cheetos Cheese Snacks, Funyuns and More, 40 Count • Amazon Business $16.98 3 $50.94
Grandma's Cookies, Variety, 36/Carton (FRI14867) • Quill.com $14.66 3 $43.98
Break Box Mars Favorites Candy Mix, Assorted, 22/Box (700-00017) • Quill.com $41.39 1 $41.39
Skittles and Starburst Fruity Candy Variety Box, 30 Single Packs (WMW21938) • Quill.com $36.89 1 $36.89
Starburst Fruit Chews Variety Pack, 2.07 oz (34 Single Packs) (209-00644) • Quill.com $35.99 1 $35.99
PediaSure Grow & Gain with Fiber, Kids’ Nutritional Shake, with Protein, DHA, and Vitamins & Minerals, Vanilla, 8 fl oz, 24 Count • Amazon Business $32.97 1 $32.97
Premier Protein 30g Protein Shake, Cookies & Cream, 11.5 Fl Oz Shake, (Pack of 12) • Amazon Business $23.99 1 $23.99
Premier Protein 30g Protein Shake, Pumpkin Spice, 11.5 Fl Oz, Pack Of 12 • Amazon Business $19.99 1 $19.99
Brach's Star Brites Mints, Peppermint (220-00681) • Quill.com $18.89 1 $18.89
Quaker Chewy Granola Bars, 25% Less Sugar Variety Pack, 18 Bars, Net Wt. 15.2 oz • Amazon Business $2.97 5 $14.85
Gatorade Thirst Quencher, Fruit Punch and Cool Blue Variety Pack, 12 Ounce (Pack of 24) • Amazon Business $12.59 1 $12.59
Gatorade Classic Thirst Quencher, Variety Pack, 12 Ounce Bottles (Pack of 24) • Amazon Business $11.33 1 $11.33
Capri Sun Pacific Cooler Juice Drink, 6 Fl Oz Pouches, Pack of 30 • Amazon Business $6.48 1 $6.48

Materials cost

$462.04

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.93

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$498.97

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$88.05

Total project goal

$587.02

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$587.02

5 Donors

-$510.12

Donations toward project cost

-$498.97

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$11.15

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$76.90

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

$0.00

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