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Mr. McCarty from Stockton, CA is requesting reading nooks, desks & storage through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Wooden Plant Stand For Classroom Garden

Help me give my students supplies for an indoor classroom garden and learning center.

FULLY FUNDED! Mr. McCarty's classroom raised $375

This project is fully funded

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Celebrate Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

This project is a part of the Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month celebration because it supports a Latino teacher or a school where the majority of students are Latino.

My Students

My students come from a school where 100% of the population comes from low-income or disadvantaged households. The school, along with our entire school district, qualifies as Title I. Our school is located directly off a major highway in California.

Many of my students come from first-generation households, of which many have parents who have never attended college.

My students come to school in hopes of having a safe, engaging, and collaborative classroom. School today can have many challenges. There is a high amount of crime and poverty in the area that our school covers; we hope to challenge students to overcome and prove that they, too, deserve opportunities for growth. With your help, we can make sure they have the materials for success, health, and happiness.

My Project

This project is requesting a Ufine wooden plant stand that has a spot for all Garden Buddy partner pairs to show off their plant life.

Together, we can give the students everything they need to grow a successful garden— soil/gravel, fertilizer, pots of all sizes, and even some self-watering planters!

We will use the Hoffman soil mixture with the Miracle-Gro potting mix to host our plants after they reach maturity from our classroom hydroponics bay. The bamboo saucers will keep the classroom floor dry, while the ceramic and concrete planters give the classroom a visual appeal. The students work so hard to grow and mature our plants, this project would benefit them and give them a spot to keep their plants alive and continue any current experiments that they are performing on their veggies.

This project will allow me to tie in multiple subject areas into a Project Based Learning (PBL) environment. Students will work together to determine experiments as they learn and grow along with their own plants during our Plant Life Unit. Thank you for any donations and support of our classroom!

Mr. McCarty Hoover Elementary School Grades 6-8

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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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

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Ufine 9 Tier Wood Plant Stand 47.2" High Widen Carbonized 17 Potted Flower Pot Organizer Shelf Display Rack Holder for Indoor Outdoor Patio Garden Corner Balcony Living Room • Amazon Business $79.09 1 $79.09
Mkono 4 Inch Cement Succulent Planter Modern Flower Pots Concrete Planter Indoor for Cactus Herb or Small Plants Home Decor Gift Idea, Set of 3 (Plants NOT Included) • Amazon Business $26.99 1 $26.99
Ceramic Modern Flower Pots Indoor – 5.5 Inch Pack 2 Round & Square Herb Orchid Cactus Succulent Planter Pots with Drainage Hole and Gold Detailing • Amazon Business $23.99 1 $23.99
Greenaholics Marble Plant Pots - 5 Inch Ceramic Planters with Drainage Hole, Round Flower Pots Indoor, Set of 2, Black&White • Amazon Business $23.90 1 $23.90
Bloomingville A75100047 Sky Blue & Cream Stoneware Pot with Crackle Finish • Amazon Business $17.94 1 $17.94
Santino, Self Watering Planter Arte 5.3 Inch Green-Gold/White, Indoor Flower Pot for All House Plants, Flowers, Herbs, Succulents • Amazon Business $7.98 2 $15.96
Santino, Self Watering Planter Arte 5.3 Inch Gold/Black, Indoor Flower Pot for All House Plants, Flowers, Herbs, Succulents • Amazon Business $7.98 2 $15.96
SQOWL 3 Pack 4.7 Inch Bamboo Round Plant Saucer Plant Pot Tray for Indoor and Outdoor Plants • Amazon Business $13.99 1 $13.99
Miracle-Gro VB300517 Indoor Potting Mix, 6 qt, 2 Pack • Amazon Business $12.99 1 $12.99
Santino Arte Self Watering Planter, 4.3 Inch, Red-Pearl/Black • Amazon Business $5.93 2 $11.86
Hoffman 10404 Organic Cactus and Succulent Soil Mix, 4 Quarts, Brown/A • Amazon Business $11.43 1 $11.43
Miracle-Gro Indoor Plant Food Spikes, Includes 48 Spikes - Continuous Feeding for all Flowering and Foliage Houseplants - NPK 6-12-6, 1 Pack of 48 Spikes • Amazon Business $2.24 3 $6.72

Materials cost

$260.82

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$23.87

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.91

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$318.60

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$56.22

Total project goal

$374.82

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$374.82

5 Donors

-$179.47

Donations toward project cost

-$166.05

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$13.42

match offer

-$179.47

Match offer toward project cost

-$152.55

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$26.92

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$15.88

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$0.00

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