{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":true,"callToActionDisplayName":"P469X @ TAFT","outOfStateSupporters":47.8,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":9910492,"projectId":10293419,"letterContent":"Thank you very much for donating the brushes to our CTE Carpentry shop. The brushes will be used to spread glue on wood for laminating and furniture glue ups. \r\n\r\nI appreciate that your support of the skilled trades as on option for non college bound high school students.\r\n\r\nEveryone should be given the opportunity to learn the skills needed to earn a living. . CTE programs nation wide bridge the gap for students that choose to pursue a career in the skilled trades.\r\n\r\nThe DonorsChoose platform has allowed our program to thrive. I frequently post projects on the platform that allow me to bring an authentic carpentry experience to all of of students.","fullyFundedDate":1780063925396,"projectUrl":"project/help-us-stick-together/10293419/","projectTitle":"Help Us Stick Together!","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. C.","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9910492_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1761252007110","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9910492"},{"teacherId":3224448,"projectId":10085187,"letterContent":"On behalf of our students and our entire classroom community, we want to express our deepest gratitude for your incredible donation of the Skil band saw and Irwin clamp. For our special needs learners, traditional instruction often falls short — but the moment a student picks up a tool, measures a piece of wood, or positions a workpiece using a quality clamp to keep their work safe and steady, something remarkable happens. They light up. Your gifts have made our workshop space not just functional, but truly transformative, giving our students the kind of hands-on learning environment where they genuinely thrive.\r\nThe impact of your donation is felt every single day. Our students are developing real motor skills — learning to guide materials carefully through the band saw, to position their work confidently, and to use proper clamping techniques tasks to be able to work safely. Some work side-by-side with teachers for guidance and encouragement, while others are growing in independence, tackling steps of a project on their own with increasing confidence. These are not small victories — for many of our students, mastering a new physical skill or completing a task independently is a milestone worth celebrating, and your generosity made that possible. Many times, just setting up the clamp can be a challenge and a victory\r\nBeyond the skills themselves, your donation is helping our students learn something equally important: how to show up in a work environment. They are practicing focus, patience, safety awareness, and pride in a job well done. The band saw and Irwin clamp are more than tools — they are teaching our students that they are capable, that their work matters, and that they belong in spaces where things are built and crafted. Thank you for believing in them. Your kindness has left a lasting impression on young people who will carry these lessons far beyond our classroom wall","fullyFundedDate":1777899971865,"projectUrl":"project/everyone-wins/10085187/","projectTitle":"Everyone Wins!","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Picardi","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-5_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/3224448"},{"teacherId":2771760,"projectId":10299208,"letterContent":"When our plumbing tools arrived, I could barely get them out of the box before my students crowded around asking, \"What are those?\" For many of my special needs middle and high school learners, hands-on work is where things click — and the moment I explained that a compression tool, a crimping tool, and a PEX expansion tool are what real plumbers use on real job sites, the room shifted. These weren't practice toys. These were the real thing, and my students knew it.\r\n\r\nWe put the tools to work right away. Students practiced making watertight compression fittings on copper pipe sections, learning how to seat a ferrule, tighten a nut to the right feel, and test their own connections. For students who sometimes struggle with reading comprehension or abstract concepts, watching water not leak because of something they did with their own hands is a powerful moment. One of my students — who rarely volunteers for anything — asked if he could demonstrate the crimping tool to the class. He did it perfectly, and the pride on his face said everything.\r\nNext, we're moving into a small group project where students will plan and assemble a simple cold-water supply line using all three connection methods — compression, crimp, and expansion — so they can compare the techniques side by side. The goal is for each student to build a portfolio entry they can show at a job interview or bring to a vocational program. Your generosity didn't just stock our classroom — it opened a door to a real career path for kids who need and deserve that opportunity. Thank you.","fullyFundedDate":1780260806982,"projectUrl":"project/making-the-connection-expansion-compre/10299208/","projectTitle":"Making the Connection: Expansion, Compression & Crimping Skills","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. LaPorta","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp2771760_orig.jpg?crop=960,960,x297,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1742487604602","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/2771760"},{"teacherId":2771760,"projectId":10220233,"letterContent":"Thanks to your generous support, our woodshop students now have their very own 4\" carpenter's squares — and these small tools are making a big difference. For many of our students, just holding a real professional tool and knowing it belongs to them is a powerful moment. We watched their faces light up as they learned to line up a square edge, check their cuts for accuracy, and mark clean, confident lines across their wood. For kids who sometimes struggle to feel successful in a traditional classroom, that click of a square sitting flush against a board — and knowing they did it right — is everything.\r\n\r\nThe carpenter's square is one of the foundational tools of the trade, and we are building it into every project we do. Right now, students are using their squares to lay out cuts for a small stool project. They are learning to measure, mark, and verify — skills that carry over far beyond the woodshop. For our MLL students especially, working with hands-on tools gives them a way to show what they know without language getting in the way. Confidence built here travels with them into every classroom.\r\n\r\nNext up, students will use their squares to begin a more complex joinery project, where precision really matters. Your donation didn't just put a tool in their hands — it put a skill in their toolkit for life. Thank you for believing in these students and giving them the chance to do real work.","fullyFundedDate":1780249059462,"projectUrl":"project/precisely-square-the-perfect-angle/10220233/","projectTitle":"Precisely Square: The Perfect Angle","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. LaPorta","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp2771760_orig.jpg?crop=960,960,x297,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1742487604602","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/2771760"},{"teacherId":9910492,"projectId":10291512,"letterContent":"Thank you for donating the Match fit clamps to our CTE Carpentry program .\r\nThe clamps are designed to slide into a 14 degree dove tail slot. They hold work in place while completing various woodworking tasks. \r\n\r\nWe will use them to create jigs that will hold work while using the belt sander.We will also make jigs to hold work for routing stock. The clamps keep your fingers out of danger. \r\n\r\nThank you very much for helping me bring these useful items into the shop. They will last for many years to come. They will keep many students safe while working in the shop.","fullyFundedDate":1779286336729,"projectUrl":"project/match-fit-clamps-keep-students-fingers/10291512/","projectTitle":"Match Fit Clamps Keep Students' Fingers Safe!","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. C.","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9910492_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1761252007110","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9910492"},{"teacherId":2771760,"projectId":10303502,"letterContent":"I am writing to share some truly exciting news from our classroom — and it is all because of you.\r\n\r\nThanks to your generous contribution, our special needs students recently received electrical switches, wire, and wire strippers that have completely transformed the way they engage with hands-on learning. What once felt out of reach for these remarkable young people is now sparking curiosity, building confidence, and opening doors to real-world skills.\r\n\r\nI want you to picture this: a student who struggles to stay focused for more than a few minutes, carefully stripping a wire for the first time — hands steady, eyes locked in concentration, face lighting up the moment the copper appears. They did that. That moment of pride is something no worksheet can create.\r\n\r\nFor many of our students, traditional classroom instruction can feel distant and frustrating. But the moment they pick up a wire stripper and connect a circuit that actually works, something shifts. They see themselves as capable. As builders. As people who can figure things out with their hands and their minds working together.\r\n\r\nThese materials have allowed us to practice fine motor skills in a meaningful, real-world context, build step-by-step sequencing and problem-solving abilities, introduce foundational electrical concepts tied to careers in construction, manufacturing, and skilled trades and finally, it gives my students a sense of accomplishment that carries over into every other part of their day\r\n\r\nFor students with special needs, the path to independence often runs through exactly this kind of experience — practical, tangible, and full of the dignity that comes from doing something real.\r\n\r\nYour kindness made this possible. You did not just donate supplies. You invested in a student's belief in themselves — and that is something they will carry long after this school year ends.","fullyFundedDate":1780260806776,"projectUrl":"project/wiring-students-for-a-bright-future/10303502/","projectTitle":"\"Wiring\" Students for a Bright Future!","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. LaPorta","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp2771760_orig.jpg?crop=960,960,x297,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1742487604602","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/2771760"},{"teacherId":9910492,"projectId":10060466,"letterContent":"Thank you very much for supporting this project. The 12V Bosch planer you donated will be used in the shop to smooth wooden parts .\r\n\r\nThe tool is professional grade, powerful and compact so it fits in the hands of my students. We have many other Bosch 12V tools that we use regularly. \r\n\r\nYour donation put a quality tool in the hands of my students giving them a head start on its operation and maintenance. Gaining experience with tools is key to succeeding when you are in the field. \r\n\r\nMy program is thriving due to the support we get from the donors that use the DonorsChoose platform.","fullyFundedDate":1778886551325,"projectUrl":"project/help-us-build-our-bosch-12v-kit/10060466/","projectTitle":"Help Us Build Our Bosch 12v Kit","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. C.","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9910492_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1761252007110","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9910492"},{"teacherId":9910492,"projectId":10293504,"letterContent":"Thank you very much for your contribution toward my request of a Ricon belt /disk sander. The machine will be used by my students to shape and smooth wooden parts when working in the shop. \r\n\r\nOur CTE Carpentry program is thriving due to the support we receive from donors that participate on the platform. \r\n\r\nThe Ricon sander is a solid machine that will serve the shop for many years to come. It is like having two machines due to its sanding belt and sanding disk. The machine has a powerful motor that will not bog down with heavy use. If tha machine over heats the motor shuts off , cools down and rests \r\n\r\nThank you very much for helping me train the next generation of skilled trades professionals.","fullyFundedDate":1779564556795,"projectUrl":"project/help-us-smooth-and-shape/10293504/","projectTitle":"Help Us Smooth and Shape!","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. C.","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9910492_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1761252007110","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9910492"},{"teacherId":9910492,"projectId":10263981,"letterContent":"Thank you for donating a set of chisels to our CTE Carpentry program.\r\nThe chisels will be used by student to install hinges in cabinets and jewelry boxes that they design and build. \r\n\r\nIn the shop we use power tools to complete a lot of the work we do. Table saws and band saws speed up the process of cutting wood . Hand tool woodworking is still required on almost every project that is built. Students use block planes and jack planes to smooth wood. They use files for rough shaping and refine using various grits of sandpaper and shop made sanding tools. \r\n\r\nThe chisels will be used for hinge installation and lock installation. Students will be taught to sharpen and hone their edges by hand in order to get the most out of their use. \r\n\r\nThank you for helping me train the next generation of skilled trade professionals.","fullyFundedDate":1778181938113,"projectUrl":"project/carpenters-need-chisels-/10263981/","projectTitle":"Carpenters Need Chisels !","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. C.","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9910492_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1761252007110","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9910492"},{"teacherId":9910492,"projectId":10115828,"letterContent":"Thank you very much for your donation.The dust hood for the table saw will greatly improve the air quality in our CTE Carpentry Shop. The table saw is the work horse of our shop. It is used every session countless times. It also generates a ton of dust . We have a dust collector attached to the base of the saw but where the blade contacts the wood is the area that creates airborne dust. \r\nThanks to you donation that area will be covered with a hold so dust will be collected at the source.\r\n\r\nI really appreciate your support of CTE Carpentry as an option for non college bound students. \r\n\r\nThanks you for helping me train the next generation of skilled trades professionals.","fullyFundedDate":1778540067393,"projectUrl":"project/help-us-breathe/10115828/","projectTitle":"Help Us Breathe!","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. C.","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9910492_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1761252007110","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9910492"},{"teacherId":9910492,"projectId":10224404,"letterContent":"Thank you very much for the Jessem Master jig kit. It will be used by my students when building in the shop. \r\nDowel joinery creates a rock solid connection in wood parts. The dowel acts as a wooden nail. The dowel jig assists in drilling the hole in the exact location needed. The dowel is inserted into the drilled hole with glue. The dowel absorbs moisture out of the glue to create a joint that is stronger than the wood itself. \r\n\r\nThe students were very excited to receive the kit . The first project they will build is picture frames.\r\n\r\nThank your very much for your support.","fullyFundedDate":1777941676851,"projectUrl":"project/dowel-joinery-for-a-secure-future/10224404/","projectTitle":"Dowel Joinery for a Secure Future","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. C.","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9910492_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1761252007110","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9910492"},{"teacherId":9910492,"projectId":10078269,"letterContent":"Thank you for donating the Anvil to our CTE Carpentry Program. We sometimes need to shape metal through the course of our work. Typically we use a small piece rail road track. The anvil is a step up from the way we shape metal currently. \r\n\r\nWe often cut and shape L brackets and having the anvil will make shaping tasks safer for the students to complete.\r\n\r\nThe DonorsChoose platform is a tool I use regularly to bring much needed tools and equipment into the shop. 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