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We are in the process of building a greenhouse, so the fence will definitely come in handy then. \r\n\r\nThank you for caring about education. There are so many things I would love to do with our students, but it takes a village to make it happen. Thank you to the DC village!","fullyFundedDate":1746443075432,"projectUrl":"project/the-finishing-touches-for-a-fabulous-gar/9311709/","projectTitle":"The Finishing Touches for a Fabulous Garden","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Maddux","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp1923777_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1490291903995","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/sarahmaddux"},{"teacherId":1923777,"projectId":9190383,"letterContent":"Thank you for your generosity. My students have enjoyed the garden. My students from last year who started the garden constantly ask to leave class to go work in the garden. The trellises work very well! My students love winding the vines through them to grow. \r\n\r\nUnfortunately, the fence had to be taken down over the summer, but we plan to put it back up when the weather turns cooler. \r\n\r\nThe learning taking place is so beneficial. We are so grateful for our garden, and we are having a blast growing things together.","fullyFundedDate":1742906001700,"projectUrl":"project/how-high-can-we-grow/9190383/","projectTitle":"How High Can We Grow?","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Maddux","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp1923777_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1490291903995","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/sarahmaddux"},{"teacherId":1923777,"projectId":9144690,"letterContent":"Our garden has been such a hit! Students are excited to go out and work every day. We are currently growing mini pumpkins to donate to our local Pre-K students. \r\n\r\nWe are still learning together. Some things have been successful--our pepper plants turned out awesome! Others things not so much. Did you know cucumbers turn orange and bloat up when they are not picked quickly? We know this now!\r\n\r\nWe are enjoying this so much. My students are learning skills that they will take with them as they grow older. Thank you for allowing this to happen!","fullyFundedDate":1742318433133,"projectUrl":"project/growing-garden-goodies/9144690/","projectTitle":"Growing Garden Goodies","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Maddux","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp1923777_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1490291903995","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/sarahmaddux"},{"teacherId":1923777,"projectId":9453647,"letterContent":"We are having a great time learning how to use these tools. We missed the window for pickles, but plan to grow more cucumbers once we have our greenhouse. 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