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Thank you so much.","fullyFundedDate":1760364861187,"projectUrl":"project/spreading-kindness-on-halloween/9776284/","projectTitle":"Spreading Kindness on Halloween","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Newman","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp1448219_orig.jpg?crop=415,415,x70,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1559048631836","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/clifton-newman"},{"teacherId":1434298,"projectId":9776234,"letterContent":"Thank you for supporting student's efforts to fill the Little Free Pantries in their community. They have enjoyed dropping off donations and have gotten to see the appreciation on some faces as they filled up the cabinet. Teaching kindness, giving, and empathy is an important part of educating our young people and we are so grateful that you have helped do that. With the ever-increasing cost of goods there are so many experiencing food insecurity, and your contributions are very much appreciated. Thank you again for your support.","fullyFundedDate":1764971841368,"projectUrl":"project/little-free-pantries/9776234/","projectTitle":"Little Free Pantries","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Biernacka-Such","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp1434298_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1498090040739","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/abiernacka-such"},{"teacherId":4063058,"projectId":9771674,"letterContent":"Thank you for your contribution to the Little Free Pantries in our community. With many struggling financially and struggling to make ends meet, having a place alleviate food insecurity makes a big difference. Our students have enjoyed making regular drop-offs at the various locations around town. Some have even encountered people accessing the pantries while they dropped off donations. Teaching students to appreciate all they have and to spread kindness forward means so much. The world we live in can be a tough place, and you have made it a little brighter.","fullyFundedDate":1763652154530,"projectUrl":"project/stocking-free-little-pantries/9771674/","projectTitle":"Stocking Free Little Pantries","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Slevens","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-10_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/danellapellegrini"},{"teacherId":9939433,"projectId":9856689,"letterContent":"Thank you for helping us feed our local community by adding food to the Little Free Pantries in town. With food costs constantly on the rise it is a huge help to the lower-income residents of our town. It was especially nice to be able to contribute so much around the Thanksgiving and winter holiday seasons. It is important that our team members show gratitude for all they have by giving back to others in need. Thank you again for contributing to the Mechanical Mustangs FRC3314's charity initatives.","fullyFundedDate":1762892800463,"projectUrl":"project/stocking-free-little-pantries/9856689/","projectTitle":"Stocking Free Little Pantries","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Ernst","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9939433_orig.jpg?crop=640,640,x0,y115&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1741705821975","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9939433"},{"teacherId":4576046,"projectId":9845261,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for contributing to our new display materials. So far, we have taken them to several different events, including STEM Nights and craft fairs. Having the ability to properly display our wares had a significant impact on our ability to sell products at the craft fairs because customers were able to see everything. At STEM nights, these display racks were able to show off our awards and trophies from the last several seasons. We are looking forward to bringing them to more STEM nights and to competitions.\r\n\r\nThank you again for your continued support of the Mechanical Mustangs.","fullyFundedDate":1763940537612,"projectUrl":"project/display-materials-for-robotics-team/9845261/","projectTitle":"Display Materials for Robotics Team","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Fanelli","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp4576046_orig.jpg?crop=3000,3000,x0,y500&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1724893670114","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mrsfanelli"},{"teacherId":624414,"projectId":9704289,"letterContent":"My Kindness in Plants students had a blast helping the younger children with their temporary tattoos at our Halloween Extravaganza. Each year the high school hosts the Halloween Extravaganza for elementary students. About 500 children attend. It is adorable to see them interact with the high school students.\r\n\r\nWe cannot thank you enough for supporting our Halloween Extravaganza project. Thanks to you we did not run out of anything and were able to give the children time and attention. We appreciate you so much!","fullyFundedDate":1758658884479,"projectUrl":"project/halloween-extravagana-for-kip/9704289/","projectTitle":"Halloween Extravagana for KIP","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Taylor","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp624414_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1449422261008","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/sarah-taylor"},{"teacherId":4576046,"projectId":9775585,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for supporting the Mechanical Mustang's friendship bracelet initiative. Students are very excited to get started making them and love the new stickers for this year. Overall, this project has been popular amongst FIRST Robotics teams - students are always all over the pit area trading them and making friends with other teams. It is wonderful to see teams that are competitive being kind, friendly, chatting, and generally enjoying each other's company.\r\n\r\nThank you again for helping us continue to participate in this initiative.","fullyFundedDate":1760365889426,"projectUrl":"project/stickers-for-friendship-bracelets/9775585/","projectTitle":"Stickers for Friendship Bracelets","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Fanelli","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp4576046_orig.jpg?crop=3000,3000,x0,y500&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1724893670114","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mrsfanelli"},{"teacherId":1054760,"projectId":9724553,"letterContent":"We have so many new students this year and we have been working with them to create small versions of an FRC robot. They have been learning how to fabricate, use CAD to design, and learning how to program. We have had mini-competitions and are right now focusing on helping our middle school teams get ready for their competition. Our Mechanical Mustangs are so incredibly grateful for all of your support and for helping us to create this award-winning World Championship level program. These kits are amazing.","fullyFundedDate":1758766403258,"projectUrl":"project/small-robotics-kits/9724553/","projectTitle":"Small Robotics Kits","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Dewar Dituri","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp1054760_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1685541318953","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/dituri"},{"teacherId":1054760,"projectId":9793578,"letterContent":"We had over 1,000 visitors to our Kindness Hall at the Halloween Extravaganza. It was so amazing and we were able to have tons of students in our LEGO room. They built such cool things and treated each other with respect and kindness. This is always an amazing opportunity for us to represent our high school and our robotics team to the community. \r\nThank you Allstate for the abundance of candy so we could focus on creating other student-developed activities rather than fundraise for candy. We are so appreciative of how you are supporting Community Service projects throughout the U.S. and are proud to be considered a Time Service Star!","fullyFundedDate":1761158937154,"projectUrl":"project/community-service-kindness-inspiration/9793578/","projectTitle":"Community Service Kindness & Inspiration","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Dewar Dituri","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp1054760_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1685541318953","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/dituri"},{"teacherId":10258002,"projectId":9709986,"letterContent":"Thank you so much! With your help, we were able to raise enough money for our third bass. This allowed all three of our full orchestra bass players to participate in every winter concert piece! We were even able to do a piece for our winter concert that showcased our bassists and their talent.\r\nMy students were so excited when they first saw the new bass, they love the sound it makes and how much brighter it makes the bass section! They all take turns being able to use our newer bass.\r\nWe are hoping to next raise money for one more additional bass so that our bassists can take home their instruments to practice after school. \r\nThank you so much again!","fullyFundedDate":1758820642703,"projectUrl":"project/allow-chs-bassists-to-flourish-with-a-ne/9709986/","projectTitle":"Allow CHS Bassists to Flourish With a New Instrument","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Edel","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-2_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10258002"},{"teacherId":624414,"projectId":9605487,"letterContent":"My Kindness in Plants students have really enjoyed the cookies, Gardetto's, pretzels, Capri Sun, and water. They work hard planting to beautify our school and they love having a snack.\r\nWe used them before the four days of planting in the Peace Garden, amphitheater, and several other locations. We were able to plant mums and kale to create a prettier campus all winter long.\r\nThanks to your kindness we were able to provide snacks and drinks. It has been a warm fall so the drinks were especially appreciated. Thanks to you we have a more beautiful campus this year!","fullyFundedDate":1755689740486,"projectUrl":"project/snacks-for-kindness-in-plants-part-1-202/9605487/","projectTitle":"Snacks for Kindness in Plants Part 1 2025","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Taylor","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp624414_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1449422261008","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/sarah-taylor"},{"teacherId":9740435,"projectId":9137387,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for funding the new shelving for our ceramics classroom! We are using it to organize student work into \"work in progress,\" \"ready to fire,\" and \"for student pick up\" sections, which has made managing over 150 projects at a time much easier while keeping each piece safe and intact. During our slab mug project, for example, students could easily check on their work, move pieces between stations, and continue creating without worrying about damage. When they first saw the new shelves, they were thrilled! Having a proper space instead of stacked crates made them excited and proud of their work. Moving forward, students are continuing projects such as handbuilt teapots and self-portraits in clay. The shelves allow them to focus on refining details and planning their next steps, knowing their pieces are safe, organized, and ready for the next stage of the creative process.\r\n\r\nWe are so grateful for your support; it has truly made a lasting impact on our classroom and the students' creative experiences!","fullyFundedDate":1746697851258,"projectUrl":"project/making-space-for-creativity-ceramic-sto/9137387/","projectTitle":"Making Space for Creativity: Ceramic Storage Solutions","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Ibrahem","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9740435_orig.jpg?crop=1242,1242,x0,y111&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1741048878562","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9740435"}],"pageName":"schoolpage_82023","usesDonorsChoose":true,"infoPageType":"school","demographicsInfo":{"numStudents":3141,"numTeachers":205,"percentFrplEligible":63,"percentAsian":5,"percentBlack":3,"percentWhite":25,"percentIndigenous":0,"percentLatinx":64,"showFreeAndReducedPriceLunchInfo":true,"showDemographicsInfo":true,"sourceTooltipString":"the National Center for Education Statistics","gradesServed":"9 - 12","studentTeacherRatio":"15.3:1","demographicsDataSource":"MDR School","equityFocus":true,"titleOne":false,"metroType":"SUBURBAN","ncesMetroType":"SUBURB_LARGE"},"inStateSupporters":53.8,"schoolId":82023,"financialInfo":null,"twitterShareText":"Learn more about Clifton High School on @DonorsChoose:","schoolName":"Clifton High School","canonicalPageUrl":"schools/new-jersey/clifton-public-schools/clifton-high-school/82023"}