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Past projects 7

• Sustainable Lunches: Refrigerator for Food Rescue and Brown Bag Initiatives

  Funded Dec 16, 2024

  The Sustainable Lunches: Refrigerator for Food Rescue and Brown Bag Initiatives has been able to thrive and grow thanks to the incredible support of our students, staff, and community partners. We are proud to share that our weekly Brown Bag Lunch giveaways have been a great success. Each Friday, students are offered perishable food items to take home as they head into the weekend. Most recently, we were also able to provide food for students as they prepared to travel for spring break.

  A central feature of this initiative has been the community refrigerator, which offers students convenient access to items like juice, yogurt, sandwiches, and cold bottles of water. This refrigerator has become a vital resource for students and a powerful symbol of community care and sustainability.

  We are also thrilled to have assembled a dedicated Green Team—a group of student volunteers committed to reducing food waste in our cafeteria. These students collect pre-packaged items such as cereal, bagels, and sandwiches that other students choose not to eat. At the end of each month, any food that remains is donated to the New York City Common Food Pantry. This partnership has significantly reduced food waste while fostering a strong sense of civic responsibility and awareness among our students.

  The Sustainable Refrigerator and Brown Bag Project have empowered us—as a school committee and broader community—to take meaningful steps toward a more sustainable future. We are incredibly grateful for the impact this program has made and excited about its continued growth. Looking ahead, we hope to expand our efforts by partnering with a local supermarket to further support our sustainability goals.

  We are especially thankful for the presence of the community refrigerator—it has truly brought people together to support one another while promoting environmental stewardship. Together, we are building a stronger, more compassionate, and more sustainable school community.”

  With gratitude,

  Ms. Thomas-Murray

  This classroom project was brought to life by An Anonymous Supporter and 14 other donors.

• Sustainable School Supplies!

  Funded Nov 8, 2023

  The students and staff at our school community would like to thank the donors for the sustainable school supplies, including bare essentials to wanted needs. Your generosity in bringing resources, tools, and supplies to an urban community suffering great economic strife is greatly appreciated.

  Students will use the resources before school, during study hall sessions, during their environmental science instruction courses, and during our lunch and learn program. With partnerships for our students, such as Donors Choose, the resources for our students will be further expanded.

  Again, thank you, donors, for your benevolence from our students, staff, and families.””

  With gratitude,

  Ms. Thomas-Murray

  This classroom project was brought to life by General Motors & Young Sheldon on CBS and 14 other donors.

• Student Success Starts with School Supplies!

  Funded Oct 27, 2022

  Thank you for your generosity, philanthropy, and charity with your contribution to my classroom. The basic school supplies of pencils, paper and headphones are on their way to my students and they are essential needs to my students learning and will allow them to thrive lending to more opportunities of success and accomplishments.”

  With gratitude,

  Ms. Thomas-Murray

  This classroom project was brought to life by The Chuck Lorre Family Foundation and 3 other donors.

• Bringing Science to Life and in Color!

  Funded Sep 29, 2022

  Thank you for donation, contribution and philanthropy towards the “Bringing Science to Life and in Color” project that will impact my scholars for a lifetime . I am overwhelmed with gratitude, thanks and appreciation for everyone’s participation in funding this project. I am looking forward to sharing a montage of photos coupled with hand written thank you’s from my scholars.”

  With gratitude,

  Ms. Thomas-Murray

  This classroom project was brought to life by The Allstate Foundation and 6 other donors.

• Addressing Climate, Climate Change, and Climate Injustice in the Classroom!

  Funded Jun 28, 2022

  Thank you for donation, contribution and philanthropy towards a project that will impact my scholars for a lifetime . I am overwhelmed with gratitude, thanks and appreciation for everyone’s participation in funding this project. I am looking forward to sharing a montage of photos coupled with hand written thank you’s from my scholars.”

  With gratitude,

  Ms. Thomas-Murray

• Success Through Supplies

  Funded Oct 10, 2018

  Thank you (ALL) for your kind donation. My students will be extremely happy when I tell them the good news tomorrow. You don't know how much joy and motivation this will bring to them. We will use the materials as soon as we get them. Knowing my students, they will be using them every day. Words alone cannot express the gratitude we feel for your contribution. Thank you so much for your help!”

  With gratitude,

  Ms. Thomas-Murray

• Learning Alive!

  Funded Sep 8, 2018

  My project has been funded, and my students and I are all tremendously excited! With your support, we will be able to turn my class into a more engaging place, where the students will be able to get some hands and minds on experience. I am confident that this will increase interest in science, and thus understanding of abstract concepts.

  This funding has come right on time. As I start the new 2018-2019 school year, I am looking forward to including the Aquarium in my practice. I am delighted that I will be able to use all of these materials in an exciting and appropriate way to fuel student learning and achievement. Thanks so much!”

  With gratitude,

  Ms. Thomas-Murray