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Mrs. Melton from Clinton, TN is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Class Cafe`

My students need 1 "The Art of Food Presentation" DVD, a set of 3 serving trays, plastic gloves, and 30 chefs aprons.

  • $554 goal

This project expired on February 16, 2010.

This project expired on February 16, 2010.

Academic integration is the goal. Education needs to make a connection between real life and school work. I teach approximately 200 seventh and eighth grade students Teen Living in a rural, low income community where over 2/3 of the student body receives free or reduced lunch benefits.

This grant would allow my students to combine business practices (running a small business) and restaurant techniques (menu planning, pricing, customer service, cooking, and food presentation) into a student ran “Class Café”. Without the requested equipment (The Art of Food Presentation DVD, a set of 3 serving trays, plastic serving gloves, and chef’s aprons) this project will not be possible.

With this variety of equipment, experiencing running a small restaurant business will be an actuality. By using business techniques to reinforce the Teen Living concepts the students can relate practical hands-on lessons with their regular classroom environment. Being from a rural community most of the students and their families have limited funds and restaurant dining exposure. If they learn the techniques of presenting food in a “restaurant setting” they can take that knowledge and experience with them and apply it to their future job life during high school and beyond. Lessons that can be implemented utilizing your generous contribution include: Food-Borne Safety: In the Home and Restaurant Setting Food Presentation: Art and Science Menu Planning Foods Lab Marketing and Food Pricing Restaurant Management

We need your help to make this vision possible. Your assistance with this project will ensure that my students make the connection between class work and real life. This will be accomplished by giving them a practical application for the standards being addressed in the classroom.

Mrs. Melton
Grades 6-8

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
The Art of food Presentation DVD • Sax Family & Consumer Science, Inc. $69.95 1 $69.95
Blue Chef’s Apron • Sax Family & Consumer Science, Inc. $9.99 30 $299.70
GLOVES PLASTIC ECONO LRG BX100 • Sax Family & Consumer Science, Inc. $1.57 1 $1.57
Vollrath® Odyssey™ Serving Trays, Set of 3 • Sax Family & Consumer Science, Inc. $27.99 1 $27.99

Materials cost

$399.21

Vendor shipping charges

 $39.92

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.99

Fulfillment labor & materials

$9.00

Total project cost

$454.12

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$99.68

Total project goal

$553.80

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