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Ms. Tina Alcain from Kealakekua, HI is requesting lab equipment through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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A New Pollinator Garden

Help me give my students seeds, gloves, and books to create a bigger and better pollinator garden!

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  • $499 goal

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My Project

We have a pollinator garden as part of our outdoor classroom, but we would like to create more around campus as well. This will not only be more colorful and beautiful but also bring more bees and butterflies to other parts of campus. The students will work together with students from other classes in this school Community Service project that can potentially benefit the entire school. We will need seeds, gloves, water hoses, and books about creating pollinator gardens to guide us through this project.

Creating a school-wide pollinator garden project will enable my students to teach others what they know about planting pollinator plants and their many benefits.

We hope to create this new pollinator garden near the native Hawaiian garden another teacher is putting in, and working with those students to bring more beauty onto our campus. Collaboration between our classes and students will also be grounds for a more successful community service project that we could continue to do for many years to come.

Ms. Tina Alcain Konawaena High School Grades 9-12

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At this school, more than 50% of students are Black, Latino, and/or Native American, and more than 50% come from low-income households. Learn how your donation to this school supports a more equitable education.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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Kealakekua, HI View local requests

More than half of students from low‑income households Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more

120 students impacted 1donor

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Kesfitt Garden 40% Shade Cloth, Resistant Sun Shade Net 20x30FT Mesh Tarp with HDPE Material and Reinforced Grommets Shade Trap for Greenhouse, Plant, Pergola, and Backyard Patio Sunshade • Amazon Business $45.11 1 $45.11
Potchen 72 Pairs Gardening Work Gloves Bulk for Men Women, Rubber Coated Garden Multipack Safety Construction Glove • Amazon Business $40.99 1 $40.99
Back to the Roots Kink Resistant, BPA-Free Garden Hose, 50ft • Amazon Business $38.69 1 $38.69
NatureZ Edge Wildflower Seeds, 1/2 lb, 340,000 Seeds, 35 Variety Perennial & Annual Flower Seeds to Plant Outside, Bulk Wildflower Seeds, Wild Flower, Semillas de Flores • Amazon Business $33.85 1 $33.85
Topbooc 5 pack Garden Pruning Shears Stainless Steel Blades, Handheld Scissors Set with Gardening Gloves,Heavy Duty Garden Bypass Pruning Shears,Tree Trimmers Secateurs, Hand Pruner (Orange) • Amazon Business $14.99 2 $29.98
Organo Republic 25 Edible Flower Seeds Variety Pack- Indoor/Outdoor. 8000+ Non-GMO Heirloom: Anise, Hyssop, Nasturtium, Pansy, Echinacea, Lavender, Chives Seeds & More • Amazon Business $24.69 1 $24.69
Kesfitt Garden 70% Shade Cloth, Resistant Sun Shade Net 12x12FT Mesh Tarp with HDPE Material and Reinforced Grommets Shade Trap for Greenhouse, Plant, Pergola, and Backyard Patio Sunshade • Amazon Business $24.65 1 $24.65
HOME GROWN 130,000+ Pure Wildflower Seeds - Premium Texas Flower Seeds [3 Oz] Perennial Garden Seeds for Birds & Butterflies - Wild Flowers Bulk Seeds Perennial: 22 Varieties Flower Seed for Planting • Amazon Business $21.84 1 $21.84
CROSSWALKS Butterfly Garden 10" X 15" Aluminum Sign (WS040) • Amazon Business $18.50 1 $18.50
Monarch Butterfly Rescue Wildflower Seeds 4oz. Bulk Open-Pollinated Wildflower Seed Packet, No Fillers, Annual, Perennial Milkweed Seeds for Monarch Butterfly 4 oz • Amazon Business $15.99 1 $15.99
Gardeners Basics, Butterfly Seeds for Planting Outdoors Flower Seeds (8 Variety Pack) Milkweed, Aster, Zinnia, Hollyhock, Snapdragons, Echinacea, Phlox, Black Eyed Susan Pollinators Wildflower Seed • Amazon Business $15.15 1 $15.15
How to Create a Butterfly Garden: Bringing the Beauty of Butterflies into Your World • Amazon Business $14.99 1 $14.99
Monarch Butterflies: Explore the Life Journey of One of the Winged Wonders of the World • Amazon Business $11.99 1 $11.99
Gardening for Butterflies: How You Can Attract and Protect Beautiful, Beneficial Insects • Amazon Business $10.37 1 $10.37
AUTOMAN-Garden-Hose-Nozzle,ABS Water Spray Nozzle with Heavy Duty 7 Adjustable Watering Patterns,Slip Resistant for Watering Plants,Lawn& Garden,Washing Cars,Cleaning,Showering Pets - Yellow • Amazon Business $9.98 1 $9.98
AUTOMAN-Garden-Hose-Nozzle,ABS Water Spray Nozzle with Heavy Duty 7 Adjustable Watering Patterns,Slip Resistant for Watering Plants,Lawn& Garden,Washing Cars,Cleaning,Showering Pets - Orange • Amazon Business $9.98 1 $9.98
Tuqiso 50PCS Butterfly Stickers Pack, Colorful Lovely Waterproof Stickers for Laptop, Scrapbook, Window, Water Bottle, Envelope, Gift for Teens, Adults • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99

Materials cost

$371.74

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $16.36

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.58

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$423.68

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$74.77

Total project goal

$498.45

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $498.45

1 Donor

-$498.45

Donations toward project cost

-$423.68

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$74.77

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