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Mrs. Nurse from Nampa, ID is requesting materials related to food, clothing & hygiene through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Basic Hygiene is a Necessity, Not a Luxury!

Help me give my students the gift of basic hygiene products that many of them do not have access to.

  • 5 donors
  • $715 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

My Project

As a school nurse, I see kiddos every day that lack basic necessities such as hair brushes, toothbrushes, and shampoo and conditioner. Working at a school in a low income area, the budget we have is already stretched thin, and the nursing budget, already small, goes to medical supplies for immediate medical needs and I am not able to help these kids with their basic hygiene needs at home as much as I would like. I wish I was able to do both....

These kids come to school with body odor or dirty, unbrushed hair because they don't have access to the basic hygiene items they need.

They get teased and made fun of because of it. I would like to use these supplies in two ways. The first is that I would like to have some basic supplies available for any child that need them. They can come to the nurse's office to get those items at any time, no questions asked. The second is that every year we do a puberty talk with the 5th graders and I would like to put together a hygiene kit for those kids to be able to take home with them.

These kids are doing the best they can in the situations that they find themselves in, and I would love any help you can give to try to make things just a little easier for them if we can.

Mrs. Nurse
Grades 3-5
    More than three‑quarters 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

    This project will reach 482 students.

    5 donors have given to this project.

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Colgate 0.85oz Toothpaste Tube & Toothbrush Kit, 6 Kits/Traypack, 18 Traypacks/Carton • Quill.com $165.57 1 $165.57
Care Clean Comfort Antiperspirant Deodorant Travel Size 0.5 Ounce (Pack of 6) • Amazon Business $16.99 8 $135.92
EcoEarth Travel Shampoo and Conditioner Set (1 fl oz, 100 Pieces, Spring Breeze), Delight Your Guests with a Revitalizing and Refreshing Hotel Toiletries and Guest Hospitality in Bulk • Amazon Business $34.98 2 $69.96
Irish Spring Icy Blast Bar Soap for Men, Mens Soap, Smell Fresh and Clean 12 Hours, Men Bars Washing Hands Body, Mild Skin, Recyclable Carton, 24 Pack, 3.7 Oz • Amazon Business $15.94 4 $63.76
Secret Antiperspirant and Deodorant for Women, 24hr Sweat & Odor Protection, PH Balanced Protection, Gentle on Skin, Invisible Solid, Travel Size, Powder Fresh Scent, 0.5 oz (Pack of 24) • Amazon Business $30.77 2 $61.54
Yetene 100 Packs Hair Brushes for Homeless Individually Wrapped Hair Brush for Curly Hair Suitable for Homeless Shelter Airbnb Hotel Nursing Home Charity Church • Amazon Business $39.99 1 $39.99

Materials cost

$536.74

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$32.47

3rd party payment processing fee

$8.05

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$607.26

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$107.16

Total project goal

$714.42

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$714.42

4 Donors

-$355.74

Donations toward project cost

-$304.88

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$50.86

match offer

-$355.74

Match offer toward project cost

-$302.38

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$53.36

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$2.94

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$0.00

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