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Ms. Wirts Pelayo from San Diego, CA is requesting materials related to food, clothing & hygiene through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Clean Classroom Air = Better Thinking!

Help me give my students the supplies they need to make more Corsi-Rosenthal air filters for classrooms!

  • $627 goal

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Celebrate Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

This project is a part of the Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month celebration because it supports a Latino teacher or a school where the majority of students are Latino.

My Project

In our last project of the first semester, we will learn about the impact of air quality on health. My students will use air testers to measure carbon dioxide (CO₂) levels and particulate matter inside our classrooms and outside. We will focus on watching the levels of CO2 inside our classroom and compare it to CO2 levels outside. We are concerned as, according to Daniel Grossman from Yale Climate Connection, "Three recent studies of people breathing indoors have documented subtle declines in thinking ability when carbon dioxide increases to 1,000 ppm, more than two-and-a-half times as much as in today’s ambient air." We want clean air in as many classrooms as possible so that we can stay focused on learning.

The supplies I'm requesting will allow my students to build 12 Do-It-Yourself (DIY) Air Filtration (Corsi-Rosenthal) Boxes.

We aim to improve indoor air quality and provide boxes to needy families and classrooms. To build these air purifiers, we will partner with the Public Health Services—Epidemiology and Immunizations Services Branch (EISB) of the County of San Diego Health and Human Services Agency.

Ms. Wirts Pelayo High Technical High International 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.

More about Ms. Wirts Pelayo

San Diego, CA 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

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Nordic Pure 20x20x1 (19 1/2 x 19 1/2 x 3/4) Pleated MERV 13 Air Filters 12 Pack • Amazon Business $113.54 4 $454.16

Materials cost

$454.16

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $41.56

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.81

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$532.53

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$93.98

Total project goal

$626.51

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $626.51

5 Donors

-$313.26

Donations toward project cost

-$266.27

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$46.99

Matching donations from our partners

-$313.25

Match offers toward project cost

-$266.26

Match offers to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$46.99

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 $0.00

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