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Mrs. Maruja Gonzalez from Miami, FL is requesting materials related to food, clothing & hygiene through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Cooking for Health

Help me give my students with special needs the tools they need to learn how to cook healthy meals.

  • $182 goal

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Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

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

Our Successful Transition EducationProgram for Students(STEPS) focuses on teacher students with special needs 18-22 independent life skills and employability skills. Your donation would allow us to provide the foundation for us to be able to build up.

Health starts in the kitchen, and teaching those skills is pivotal for our students with special needs.

The basic items you would be providing help us in our in-school cooking lab where we teach young adults how to prepare and cook healthy meals.

They also learn the importance of keeping cooking surfaces and equipment clean and sanitized. Many of these skills may also be transferable to the employment sector. It would allow for them to build employability skills they can utilize to gain employment in the food service industry.

Mrs. Maruja Gonzalez G Holmes Braddock Senior High School Grades 9-12

Equity Focus

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 Mrs. Maruja Gonzalez

Miami, FL 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

26 students impacted 3donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Dixie Plastic Knife 7-1/2�, Heavy-Weight, White, 100/Box (KH207) ) • Quill.com $13.99 2 $27.98
Johnson & Johnson All-Purpose First Aid Kit, 160 Pc. (202045) • Quill.com $22.79 1 $22.79
Dixie Plastic Fork 6-1/8", Medium-Weight, Black, 100/Box (FM507) • Quill.com $9.99 2 $19.98
Dixie Pathways Medium-Weight Paper Plates, 6 7/8", 125/Pack (UX7WS) • Quill.com $16.99 1 $16.99
Dart Conex Galaxy Cold Cups, 7 Oz., Translucent, 100/Pack (Y7) • Quill.com $14.99 1 $14.99
Dixie Plastic Teaspoon 6�, Heavy-Weight, White, 100/Box (TH207) • Quill.com $12.99 1 $12.99
Windex Glass Cleaner with Ammonia-D Trigger Spray 32 fl Oz. (322338) • Staples $7.14 1 $7.14

Materials cost

$122.86

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$1.84

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$154.70

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$27.30

Total project goal

$182.00

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$182.00

3 Donors

-$178.47

Donations toward project cost

-$154.70

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$23.77

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$3.53

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$0.00

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