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Ms. LaCamera from Springfield, IL is requesting materials related to food, clothing & hygiene through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Cooking Fun!

Help me give my students a place to store extra snacks and food for cooking and learning.

  • $625 goal

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My Project

Our current small refrigerator has been great for us to have in the classroom. However, we have had it so long that it is nearing it's expiration date. A bigger refrigerator will allow us to provide more baking and cooking experiences for our prekindergarten students. It would also be great to have it for students to store sack lunch. Cooking and baking provide many opportunities for meeting early learning standard requirements. This enables us to teach measuring, following a recipe, mix ingredients as a science experiment, etc. We love providing hands on learning!

Ms. LaCamera Ridgely Elementary School Grades PreK-2

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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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Springfield, IL 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

32 students impacted 10donors

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
FRIGIDAIRE EFR756-CREAM EFR756, 2 Door Apartment Size Retro Refrigerator with Top Freezer, Chrome Handles, 7.5 cu ft, Cream • Amazon Business $493.10 1 $493.10

Materials cost

$493.10

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$7.40

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$530.50

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$93.62

Total project goal

$624.12

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $624.12

8 Donors

-$399.12

Donations toward project cost

-$339.25

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$59.87

Matching donations from our partners

-$225.00

Match offers toward project cost

-$191.25

Match offers to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$33.75

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 $0.00

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