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Mrs. Garcia from Shreveport, LA is requesting classroom basics through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Cutting Up in FACS

Help me give my students the opportunity to use chef grade knives to learn their cutting skills. The purchase of the Nonstick Cutlery sets will allow them to practice with different types and sizes of knives.

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My Students

My students are excited, motivated, talented individuals who know technology is the way of the future. We focus on bringing real-life situations into the classroom to help them prepare for life on their own when they go to college. Many students care for their families by working or taking care of younger siblings, and my classes give them skills they need to be successful at home with their families as well as when they live life on their own.

My students come from all walks of life and are eager to learn life skills that will help them in the real world.

Our school is nestled in the northwest corner of Louisiana and we pride ourselves on our family and community focus. As a first year teacher, I could not have asked for a more wonderful group of students to work with!

My Project

Giving my students the ability to use different sizes and types of knives will prepare them for work in a food-related setting. Having the cutting training tools will allow each kitchen to rotate through the different cuts and measurements they need to know in order to perform the skills well.

I hope you will consider helping our students by contributing to this project.

We are working tirelessly to prepare these students for culinary careers outside of high school. The ability to distinguish between cuts and tools is necessary for success and providing them with these new knives and cutting guides is a step in the right direction.

Mrs. Garcia Captain Shreve High School Grades 9-12

Celebrate Black teachers and kids! This project supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of students are Black.

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.

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Shreveport, LA 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

450 students impacted 12donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Good Cook Nonstick Cutlery - Four-Piece Set • Nasco $27.50 8 $220.00
Mercer174 Rules Training Tool • Nasco $19.95 8 $159.60

Materials cost

$379.60

Vendor shipping charges

 $37.96

Sales tax

 $33.22

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.69

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$486.47

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$85.85

Total project goal

$572.32

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $572.32

9 Donors

-$488.06

Donations toward project cost

-$416.35

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$71.71

Matching donations from our partners

-$82.50

Match offers toward project cost

-$70.12

Match offers to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$12.38

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$1.76

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 $0.00

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