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Ms. Hollis from Los Angeles, CA is requesting lab equipment through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Engraving Lifetime STEAM Experiences

Help me give my students the ability to create art and express themselves with technology!

  • $727 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

My school serves girls who come from backgrounds that include intense trauma, serious poverty, and disenfranchisement from "traditional" schools. In most cases, when they come to us, they don't even know what tech is and sadly would never have the chance to touch it even if they did--let alone create and dream.

For some of my kids, the only reason they come to school is the opportunity to use our makers' space to express themselves creatively.

Sometimes, it's the only way they can express themselves at all.

The laser engraver was a particularly popular tool. Every piece the girls created was not only an exercise in making for making's sake--they were also an expression of love. Their first thoughts were universally asking if they could make something special for a loved one. For many of our students, laser engraved gifts they made as part of our STEAM programming are the first gifts they've ever been able to give--I'm sure you see why the holiday season saw particularly heavy use of the equipment!

They learned graphic design, odd quirks of file types, and even how to troubleshoot their files and the machine. This gave them invaluable skills and abilities they can transfer to other tech applications--all while engaging in the soul-deep work of creation and creativity.

Kids pop into my room daily to ask if they can work on a project or if the engraver is fixed yet, and I've been trying to find the resources to do it. I haven't yet had the heart to tell them that we may not be able to fix it.

Our machine was older and worked poorly with new software. I realized a new machine will give them SO MUCH MORE opportunity to create! Please help us keep this beautiful work alive!

Ms. Hollis New Village Girls Academy 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.

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Los Angeles, CA View local requests

Nearly all 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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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Longer Ray5 20W Laser Engraver, 120W Laser Cutter and High Accuracy Laser Engraving Machine, CNC Machine for DIY Personalized Gift, Wood, Metal, Acrylic, Leather, Glass Laser Class ii • Amazon Business $530.99 1 $530.99

Materials cost

$530.99

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $48.59

3rd party payment processing fee

$7.96

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$617.54

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$108.98

Total project goal

$726.52

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $726.52

4 Donors

-$363.26

Donations toward project cost

-$308.77

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$54.49

match offer

-$363.26

Match offer toward project cost

-$308.77

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$54.49

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 $0.00

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