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Mrs. Lu-an from Picacho, AZ is requesting lab equipment through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Fighting Hunger

Help me give my students Seed starter kit, seed starter pods, vegetable seeds, and live plants to help fight hunger in our area.

  • 1 donor
  • $493 goal

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Mrs. Lu-an has another project! Donate to Little Things to help her classroom.

$179 - complete this project and be a hero

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 students come from a rural area where we are 100% free lunch. Many of students come from a one parent home and are latch key kids. We have started a garden at my school and our child enjoy working in it. They enjoy planting and seeing what they are able to grow. Many have been able to taste what has came out of it also.

It is our plan on expanding the garden in order to send home what we harvest.

With this being said, our students work hard to get the plots prepared, irrigation ran to the rows, and keep the area beautiful. We are in need of seeds, plants, and starter kits in order to expand.

Our students want to help those in need of food. This is the way that we are able to do that. We will be able to help our students who need food for the weekend with more plots and more vegetables and fruits, we are able to reach more people. The students are able to take home produce that comes from our school garden.

This project will help our whole school community by giving them food for home. Not only will it help our children at school it will also help their whole family have produce at home.

Our project will reach far with giving to the families that are in need. With any extra produce, we will share with the rest of the community. We will give to the residents who surround us, along with the children’s weekend camp down the road.

As our community gives to us, we will also give back to them. It will teach our students that giving is rewarding, and helpful. It will have a lasting effect on them they can carry through adulthood.

Mrs. Lu-an Picacho Elementary School Grades 6-8

Equity Focus

This project directly supports students at a historically underfunded school. Learn more about our Equity Focus.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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Picacho, AZ 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

160 students impacted 1donor

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
PERFECT PLANTS PrimeArk Freedom BlackBerry Bush 1 Gallon | Live Thornless Fruit for Outdoor Planting | Large Fruits for Home Gardens | Dark Purple Berries Emerge During Early Summer • Amazon Business $31.75 3 $95.25
Bonnie Plants Strawberry, Live Plant, 19.3 oz. (4-Pack) • Amazon Business $19.42 2 $38.84
Bonnie Plants Big Boy Tomato Live Vegetable Plants - 4 Pack, 6 - 10 Ft. Plants, 16 - 32 Oz. Tomato Size • Amazon Business $24.91 1 $24.91
200 Pack 30mm Peat Pellets Seed Starter Pods, Seed Starter Soil Peat Pellets for Seedlings, Seeds Starting Peat Pellet for Planting Starter • Amazon Business $22.99 1 $22.99
Seed Starter Trays with Grow Lights, 72 Cells Seed Starter Kit with Lights, 3 Lighting Mode, 4 Timing Set, Germination Kit for Seed Starting Trays, Seedling Starter with High Humidity Control Domes • Amazon Business $22.79 1 $22.79
Bonnie PLANTS Husky Cherry Red Tomato Live Vegetable Plants - 4 Pack, Non-GMO, Bite Sized, Disease Resistant • Amazon Business $21.98 1 $21.98
Set of 43 Assorted Vegetable & Herb Seed Packets - Over 10,000 Seeds! - Includes Mylar Storage Bag - Deluxe Garden Heirloom Seeds - 100% Non-GMO • Amazon Business $19.99 1 $19.99
Bonnie Plants Roma Classic Paste Tomato - 4 Pack Live Plants, Great For Sauces, 3 Inch Long Fruit, Determinate, Non-GMO, Brown/A • Amazon Business $18.72 1 $18.72
Bonnie Plants Sun Sugar Yellow Cherry Tomato - 4 Pack Live Plants, Disease Resistant, 7 - 9 Ft. Tall Plants, Great For Salads & Snacking • Amazon Business $18.72 1 $18.72
Bonnie Plants Jalapeno Hot Pepper Live Vegetable Plants - 4 Pack, Most Popular Chile Pepper, Non-GMO, 24 - 48 Inch Plants, 3 Inch Pepper Size • Amazon Business $18.70 1 $18.70
Black Duck Brand 50 Packs Assorted Heirloom Vegetable Seeds 40 Varieties Over 20,000 Heirloom Seeds, Includes Freedom Farms Vegetable Set Mylar Bag for Optimal Seed Storage! 100% Non-GMO • Amazon Business $18.00 1 $18.00
30 Packs of Deluxe Valley Greene Heirloom Vegetable Garden Seeds Non-GMO(Guaranteed 30 Different Varieties as Listed) • Amazon Business $14.99 1 $14.99
Organic Herb Seeds Variety Pack - 16 Individual Packs - 2025 Season - Basil, Cilantro, Dill, Thyme, Parsley and More! for Indoor & Outdoor Planting (Non-GMO, Certified Organic) • Amazon Business $14.99 1 $14.99
Organic Herb Seeds Variety Pack - 5 Individual Packs - 2025 Season - Basil, Oregano, Dill, Thyme & Parsley. for Indoor & Outdoor Planting (Non-GMO, Certified Organic) • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99

Materials cost

$357.86

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$25.59

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.37

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$418.82

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$73.91

Total project goal

$492.73

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$492.73

1 Donor

-$492.73

Donations toward project cost

-$418.82

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$73.91

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$0.00

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