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Ms. Wilkins from Genoa, IL is requesting technology through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Help Our Students Make Prom Memories That Sparkle and Pop!

My students need instant cameras and film, so the prom committee can create its own photo booth at prom and capture memories that will be with them for a lifetime.

  • $364 goal

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My Students

Our students attend a rural public high school, which serves about 650 students. We are located in an area where the socioeconomic status of many residents is low. Many students have parents who are out of work. Our school relies heavily on state funding and this year, we are struggling once again due to the state not coming through with that funding. Programs and teachers are being cut and our students are feeling the brunt. Our students are creative and kind and they strive to reach their goals no matter what obstacles they face. They continue to achieve successfully despite more challenges and fewer resources. They forge ahead without complaints. Special events like prom and extracurricular activities create hope and joy, as well as an escape from the glaring reality of financial problems and shortages. I hope to purchase materials that will allow our prom committee to save money on a photo booth by creating our own so that students can create memories of special nights in their lives and keep them forever.

My Project

When budgets are low and money is short, our bright, innovative students know how to problem solve creatively and effectively. Our students are hoping for a photo booth at prom this year so they can capture joyful memories, but it's $850 to rent one and we can't possibly afford that, so we want to get creative and make our own!

This project focuses on social emotional growth, creativity, and problem solving skills to overcome financial obstacles kids and teachers constantly face in education, which the kids are doing by hatching the idea of creating a photo booth of their own.

If obtained, the cameras could be used in every aspect of our school, not just at prom. They can be used in the library, in the classrooms, for art projects, at extracurricular events, and pretty much any other area of our school. Please help our kids create memories that sparkle and pop for a lifetime.

Ms. Wilkins Genoa - Kingston High School Grades 9-12

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More than a third 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

650 students impacted 12donors

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Fujifilm - instax mini 8 Instant Film Camera - Blue • Best Buy Education $64.17 1 $64.17
Fujifilm - instax mini 8 Instant Film Camera - Pink • Best Buy Education $64.17 1 $64.17
Fujifilm - instax mini Instant Color Film (2-Pack) • Best Buy Education $14.29 1 $14.29
Fujifilm - instax mini Instant Color Film (2-Pack) • Best Buy Education $14.29 1 $14.29
Fujifilm - instax mini Instant Film - Candy Pop • Best Buy Education $10.52 1 $10.52
Fujifilm - instax mini Instant Film - Candy Pop • Best Buy Education $10.52 1 $10.52
Fujifilm - instax mini Black Instant Film - Black • Best Buy Education $8.43 1 $8.43
Fujifilm - instax mini Sky Blue Instant Film - Sky Blue • Best Buy Education $8.43 1 $8.43
Fujifilm - instax mini Monochrome Instant Film - Black/White • Best Buy Education $8.43 1 $8.43
Fujifilm - instax mini Monochrome Instant Film - Black/White • Best Buy Education $8.43 1 $8.43
Fujifilm - instax mini Monochrome Instant Film - Black/White • Best Buy Education $8.43 1 $8.43
Fujifilm - instax mini Black Instant Film - Black • Best Buy Education $8.43 1 $8.43
Fujifilm - instax mini Black Instant Film - Black • Best Buy Education $8.43 1 $8.43
Fujifilm - instax mini Sky Blue Instant Film - Sky Blue • Best Buy Education $8.43 1 $8.43
Fujifilm - Instax Groovy Camera Case - Blue • Best Buy Education $7.47 1 $7.47
Fujifilm - Groovy Camera Case Base - Pink • Best Buy Education $7.46 1 $7.46
Fujifilm - instax mini Instant Film - Shiny star • Best Buy Education $7.36 1 $7.36
Fujifilm - instax mini Instant Film - Shiny star • Best Buy Education $7.36 1 $7.36

Materials cost

$275.05

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.13

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$309.18

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$54.56

Total project goal

$363.74

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $363.74

10 Donors

-$354.04

Donations toward project cost

-$309.18

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$44.86

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$9.70

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