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Mrs. Bauer from Lowell, MA is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Helping to Find Our Way!

My students need 25 compasses to use during our hikes and orienteering activities!

  • $496 goal

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Hooray! This project is fully funded

My Students

Do you remember your first hike? Most of my inner-city students have never been out in nature. They don't own hiking boots, and they don't hike up mountains, other than the metaphorical ones that present themselves as obstacles to their learning and growth.

My Outdoor Adventures Club students are enthusiastic about getting closer to nature.

We have taken them hiking, and the pride they showed at the top of the mountain was indescribable. Rarely do they have the opportunity to get outside of the city and into the woods that are just miles from their homes. Yet, they so desperately want these experiences. Our club members are incredibly diverse - they include immigrants, refugees, and non-English speakers. Almost all of them come from poverty-stricken families who are working hard to provide their kids the basics. They can't afford to give them the extras - which is why I am trying to help bridge the gap for them.

My Project

I am trying to build up a supply of gear for our Outdoor Adventures Club. Our kids can't afford to buy their own equipment, so my goal is to create a gear room from which they can borrow what they need for our adventures. We are starting small, with compasses! We will use these on hikes, and for orienteering classes and scavenger hunts. Your donations will help us make the first step toward accumulating gear for our students!

This project is incredibly important because our inner-city kids need the opportunity to get into nature.

Consider these findings: Nature buffers the impact of life stress on children and helps them deal with adversity. The greater the amount of nature exposure, the greater the benefits. Nature helps children develop powers of observation and creativity and instills a sense of peace and being at one with the world. You have the opportunity to help bring the outdoors to wonderful students.

Mrs. Bauer
Grades 9-12

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Where Your Donation Goes

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
COMPASS COMPACT • School Specialty Inc. $13.86 25 $346.50

Materials cost

$346.50

Vendor shipping charges

 $34.65

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.20

Fulfillment labor & materials

$35.00

Total project cost

$421.35

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$74.36

Total project goal

$495.71

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $495.71

10 Donors

-$400.71

Donations toward project cost

-$340.60

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$60.11

match offer

-$95.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$80.75

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$14.25

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 $0.00

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