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Ms. Pagan from Springfield, MA is requesting materials related to food, clothing & hygiene through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Improved Brain Function

Help me give my students Asking about a student who is in need of food .If you're looking for ways to help a student .

  • $209 goal

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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

Looking for support my students with some supply snack to those in need. Students can benefit to do better work, helping the student to concentrated in classroom and behavior students may perform better when they have access to snacks, particularly if the snacks are healthy. Classroom that having small, nutritious snacks throughout the day can help maintain energy levels, improve focus, and boost cognitive functions additionally, snacks can prevent hunger, which can be distracting, allowing students to concentrate better during lessons or while studying.Snacks can play an important role in helping students (and anyone) maintain focus throughout the day. Here’s how the right snacks can support concentration and mental performance:

Ms. Pagan Springfield Public Day Middle School Grades 6-8

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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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Springfield, MA 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

90 students impacted 2donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Pop-Tarts Toaster Pastries, Breakfast Foods, Kids Snacks, Variety Pack (144 Pop-Tarts) • Amazon Business $62.89 1 $62.89
Cheez-It Baked Snack Crackers, Pack of 45 • School Specialty $49.12 1 $49.12
Pringles Potato Crisps Chips, Snack Stacks, Lunch Snacks, Office and Kids Snacks, Variety Pack (27 Cups) • Amazon Business $13.98 2 $27.96

Materials cost

$139.97

Vendor shipping charges

$4.91

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.10

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$176.98

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$31.23

Total project goal

$208.21

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$208.21

1 Donor

-$104.09

Donations toward project cost

-$88.48

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$15.61

match offer

-$104.12

Match offer toward project cost

-$88.50

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$15.62

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$0.00

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