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Ms. Watkins from Detroit, MI is requesting lab equipment through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Keep Cool!

Help me give my students air conditioning. The classroom temperatures can average 96 to 85 degrees year round.

  • $666 goal

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Ms. Watkins has another project! Donate to Sensory exploration through Art to help her classroom.

$863 - complete this project and be a hero

My Students

My students are very bright and energetic. They come to school each day with smile on their faces and an eagerness to learn. We start each day off with universal free breakfast in our classroom. This ensures students have an opportunity to start the day ready to learn! My students are like little sponges, they soak up so much!

My students have varied abilities and are truly unique individuals.

Each of them contributes their own special talent to our community.

My Project

My students need an air conditioner in our classroom to cool things down. Temperatures can be up to 96 defrees during Spring and Fall, during winter months it has been 90 degrees in the classroom. This extreme heat makes it very uncomfortable and hard for students to concentrate on lessons. Many of my preschool students' faces are flushed and the fall asleep from exhaustion before noon. I want to provide the best environment for learning. I want to cool our classroom to offer my students a more suitable learning environment. Nothing in the school environment should hinder their learning process.

Ms. Watkins Greenfield Union Elementary - Middle School Grades PreK-2

Celebrate Black teachers and kids! This project supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of students are Black.

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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Detroit, MI 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

8 students impacted 2donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
PerfectAire PORT14000 14,000 BTU Portable Air Conditioner with Remote Control, EER 8.9, 550-700 Sq. Ft. Coverage • Amazon Business $528.16 1 $528.16

Materials cost

$528.16

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$7.92

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$566.08

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$99.90

Total project goal

$665.98

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $665.98

1 Donor

-$332.99

Donations toward project cost

-$283.04

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$49.95

match offer

-$332.99

Match offer toward project cost

-$283.04

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$49.95

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 $0.00

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