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Ms. Shari from New Orleans, LA is requesting materials related to food, clothing & hygiene through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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La Vie Pads: Hygiene Products

Help me give my students a variety of La Vie organic cotton feminine hygiene products.

  • $468 goal

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My Students

My students are super nerdy and they excel at academics. In any case, if they have a GPA lower than 2.5, they are ineligible to participate in cheerleading and dance teams.

My students are extremely dedicated to their sports activities although it is not always easy, with their packed schedules.

My students cheer at football and soccer games. They are an important part of the school spirit. Same for the dance team. They participate in Mardi Gras parades with great success. My dance team also participates in competitions.

I also help the nurse in the front office when she is occupied elsewhere (we are on two campuses).

My Project

Half of women have experienced “period poverty,” according to new research.

A survey of 2,000 women (aged 18–55) found that 49 percent have faced a lack of access to sanitary products, menstrual hygiene education, toilets, hand washing facilities and/or waste management.

And results revealed that four in five think period poverty is a real problem. We have over 200 teenage girls at school who are under Free and Reduced Lunch federal status. This means that their families are economically challenged.

Furthermore, feminine hygiene product are overpriced, which increases the issue.

Beyond price, there are menstrual emergencies due to lack of access to products. An emergency leak can happen anywhere. A survey reports that one in two (55 percent) women admitted to having been in need of a menstrual product when they didn’t have one.

Our female students come to me very often. They are embarrassed to ask for a pad or a tampon. I think that a high school is the perfect place to stock hygiene feminine products for girls who need a pad in an emergency situation and for the girls who can't afford them.

Thank you very much for helping!

Ms. Shari Benjamin Franklin High School Grades 9-12

More about Ms. Shari

New Orleans, LA View local requests

More than three‑quarters 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

999 students impacted 5donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
La Vie Organic Cotton Top Sheet* Feminine Pads with Wings, Ultra Thin, Regular, 64 Count (2 Bags of 32) • Amazon Business $19.16 5 $95.80
La Vie Organic Cotton Top Sheet* Feminine Pads with Wings, Heavy Absorbency, Long, 60 Count (3 Bags of 20) • Amazon Business $19.16 5 $95.80
La Vie Organic Cotton Top Sheet* Panty Liners, Ultra Thin, 108 Count (3 Bags of 36) • Amazon Business $16.80 5 $84.00
La Vie Organic Cotton Top Sheet* Feminine or Postpartum Pads with Wings, Overnight, Long, 48 Count (3 Bags of 16) • Amazon Business $19.16 3 $57.48

Materials cost

$333.08

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$29.14

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.00

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$397.22

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$70.10

Total project goal

$467.32

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$467.32

4 Donors

-$93.18

Donations toward project cost

-$80.40

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$12.78

match offer

-$372.73

Match offer toward project cost

-$316.82

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$55.91

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$1.41

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

$0.00

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