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Mrs. Maruja Gonzalez from Miami, FL is requesting classroom basics through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Let’s Build Clerical Employment Skills

Help me give my students, with special needs, employment and independent life skills with a commercial shredder.

  • $198 goal

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Celebrate Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

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

My young adult students (18-22) all have various special needs. The shredder will be part of our office/clerical skills center in our class. Our Transition Program focuses on independent living and employment skills. The shredder will be a tool for both. They will learn the importance of properly disposing of documents with sensitive/confidential personal information, as well as gain employment skills for clerical jobs. They will learn how to stay safe while using office equipment, such as the shredder and others such as a laminating machine and paper cutter (last purchased by myself). With the help of donors, my students will be able to learn in real time.

Mrs. Maruja Gonzalez G Holmes Braddock Senior High School Grades 9-12

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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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Miami, FL View local requests

More than half 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

13 students impacted 5donors

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
TRU RED 16-Sheet Cross-Cut Commercial Shredder (TR-BXC16A) • Staples $136.17 1 $136.17

Materials cost

$136.17

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.04

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$168.21

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$29.68

Total project goal

$197.89

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $197.89

3 Donors

-$99.23

Donations toward project cost

-$94.73

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$4.50

Matching donations from our partners

-$86.45

Match offers toward project cost

-$73.48

Match offers to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$12.97

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$12.22

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 $0.00

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