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Mr. VanDenBerg from Springdale, AR is requesting art supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Maker-ing Our Way To A New Business

Help me give my students tools they need to expand our school-based enterprise!

  • $678 goal

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My Students

Our school is a special place to so many students and teachers. Being a public charter school we have students who attend from all across the region. This unique group of students comes together every day to form our #PhoenixFam!

Our vision is Advanced, Accelerated, College, Industry.

Students are challenged academically with both advanced placement and concurrent credit options and have the option of graduating with an associate's degree as a high school senior. We also offer multiple programs of study for students to take electives and pathways connected to in-demand careers which provide additional opportunities for students to excel.

My Project

Several years ago our students began a student ran coffee shop. Students arrive before school every morning to make drinks and serve them to their peers. Over the years the coffee shop has been tremendously successful and has become a critical element of the culture of our school.

This year our coffee shop has opened in a new permanent location in the school lobby and is ready to begin offering new products to our customers!

Having this equipment will allow students to create new items to sell as we expand our merchandise offerings. Our students are so creative and I know they will love the opportunity to see their creativity come to life by using this equipment to create new goods and products that we can sell at the coffee shop. They will work directly with clients to customize t-shirts, bags, cups, or other school spirit items.

Students in the class will learn business, financial, and economics skills such as marketing, profit and loss, and supply and demand. This will help them to become more financially literate as they see first-hand how being an entrepreneur and participating in the economy can benefit them for the rest of their life.

Mr. VanDenBerg
Grades 9-12

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Cricut Maker, Blue with Basic Tool Set, Core Colors and Premium Vinyl - Permanent, 12” x 12” Adhesive Decal Sheets Brights Sampler • Amazon Business $393.00 1 $393.00
YRYM Heat Transfer Vinyl Bundle : 52 Pack 12" x 12" PU Iron on Vinyl, 32 Assorted Colors Iron on Vinyl with Christmas Buffalo Plaid HTV for Heat Press Design T-Shirts • Amazon Business $44.59 1 $44.59
Amazon Basics 3-Shelf Heavy Duty Shelving Storage Unit on 2" Wheel Casters, Metal Organizer Wire Rack, Black (23.2L x 13.4W x 32.75H) • Amazon Business $39.99 1 $39.99
Craft World 0.4 Tip Fine Point Pens for Cricut Explore Air 2 /Maker, Ultimate Fine Point Pens Set of 30 Pack Assorted Tools Accessories Writing Drawing Pen Compatible with Cricut Cutting Machine • Amazon Business $19.99 1 $19.99

Materials cost

$497.57

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$41.05

3rd party payment processing fee

$7.46

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$576.08

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$101.66

Total project goal

$677.74

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$677.74

6 Donors

-$329.60

Donations toward project cost

-$295.91

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$33.69

match offer

-$329.61

Match offer toward project cost

-$280.17

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$49.44

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$18.53

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$0.00

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