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Ms. Tina Alcain from Kealakekua, HI is requesting lab equipment through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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More Planting Space Needed

Help me give my students more raised beds and shelves for the garden area.

  • $484 goal

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My Project

Our school year is off to a great start and the students are ready to get our raised bed garden up and running! We have room for a few more raised beds, and these oval metal beds are the best! We have some rectangular beds we got last year but we will be taking those out and replacing them with these oval ones instead. We also need more rolling shelves to put pots, tags, hand tools and potting mix ingredients on.

My students are excited to set up the beds and learn how to plant seedlings to put in the beds.

Our first order of business is learning to make potting mix and planting the 10,000 different kinds of seeds we have to see what grows best in our garden. After the plants mature and we can pick the beans, radishes, okra, etc., the kids will learn how to prepare it and eat it. They love the eating part! All of this collaborative learning teaches them to be an employee with skills like dependability, ability to follow directions, self-directed learner, and more that any employer will be happy to employ. I want to prepare my students for the real world so that they are successful human beings in whatever path they may choose!

Ms. Tina Alcain Konawaena High School Grades 9-12

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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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Kealakekua, HI 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

120 students impacted 2donors

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
GADI Raised Garden Bed Kit for Vegetables Flower Galvanized Metal Planter Boxs Designed for Easy DIY and Cleaning Not Twist Or Rot (Color A- Silver) • Amazon Business $53.99 4 $215.96
Amazon Basics 4-Shelf Adjustable, Heavy Duty Storage Shelving Unit on 3'' Wheel Casters, Metal Organizer Wire Rack, Black (36L x 14W x 57.75H) • Amazon Business $71.99 2 $143.98

Materials cost

$359.94

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $15.84

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.40

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$411.18

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$72.56

Total project goal

$483.74

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $483.74

1 Donor

-$205.59

Donations toward project cost

-$205.59

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$0.00

match offer

-$241.87

Match offer toward project cost

-$205.59

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$36.28

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$36.28

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 $0.00

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