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Mrs. Southworth from Winterville, NC is requesting materials related to food, clothing & hygiene through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Real-World Table Etiquette

Help me give my students formal tableware settings, silverware, napkins, and soup to allow students to become familiar with formal table etiquette.

  • This project is not currently eligible for funding.
  • $1,050 goal

My Project

​​The 75 students in our freshman AVID classes are learning skills they don't typically learn in traditional high school courses. It's important for them to be able to walk with confidence into the real world, prepared with more than just academic skills. After a semester of learning how to "adult," we would like to host a Ron-Clark-inspired Amazing Shake competition to assess their growth.

Through professional interactions with adults, students will demonstrate how to give a good handshake, how to engage in conversation with confidence, and how to stay composed under pressure.

This one-hour competition involves real-world simulations set up around the room. Each student must pass through these simulations while exercising etiquette, composure, and savoir-faire. One of the simulations involves sitting at a table for a wedding reception. There will be multiple kinds of plates and silverware, glasses, soup, and bread. Students will need to not only know how to eat their food in a formal setting (considering what to do with their napkin and which utensil to use with which item) but also how to carry on a natural conversation while doing so.

Your donation will help support the development of manners, discipline, respect, and professional conduct in our students. It will help us prepare our students so that they can present themselves exceptionally well for opportunities that arise now as well as those that will come in the future. Your donation is appreciated more than you could know.

Mrs. Southworth Pitt County Schools Early College High School Grades 9-12

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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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

75 students impacted

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Mikasa Parchment Dinnerware Set, 40 piece set, Service for 8 • Amazon Business $153.36 2 $306.72
Lorren Home Trends 57-Piece Porcelain Dinnerware Set, Alina-GD, Service for 8 • Amazon Business $172.38 1 $172.38
Urban Villa White Cloth Napkins 100% Cotton Dinner Napkins (Set of 12) 18x18 Inches Absorbent Soft Durable Reusable and Washable Napkins - Ideal for Everyday Use Parties Wedding Spring Summer Easter • Amazon Business $20.96 7 $146.72
Campbell’s Condensed Kids Chicken and Stars Soup, 10.5 oz Can (12 Pack) • Amazon Business $20.31 4 $81.24
IRIS USA 72 Qt Stackable Plastic Storage Bins with Lids, 4 Pack - BPA-Free, Made in USA - See-Through Organizing Solution, Latches, Durable Nestable Containers, Secure Pull Handle - Clear • Amazon Business $55.24 1 $55.24
HIWARE 48-Piece Silverware Set with Steak Knives for 8, 18/8 Stainless Steel Flatware Cutlery Set For Home Kitchen Restaurant Hotel, Kitchen Utensils Set, Mirror Polished, Dishwasher Safe • Amazon Business $26.63 1 $26.63

Materials cost

$788.93

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $61.54

3rd party payment processing fee

$11.83

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$892.30

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$157.46

Total project goal

$1,049.76

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