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Mr. Rojas from Elmhurst, NY is requesting materials related to food, clothing & hygiene through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Refueling Our Minds

Help me give my students a snack to help keep them happy and healthy!

  • $189 goal

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Mr. Rojas has another project! Donate to Independent, Creative, and Self-Sufficient to help his classroom.

$294 - complete this project and be a hero

Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

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 Students

I am a Dean in the Community of Leaders with a diverse population of students, ranging from honors to students receiving special education services, and English Language Learners who come from many different cultural backgrounds and educational needs. We are a Title I funded school, which means that students come from many different social and economic circumstances. I have been a Dean for several years now and also have taught math to sixth and seventh graders in the past.

My students are challenged to adjust to different settings, as the pandemic has affected their normal education.

Our city was a very hard hit area from the start and still remains a very hard place for the students to be. To fully adjust, we must not only focus on math skills but social-emotional skills as well. My students strive to live like leaders and they are motivated to succeed. They take pride in their education and work hard to thrive in my math class. We talk like scholars, write like experts, think like innovators, and live like leaders.

My Project

I am requesting snacks my students need to be successful learners! This project is to ensure no student goes hungry during these hard times. Many families are suffering hardships from the current COVID-19 crisis and families of our students have expressed they are unable to afford food at this time. School is not the same and my students sit in one room all day as their teachers travel into the room to teach them different subjects. Students expressed a need for snacks to help keep them alert and motivated to learn, especially after they exercise and play sports in gym class. This project will help my students to have a snack to help them keep focused and learning successfully and have the energy needed before and after their gym workouts! Many students also have expressed a need for a pencil since they have nothing to write with when they come to school.

“Good food is a right, not a privilege, It brings children into a positive relationship with their health, community, and environment” - Alice Waters

It is difficult enough to adjust to learning after such a hard school year last year due to the pandemic, where most of my students were learning from home. Having a snack to help my students feel comfortable will put a smile on my students' faces. To also be hungry while working, is not the proper learning environment for any student. These snack items will help my students have the food they need to concentrate on their classwork and strive just like they did before this pandemic. Students did not have gym class last year, so these snacks will help motivate my students to work hard while exercising.

Mr. Rojas Intermediate School 5 Walter H Crowley Grades 6-8

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.

More about Mr. Rojas

Elmhurst, NY 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

390 students impacted 2donors

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Assorted Candy Party Mix, 5 LB - Bulk Candy - Fun Size Skittles, Top Box Pop Taffy Pops, Fun Dip, and Much More! • Amazon Business $29.99 2 $59.98
Quaker Chewy Granola Bars, Chewy & Dipps Variety Pack, (58 Bars) • Amazon Business $13.99 2 $27.98
Welch's Fruit Snacks, Mixed Fruit, Gluten Free, Bulk Pack, 0.9 oz Individual Single Serve Bags 40 Count (Pack of 1) • Amazon Business $7.48 2 $14.96
OREO Original, OREO Golden, CHIPS AHOY! & Nutter Butter Cookie Snacks Variety Pack, Holiday Christmas Cookies, 2 Count (Pack of 56) • Amazon Business $12.88 1 $12.88
Amazon Basics Woodcased #2 Pencils, Pre-sharpened, HB Lead - Box of 150, Bulk Box • Amazon Business $12.49 1 $12.49

Materials cost

$128.29

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$1.92

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$160.21

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$28.27

Total project goal

$188.48

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $188.48

2 Donors

-$188.48

Donations toward project cost

-$160.21

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$28.27

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 $0.00

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