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Ms. Martinez from Cudahy, CA is requesting lab equipment through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Relaxing in the Garden

Help me give my students two raised beds with trellis and gardening soil to create a garden outside of our elementary library. These resources will help create a calming area where students can sit and read.

  • $499 goal

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Ms. Martinez has another project! Donate to Calming Area for Middle School Students to help her classroom.

$196 - complete this project and be a hero

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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

We have over one hundred fifth graders who will be transitioning to middle school in June, 2024. They are eager to create a nice space to enjoy and to leave behind for the younger students to use as a calming area or reading areas. They have noticed that when special needs students are upset, they don't have an area where they can have some space to calm down or just relax while reading quietly. They want to engage in assembling the flower beds, requesting donations from flowers local nurseries to make a relaxing garden area in our school. Students will engage in keeping the area clean, and in planting beautiful plants in the flower beds in order to decorate and create a wonderful area for students, staff, and parents to enjoy when they visit our library.

Ms. Martinez Ellen Ochoa Learning Center Grades 3-5

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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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Cudahy, CA View local requests

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

150 students impacted 1donor

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Idzo Raised Garden Bed with Trellis, Durable Oil Coated Planter with Trellis, 71 Inches Height Vertical Gardens Outdoors with Convenient Non Woven Lining for Better Plants Growing • Amazon Business $119.91 2 $239.82
Glee Potting Soil: 2 cu ft (50 qt) Compressed Outdoor Indoor Plant Garden Soil with Nutrients, Expands from 0.4 cu ft (Two Pack) • Amazon Business $28.99 4 $115.96

Materials cost

$355.78

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $32.55

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.34

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$423.67

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$74.77

Total project goal

$498.44

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $498.44

1 Donor

-$498.44

Donations toward project cost

-$423.67

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$74.77

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 $0.00

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