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Ms. De La Cruz from Danville, VA is requesting computers & tablets through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Rewarding a Generation of Deserving Students

Help me give my students the ability to worry less on college-related expenses and more on making college their new homes. They deserve the opportunity to prepare coffee during difficult school days and a fridge to meal prep.

  • $571 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

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.

Celebrate Black Teachers and Students

This project is part of the Black History Month celebration because it supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of the students are Black.

My Students

The students you will be gifting are some of the most resilient and radiant students you could ever meet at this high school. They've earned each and every thoughtful contribution that you make, and they all deserve to be recognized for their work.

Apart from conquering the chaos of 2020, these students have done what no other group has done before them.

They have adapted to an entirely new system of learning. Some are full-time parents juggling a full-time course-load and part-time jobs. Others are the first in their families to apply to college, and there are those that against all odds, graduate from high school and make it to college.

These students understand the importance of creating successful post-secondary plans for themselves. Their dreams range from attending a four-year institution to a trade school to serving our country via the military, and that's what makes these students unique.

My Project

When low-income, first-generation students are recognized and rewarded for beating the odds, pursuing their dreams, and seeking out higher education, they become the catalyst for upward mobility and change.

The barriers that these students have to overcome in their communities and personal lives sometimes make it extremely difficult for them to afford certain things.

To some, coffee is just coffee and laundry detergent is a staple in their households, but for these students, coffee is a seldom luxury that they can award themselves and laundry detergent isn't a necessity, so they skip out on it for a month or two. Some of these students are also parents, and most of us are all too familiar with the expenses of diapers and raising a child.

Having been a low-income, first-generation student myself, it was the small things that brought me the biggest comfort. A personal fridge made it easier to feed myself and meal prep, a printer meant I always had an opportunity to complete my assignments on time, and a durable backpack became my nearest companion for the next four years. These students have fought long and hard for an equal opportunity to attend college, and they deserve all of the aforementioned things because they've most definitely earned it.

Ms. De La Cruz
Grades 9-12

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Insignia? - 1.7 Cu. Ft. Mini Fridge - Black • Best Buy Education $96.52 1 $96.52
Keurig - K-Mini Plus Single Serve K-Cup Pod Coffee Maker - Matte Black • Best Buy Education $85.99 1 $85.99
HP - DeskJet 3755 Wireless All-In-One Instant Ink Ready Inkjet Printer - Stone • Best Buy Education $80.55 1 $80.55
Under Armour Hustle 5.0 Backpack • DICK'S Sporting Goods $41.25 1 $41.25
Under Armour Hustle 5.0 Backpack • DICK'S Sporting Goods $41.25 1 $41.25
Cuties Premium Jumbo Diapers Size 5, 108/PK (CR5001) • Staples Advantage $32.99 1 $32.99
Tide Liquid Laundry Detergent, Original, 96 loads 138 fl oz. (23068) • Staples Advantage $31.99 1 $31.99
Trademark Heavy Duty Jumbo Sized Laundry Bag, Red • Staples Advantage $11.29 1 $11.29
Nike Hyperfuel 18 oz. Squeeze Water Bottle • DICK'S Sporting Goods $9.99 1 $9.99
True Clear Purified Bottled Water, 16.9 fl. oz. Bottles, 24/Carton (TC54594) • Staples Advantage $9.65 1 $9.65
Downy April Fresh Liquid Fabric Conditioner, Fabric Softener, 51 fl oz 60 Loads (35762) • Staples Advantage $6.99 1 $6.99

Materials cost

$448.46

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.73

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$485.19

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$85.62

Total project goal

$570.81

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $570.81

14 Donors

-$536.67

Donations toward project cost

-$485.19

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$51.48

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$34.14

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