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

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Snacks For Amazing Students

Help me give my students encouragement, hope and dignity in the form of snacks

  • $317 goal

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Mr. Paterno has another project! Donate to Support Snacks to Sustain Superb Students to help his classroom.

$222 - 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 Project

This project would benefit my students in so many ways. As a New York City Teacher, we are only given $235 dollars to spend on our students for the entire school year ("Teacher's Choice" funds). I have already spent all of this on supplies like fidgets, staplers, highlighters, tissues and writing utensils. I simply do not have enough money to also provide my students with food, which is incredibly important since most of my students come to school hungry every day.

Your donation would serve a vital purpose: giving my amazing students the encouragement, hope and dignity in the form of snacks, like crackers, cookies, chips and candy, they need to succeed in school.

It is quite simply impossible for one to focus and give one's best effort in anything in life if one is hungry or food-insecure. I cannot expect my students to give their best effort if they are starving or depleted of energy. Asking your own teacher for food has to be a humbling experience that many of us cannot even relate to. If teenagers are asking their teachers for food, that just shows how desperate they are for help; students don't ask for snacks unless they absolutely feel the need to.

I believe that all human beings deserve the basic dignity of being fed every day, especially children who have no way of getting food unless their families or trusted adults in their lives provide it for them. It is heart-breaking to hear the personal struggles and hurdles that many of students go through on a daily basis. If you can help me provide them with the food they need to thrive throughout their entire school day, I would be eternally grateful to you!

Mr. Paterno Millennium Art Academy 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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Bronx, 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

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Break Box Healthy Snack Box 23/Box (700-S0001) • Staples $38.21 1 $38.21
Ultimate Variety Sampler Care Package - Gift Package, Snacks, Chips, Cookies, Bars, Candies, Nuts Gift Box, Great for HALLOWEEN, Christmas, Thanks Giving, Office Meetings ,Friends & Family, Military,College Students (50 Count) • Amazon Business $35.97 1 $35.97
Cereal Bars Variety Pack Breakfast Food Snack Box 30 Individually Wrapped Granola Bars Lucky Charms, Cinnamon Toast Crunch, Golden Grahams, Peanut Butter Puffs and Reusable Bag • Amazon Business $34.99 1 $34.99
OREO Original, OREO Golden, CHIPS AHOY! & Nutter Butter Cookie Snacks Variety Pack, 56 Snack Packs (2 Cookies Per Pack) • Amazon Business $23.35 1 $23.35
RITZ Peanut Butter Sandwich Cracker Snacks and Cheese Sandwich Crackers, Snack Crackers Variety Pack, 32 Snack Packs (6 Crackers Per Pack) • Amazon Business $20.48 1 $20.48
SOUR PATCH KIDS & SWEDISH FISH Soft & Chewy Candy Variety Pack, Halloween Candy, 18 Snack Packs • Amazon Business $15.37 1 $15.37
Hot Chips Variety Pack - Takis Fuego, Flamin' Hot Cheetos, and Chester's Hot Fries Pack of 12 with a Mystery Item, Perfect Snack with a Surprise • Amazon Business $14.99 1 $14.99
Welch's Fruit Snacks Mixed Fruit 8 oz 40/Box (PIM84068) • Staples $12.89 1 $12.89
Nabisco Sweet Treats Cookie Variety Pack OREO, OREO Golden & CHIPS AHOY!, 30 Snack Packs (2 Cookies Per Pack) • Amazon Business $12.48 1 $12.48
Rice Krispies Treats Mini Squares, Kids Snacks, Lunch Snacks, Grab n' Go, Original, 15.5oz Box (40 Bars) • Amazon Business $11.56 1 $11.56
Goldfish Cheddar Cheese Crackers, Baked Snack Crackers, 1 oz On-the-Go Snack Packs, 20 Count Box • Amazon Business $9.76 1 $9.76
Fruit Roll-Ups Fruit Flavored Snacks, Jolly Rancher, Variety Pack, 20 ct • Amazon Business $5.68 1 $5.68

Materials cost

$235.73

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.54

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$269.27

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$47.52

Total project goal

$316.79

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $316.79

2 Donors

-$146.04

Donations toward project cost

-$145.13

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$0.91

match offer

-$146.05

Match offer toward project cost

-$124.14

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$21.91

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$24.70

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 $0.00

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