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Mr. Newman from Clifton, NJ is requesting materials related to food, clothing & hygiene through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Spooky Performance

My students need LED strip lights, black lights, glow tape, glow sticks, glow finger lights, and candy for our Halloween extravaganza.

  • $974 goal

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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

My students are an incredibly diverse population. They come from many different cultures and backgrounds. I have many students that have a primary language other than English.

Many of my students receive free or reduced-price lunch; this allows them to have free or reduced-cost breakfast as well, but they are not able to actually get to school early enough every day to utilize this opportunity.

They work incredibly hard and are very attentive. Most of my students are preparing for college, some directly for a career, and a few for the military.

We are trying to create a community of tolerance, acceptance, and compassion within our school and our teams/clubs. The school is so incredibly diverse (religion, ethnicity, socio-economic, single-parent homes, grandparent homes, etc.), with many immigrant families finding our town to be a wonderful, inviting home.

The high school has many varsity sports including football, baseball, basketball, soccer, lacrosse, volleyball, hockey, track and field, gymnastics, swimming, cross country, tennis, softball, wrestling, golf, Special Olympics, dance, and bowling.

I additionally am a co-mentor for the Mechanical Mustangs FIRST Robotics Team. I work with the team on their team attributes awards, business plan, fundraising, and general science applications.

My Project

Every year our school puts on a spooky Halloween performance. We invite the entire town to come and trick or treat in our building and we each have our own section where we are performing.

This upcoming school year, the robotics team would like to perform in a black light setting.

We will be using the tape to create images in the room, areas where we can dance, and an interactive dance room for the younger students. We will be using the LED fingers and strips to highlight different areas and we will be giving away the glow necklaces to the students who attend the dance performance.

We also need Laffy Taffy and Tootsie Rolls to give away like a traditional trick or treating place would do. We had an amazing time last year during our Halloween performances and I look forward to being able to top it this year!

Mr. Newman Clifton High School Grades 9-12

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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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Clifton, NJ View local requests

More than half 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

500 students impacted 2donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
UV LED Black Light, YKDtronics Indoor/Outdoor 20W UV LED Flood Light, Ultra Violet LED Flood Light for Neon Glow, Blacklight Party, Stage Lighting, Fluorescent Effect, Glow in the Dark and Curing • Amazon Business $29.50 6 $177.00
Glow Sticks Bulk 300 Count - 8" PartySticks Brand Premium Glow In The Dark Light Sticks - Makes Tons of Glow Necklaces and Glow Bracelets (3 Tubes of 100) • Amazon Business $19.99 8 $159.92
Wonka Laffy Taffy 5 Pounds Bulk • Amazon Business $14.99 10 $149.90
Tootsies frooties assorted 5lb (2.27kg) • Amazon Business $18.64 6 $111.84
LED Strip Lights More Than 80 Kinds of Modes Music Activated Rainbow Lights 32.8ft/10m IP65 Waterproof LED Light Strip 5050 RGB LED Strip with RF Controller by DotStone • Amazon Business $89.98 1 $89.98
LED Finger Lights, Amazer 100 Pack Bright Fingers Lights Party Favors Birthday Novelty Toys for Kids Adults • Amazon Business $12.97 4 $51.88
GreyParrot Tape UV Blacklight Reactive, (6 Pack), (6 Colors), 33ft Per Roll, Fluorescent Cloth Tape • Amazon Business $15.01 3 $45.03

Materials cost

$785.55

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$11.78

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$827.33

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$146.00

Total project goal

$973.33

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $973.33

1 Donor

-$324.44

Donations toward project cost

-$324.44

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$0.00

match offer

-$591.64

Match offer toward project cost

-$502.89

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$88.75

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$57.25

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 $0.00

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