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Mr. Griff from Bronx, NY is requesting other through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Why is My Cheese Melted?

My students need a fridge for the class so I can give them food when they haven't eaten at home.

  • $208 goal

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My Students

My kids are a great bunch and sometimes I wonder how much more amazing they would be if they had some nutritional food in their system. Most of them don't eat anything even remotely healthy and I feel that there chances of learning might be advanced by healthy snacks...and bribery. :-)

Mostly kids from low income areas of the Bronx.

Some come from as far as BK but that's a zoning issue. My kids are hip high schoolers who talk about books, argue about classic situations, are big in class but shy against upper class man (they're freshman) They are always looking for reasoning to eat some junk and my first period starts so early I let them eat food in class as long as its not insanely loud.

My Project

A couple of months ago one of my student made the off hand comment she was hungry. I asked if she had eaten breakfast and she said no she hadn't had the time. I recalled seeing her with chips or some other fattening food and recalled this past summer when I did a nutritional cleanse how much better I felt daily. I wanted to start bringing in cheese sticks, fruit slices...water bottles...small sandwiches for them...but then I realized...where I am going to put this stuff. The small fridge will be used to store healthy snacks for kids who haven't eaten and sometimes rewards. The sticker is just something I bought before and they liked...pardon the pun...but I seem to have lost.

I have the feeling my class has a home away from home vibe.

My kids this year are kind of encouraging me that the feeling is mutual. Hopefully my endeavors not only make the environment more welcoming and pleasant but also allow students to physically feel how nutrition can play a role in their daily educational circumstance.

Mr. Griff Bronx Aerospace High School Grades 9-12

Celebrate Black teachers and kids! This project supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of students are Black.

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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.

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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
Avanti SHP1700W - refrigerator - freestanding - white • Best Buy for Business $109.07 1 $109.07
Round Teacher Stamp - FACEBOOK LIKE - Red Ink • Amazon $9.59 1 $9.59

Materials cost

$118.66

Vendor shipping charges

 $25.80

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$1.78

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$176.24

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$31.10

Total project goal

$207.34

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $207.34

2 Donors

-$207.34

Donations toward project cost

-$176.24

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$31.10

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