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Mrs. Smathers from Rural Valley, PA is requesting reading nooks, desks & storage through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Your Garbage Is Our Treasure

Help me give my students in Key Club to look more professional and show our seriousness in saving the planet and recycling.

  • 16 donors
  • $906 goal

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My Project

Key Club collects recyclable plastic bottles, aluminum cans, and office paper. Our current receptacles are homemade and we would like to show how serious we are about saving the planet and looking more professional. We do not currently have enough to cover the entire campus and this project will increase visibility to the students.

We are able to reduce our reliance on trash collection and landfills.

The club is able to help the school save money by reducing waste disposal. Having better receptacles to increase the students usage of recycling.

Mrs. Smathers West Shamokin Junior Senior High School Grades 9-12

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Rural Valley, PA 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

427 students impacted 16donors

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Alpine Industries Polypropylene Commercial Indoor Recycling Bin, 23-Gallon, Lime Green, 3/Pack (477-LGRN-3) • Quill.com $163.99 2 $327.98
Mobile Recycling Container Blue 50 gal. • Grainger $192.45 1 $192.45
Bankers Box Fellowes Waste/Recycling Bins, 42 Gallon, White, Pack of 10 • School Specialty $110.39 1 $110.39
Suncast Commercial TCN2030 Narrow Trash Can Without Handles, 30.00" Height x 11.08" Width, 23 gal Capacity, Gray • Amazon Business $28.99 3 $86.97

Materials cost

$717.79

Vendor shipping charges

 $11.04

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$10.77

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$769.60

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$135.81

Total project goal

$905.41

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $905.41

13 Donors

-$644.18

Donations toward project cost

-$547.57

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$96.61

Matching donations from our partners

-$261.21

Match offers toward project cost

-$222.03

Match offers to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$39.18

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$0.02

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 $0.00

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