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Ms. Petruff from Northglenn CO is requesting art supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Trashion Show: Promoting Culture and Creativity with Recycled Couture

Help me give my students a sewing machine and projection screen to enable them to create a recycled couture fashion show to promote design thinking and create awareness around sustainability.

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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 Project

The "Newcomer" population (English Language Learners newly arrived from other countries) at our school has been working hard to acclimate to a new culture and for many, a new way of learning in a school setting. In an effort to provide them with authentic and engaging activities to promote both their language acquisition and improve social integration in the school and community, my leadership students are collaborating with them on a project we're calling a "Trashion Show". All the students are learning from community members about sustainability and design principles and we will use them to create fashion from trash and recycled materials. With the help of bilingual leadership students, newcomers will design apparel and model it in the "Trashion Show" for the school and community.

With a heavy-duty sewing machine for recycled couture clothing construction, an inflatable screen and special lighting for the fashion show, newcomers and leadership students will have the materials they need to produce an annual event that will strengthen the connections between students and help the newcomers to feel more integrated in our community, all while advocating for sustainability.

In addition to the Trashion Show, the leadership students would use the inflatable screen to run a family game night for the community. Several times a year we serve dinner and play BINGO and Loteria games to bring families together for food and fun. We also invite local musical talent to perform, so the screen and lighting will not only improve the game visibility, but also level up the quality of the performances.

Ms. Petruff
Never Before Funded Grades 6-8

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Brother ST531HD Strong & Tough 53 Stitch Sewing Machine with Finger Guard • Amazon Business $229.99 1 $229.99
GYUEM 20 feet Inflatable Portable Projector Movie Screen - Huge Air-Blown Cinema Projection Screen Package with Rope, Blower,Tent Stakes - Front & Rear Projection,for Outdoor Party Backyard Pool Fun • Amazon Business $134.99 1 $134.99
monococo Color Changing LED Flood Light Outdoor 25W 4 Pack, Waterproof Yard Light Party Light Stage Light with Remote, RGB Indoor Spot Light Floodlights Uplights for Events • Amazon Business $48.89 1 $48.89
UltraPro LED Rope Lights, 50ft Classic Clear Rope, Warm White Light 3000K, Indoor/Outdoor, Flexible, Linkable, Durable, Rope Lights Outdoor, 54505 • Amazon Business $33.69 1 $33.69

Materials cost

$447.56

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.71

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$484.27

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$85.46

Total project goal

$569.73

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $569.73

1 Donor

-$1.00

Donations toward project cost

-$1.00

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$0.00

Center for Disaster Philanthropy match offer

-$1.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$0.85

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$0.15

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$0.18

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $567.55

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