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Ms. Martinez from Des Moines IA is requesting lab equipment through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Getting Down and Dirty Garden Club

Help me give my students the resources of learning to grow there own veggies from the ground up and to see the process.

  • 1 donor
  • $217 still needed

expires Jun 25

  • 1 donor
  • $217 still needed
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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

Our garden club members enjoy the process of digging in the dirt, to raking the leaves, and planting the seeds. This is why we need garden tools and gloves to ensure all of our club members have the tools they need and to not have to share or wait for a certain tool to start or finish a task.

Our goals is to teach our club members how to start and care for a vegetable garden at school and hopefully at home as well.

Our club members are eager to learn and to gain information and truly enjoy the gardening experience we have here at our Middle School.

Ms. Martinez
Never Before Funded Grades 6-8

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Burpee Natural Purpose Granular 4-Lb Organic Food for Growing Strong Plants | Good for Vegetable Garden, Flower Garden & Seed Starting, 4 lb, 4lb. Bag • Amazon Business $18.91 3 $56.73
Garden Tools Set, YAUNGEL Gardening Tools Heavy Duty Stainless Steel Gardening Supplies Hand Tools with Wooden Handle, Storage Tote Bag, Ideal Gardening Gifts for Women and Men • Amazon Business $23.99 1 $23.99
Vegetable Starter Kit Seed Vault - 20 Delicious Varieties of Vegetables - Non-GMO Heirloom Non-Hybrid Seeds for Planting - Grow Your Own Victory Garden or Start Homesteading - Survival Garden Seeds • Amazon Business $19.99 1 $19.99
Miniature Fairy Garden Accessories Outdoor, Terrarium Fairy Garden Supplies Kit, Zen Garden Accessories, Tiny Figurines Set, Micro Ornaments Kit, Miniatures Dollhouse Decorating, Japanese Desk Top • Amazon Business $17.99 1 $17.99
Burpee Best Starter Kit | SuperSauce, Fourth of July, Shimmer & Steakhouse | 4 Tomato Seed Packets, 4 Pots, 4 Coir Pellets & 4 Plant Markers • Amazon Business $16.33 1 $16.33
Indoor Herb Garden Starter Kit, 5 Non-GMO Herb Seeds - Basil, Parsley, Rosemary, Thyme, and Mint with Complete Planting Set Including Jute Bags, Markers, Soil Disks, Shears for Kitchen Herb Garden DIY • Amazon Business $15.99 1 $15.99

Materials cost

$151.02

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $10.34

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.27

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$193.63

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$34.17

Total project goal

$227.80

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $227.80

1 Donor

-$10.00

Donations toward project cost

-$10.00

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$0.00

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$1.76

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $216.04

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