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Ms. Makini from New York, NY is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Living in Color

My students need black and white and color ink cartridges for their printer.

  • $442 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

I currently work with students with visual processing disorders. This means that they are unable to view images in gray scale. Looking for Elmer, the patchwork elephant, in the middle of a meadow is like looking for Where's Waldo in Grand Central Station! Please help them to see!

I work with students with intellectual disabilities and students with autism who are also English Language Learners.

Many of my students are non-verbal, or have limited expressive language. However, they have double the challenge, since not only are they learning a second language, they are learning to communicate.

My Project

My students need black and white and color ink cartridges for their printer. Our students communicate with pictures. They use pictures to express their wants and needs, to participate in academic conversations, and communicate with teachers and peers. Teachers use pictures to keep students engaged, to clarify meaning, and to support vocabulary instruction. Pictures are a vital tool for communication in our school. If you walked into our building on a typical day, you would see students with communication devices (covered in printed pictures), teachers and other adults walking with picture symbols to aid communication, as well as hallways and classrooms covered with these printed symbols.

Pictures are a vital tool for communication in our school.

Not only will color ink give our students an opportunity to SEE, but it also gives our students a VOICE. If you are able to help us by providing some of the ink that we use in a school year, it would be greatly appreciated by the school, teacher, and the students!

Ms. Makini P94M at PS 361 Grades 3-5

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

Equity Focus

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.

More about Ms. Makini

New York, NY View local requests

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

62 students impacted 12donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
LD © Compatible Lexmark C734 / C736 Set of 4 Toner Cartridges: 1 Black C734A1KG / Cyan C734A1CG / Magenta C734A1MG / Yellow C734A1YG • Amazon $339.99 1 $339.99

Materials cost

$339.99

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.10

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$375.09

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$66.19

Total project goal

$441.28

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $441.28

10 Donors

-$250.59

Donations toward project cost

-$222.09

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$28.50

match offer

-$180.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$153.00

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$27.00

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$10.69

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 $0.00

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