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Ms. O'Neill from Brooklyn, NY is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Media & Materials for Arts & Crafters in Brownsville

My students need yarn, crochet hooks, felt, stuffing, markers, and duct tape.

  • $536 goal

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My Students

Every Monday and Friday morning, 25 students tumble into Room 428 ready to make something in Arts & Crafts club. I lay out materials on the front table; they choose what to do with them.

My school is made of students who do not have access to a lot of materials due to limited family income.

As the club leader for the Arts & Crafts club for the past year, I have seen how the students thrive in the act of making something with their own hands. My school is located in the middle of a ring of public housing projects in one of the poorest neighborhoods in Brooklyn. The students live in the midst of poverty, crime, and challenge. It is hard for them to concentrate on the work with some of the struggles in their lives.

My Project

The basis of Arts & Crafts club is that it is a student-directed club. The co-leader and I surveyed the students to find out what they most want to make and do in the club, and from that we determined this list of materials. One of my favorite things to do is to watch students poke through the materials available and come up with their own ideas of what to do. Students can't wait to get their hands on yarn and learn how to crochet. Many are very skilled at using felt, stuffing, thread, and needles to create small pillows, ornaments, and stuffed animals. They get twitchy when we run out of the needed materials. A small group of students wants to try their hand at drawing manga-style graphics. Thanks to donations from neighbors, I have a lot of fabric - with the addition of fabric markers, students will get to embellish the creations they make.

Donations to this project will enable a phenomenal group of students the chance to try new arts and crafts and to continue practicing old favorites.

The students benefit from increasing focus, persistence, positive social behaviors, and responsibility. As a teacher, I benefit from seeing how they handle set-backs and successes and from spending time with them engaged in non-academic work. All of this together adds up to improvement in the classroom.

Ms. O'Neill Brownsville Collaborative Middle School of Agriculture and Technology Grades 6-8

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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This project directly supports students at a historically underfunded school. Learn more about our Equity Focus.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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Brooklyn, NY 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

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
24 Roll Variety Pack Solid Colors (brights and regular colors) of All Purpose Duct Tape. Brights Include: green, blue, orange, purple, yellow and pink. Regular colors include: brown, white, black, green, red, and blue. All solid color rolls are 1.89"x 10 yards. • Amazon $31.90 2 $63.80
9" X 12" Assorted Pack Acrylic Craft Felt - 50 Pcs • Amazon $21.50 2 $43.00
Bulk Buy: Red Heart Soft Yarn (3-Pack) Turquoise E728-2515 • Amazon $18.92 2 $37.84
Bulk Buy: Red Heart Soft Yarn (3-Pack) Pink E728-6768 • Amazon $18.92 2 $37.84
Bulk Buy: Red Heart Soft Yarn (3-Pack) Guacamole E728-4420 • Amazon $18.92 2 $37.84
Susan Bates Silvalume Crochet Hook Set in Pouch Sizes F, G, H, I, J, K • Amazon $6.99 5 $34.95
Fairfield Poly-Fil Premium Polyester Fiber, White, 1 Box, 5-Pound • Amazon $31.77 1 $31.77
Crayola Classic Colors Markers Fine Line Boxed • Amazon $7.19 4 $28.76
Tulip Fabric Markers Fine Tip 12pk • Amazon $9.08 3 $27.24
Bulk Buy: Red Heart Soft Yarn (3-Pack) Lavender E728-3720 • Amazon $18.92 1 $18.92
Bulk Buy: Red Heart Soft Yarn (3-Pack) Charcoal E728-9010 • Amazon $14.96 1 $14.96
Bulk Buy: Red Heart Soft Yarn (3-Pack) Royal Blue E728-9851 • Amazon $14.96 1 $14.96
Sharpie 75846 Fine Point Permanent Marker, Assorted Colors, 24-Pack • Amazon $11.97 1 $11.97

Materials cost

$403.85

Vendor shipping charges

 $15.21

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.06

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$455.12

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$80.32

Total project goal

$535.44

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $535.44

3 Donors

-$391.67

Donations toward project cost

-$370.12

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$21.55

match offer

-$100.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$85.00

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$15.00

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$43.77

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 $0.00

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