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Mr. Dan from Stamford, CT is requesting reading nooks, desks & storage through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Help Our Baristas-to-be Students With Autism Start a Coffee Shop!

Help me give my students the service cart needed to create a life-changing experience in the school community.

  • $258 goal

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Hooray! This project is fully funded

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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

I am teaching a 6th grade class of students with high-functioning Autism, and the biggest challenge is keeping up with their profoundly enthusiastic work ethic. Our ambitions are held back by our school district being under-funded and greatly lacking resources.

They are extremely excited about creating a class store to earn money so as to take trips to local restaurants and practice functioning in the community.

Our school is full of teachers who love coffee, and we know starting a 'coffee cart' will not only help us earn money towards class experiences but help practice vocational and life skills that will greatly help them in life and hopeful careers.

The coffee cart plan is READY TO GO, we just need the supplies! The students will be in charge of everything: using a create google-doc form to take the orders, make the needed amount of coffee per order, deliver the coffee appropriately, collect the cash or class Venmo, bookkeep on our payment spreadsheet, keep the supplies clean, and keep track of supplies inventory.

This project will not only develop important vocational skills, build relationships between our students and the rest of the school community, and serve as a blueprint for helping other Autism classrooms in my struggling district.

My name is Daniel Schiels and I have been teaching students with special needs for over 15 years. I strongly believe in incorporating functional skills/experiences into my instruction-- and giving my students real-world experiences. I also know starting vocational skills early is vital, especially for people with special needs who may not have the same opportunities later in high school and post-secondary education.

Please help us! And help these amazing kids become better members of society, that they so badly wish to belong to!

Mr. Dan Cloonan Middle School Grades 6-8

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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.

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More than half 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

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Rubbermaid Commercial Products 2-Shelf Utility/Service Cart, Medium, Lipped Shelves, Standard Handle, 500 lbs. Capacity, for Warehouse/Garage/Cleaning/Manufacturing • Amazon Business $185.91 1 $185.91

Materials cost

$185.91

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.79

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$218.70

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$38.59

Total project goal

$257.29

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $257.29

1 Donor

-$257.29

Donations toward project cost

-$218.70

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$38.59

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 $0.00

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