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Mr. McKeon from Brooklyn, NY is requesting materials related to food, clothing & hygiene through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Living Skills Are Essential

Help me give my students the essentials for living. This year we are focusing on our daily living skills, and need shirts, pants, socks, plates, forks, knives, spoons, cups, and napkins to practice our skills.

FULLY FUNDED! Mr. McKeon's classroom raised $274

This project is fully funded

My Students

My students have multiple disabilities, but they don’t let that hold them back! We use a variety of materials in order to facilitate their learning. A blending of physical and digital activities keeps them engaged, as well as engages other students who are not directly involved in the activities.

Many students have speech, OT, and PT services.

It is our goal this year to show the amazing things that we can accomplish, and that we can do anything that our general education peers can do!

My Project

We are focusing on our Essentials For Living in order to increase our Activity of Daily Living Skills. We will be working on skills that can be used when in the kitchen and when doing laundry. We will be transforming a portion of our room into an area for sorting/folding laundry. In the other area, we will have a faux pantry and table setting.

Students will take the skills learned in the class and transfer them to when they are at home in order to become more independent people.

We look forward to learning even more Activity for Daily Living Skills as we continue our journey.

Mr. McKeon PS K053 Grades 6-8

Equity Focus

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

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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
TRIDENT Soft and Plush, 100% Cotton, Highly Absorbent, Bathroom Towels, Super Soft, 6 Piece Towel Set (2 Bath Towels, 2 Hand Towels, 2 Washcloths), 500 GSM, Charcoal • Amazon Business $29.99 1 $29.99
Deluxe Chrome-Plated Steel Small Dish Drainers (Black) • Amazon Business $19.87 1 $19.87
Fruit of the Loom Men's Stay Tucked Crew T-Shirt, Classic Fit-Assorted Colors-6 Pack, Large • Amazon Business $19.48 1 $19.48
TashiBox 9 oz Disposable Plastic Party Cups, 100 Count, Crystal Clear • Amazon Business $17.06 1 $17.06
Amazon Brand - Goodthreads Men's 5-Pack Patterned Socks, Assorted Stripes, One Size • Amazon Business $15.90 1 $15.90
Fruit of the Loom Men's 6-Pack Stay Tucked V-Neck T-Shirt,White,Large • Amazon Business $14.98 1 $14.98
Amazon Basics 360 Piece Plastic Cutlery Set, Black (180 forks, 120 spoons, 60 knives) • Amazon Business $14.75 1 $14.75
Alpine Swiss Mens Cotton 6 Pack Dress Socks Solid Ribbed Argyle Shoe Size 6-12 (One Size, Bright Pack) • Amazon Business $12.99 1 $12.99
Elegant Lunch Napkin 500 Lunch Napkin 1 Ply Pack of 500, White • Amazon Business $11.69 1 $11.69
Fruit of the Loom Men's Eversoft Fleece Sweatpants, Grey Heather, Medium • Amazon Business $10.99 1 $10.99
Fruit of the Loom Men's Eversoft Fleece Sweatpants, Black, Medium • Amazon Business $10.99 1 $10.99
Fruit of the Loom Men's Eversoft Fleece Sweatpants, Khaki Heather, Medium • Amazon Business $10.99 1 $10.99
Genuine Joe 10321 Paper Plates, 6 7/8" (pack of 125 plates) • Amazon Business $10.09 1 $10.09

Materials cost

$199.77

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.00

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$232.77

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$41.08

Total project goal

$273.85

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$273.85

6 Donors

-$263.26

Donations toward project cost

-$232.77

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$30.49

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$10.59

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$0.00

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