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Ms. Mancuso from Yonkers, NY is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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My Sister's Keeper: the Key(chain) to Success!

Help me give my students keychains and pins to build their My Sister's Keeper lanyards to display their bond of sisterhood.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Mancuso's classroom raised $208

This project is fully funded

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 Project

"It's MSK time, Let it Shine!" My Sister’s Keeper: Yonkers is a culturally responsive initiative designed to promote positive self-concept and identity development, foster cultural capital and pride, deepen peer bonding through the exploration of sisterhood, and empower our young women with the ability to spread their wings and SOAR! Sisterhood, opportunities for agency and impact, academic success through engagement, and resilience and hope)

We want our girls to create lanyards and accept a different keychain and pin for each activity to show the growth through the restorative practice and relationship building they do.

With your help we plan to use the keychains for each lesson we work through and build unity. We want our girls to be proud of who they are and the connections they are building as one strong family and the keychains they collect through each activity symbolizes the work they are doing to be future leaders.

For our first activity we ask the young ladies to complete a personal flower chart, filling in each petal using the prompts provided. For example "Something I am proud of is.." or "An experience that has affected my character and made me who i am is.." We then collect the flower and read out the statements on each petal asking the girls to only comment on others petals and what value they see in those experiences.

As we build our community it is not always easy to be brave but vulnerable and to provide each girl with a SUNFLOWER keychain to add to their lanyard we want it to remind them of the petals that make them unique. This is just one of the many, many, MANY sessions we have planned for this year!

Ms. Mancuso Lincoln High School Grades 9-12

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.

Yonkers, 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

200 students impacted 3donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Ceenna 100 Pcs Butterfly Enamel Pins Bulk Cute Backpack Lapel Pins Steampunk Goth Horror Brooches Colorful Moth Butterfly Decoration for Clothes Women Gift • Amazon Business $33.99 1 $33.99
winee 48 pieces Pom Poms Keychains Bulk Puff Ball Keychain Fluffy Soft Artificial Faux Fur Puff Ball Keychain Accessories with Tassels and Keyrings for Women Girls • Amazon Business $19.99 1 $19.99
ZHWKMYP 25Pcs Disco Ball Keychain, Disco Ball Keychains Bulk, Mini Silver Disco Ball Key Chain Party Favors for Party Supplies Decorations • Amazon Business $9.99 2 $19.98
Landical 30 Pcs Cute Enamel Pins Bulk Flowers Plant Enamel Lapel Pin Spring Floral Enamel Brooch Pins Set Cartoon Summer Plants Backpack Pins for Clothing Bags Jackets Accessories Supplies DIY Crafts • Amazon Business $18.99 1 $18.99
12/24/48 pcs Small metal crown brooch pins for women fashion men suit jacket clothing Gold silver Diamond wedding party Pageant Decorative Invitation brooches pin holiday gift bulk (golden-48PCS) • Amazon Business $18.99 1 $18.99
Jadive 48 Pcs Sweet Donut Party Favors Donut Keychain Sweet Doughnut Theme Birthday Party Supplies Pendant Ornament for Christmas Kids Boy Girl Gift Reward Goodie Bag Fillers, 12 Colors • Amazon Business $16.99 1 $16.99
Ecally 36 Pcs Rainbow Inspirational Keychain Bulk Gifts for Women Inspirational Quotes Teacher Present Bulk Rainbow Keychain • Amazon Business $14.99 1 $14.99

Materials cost

$143.92

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.16

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$176.08

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$31.07

Total project goal

$207.15

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$207.15

2 Donors

-$207.15

Donations toward project cost

-$176.08

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$31.07

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$0.00

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