This project is part of the Black History Month celebration because it supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of the students are Black.
My Project
My students love to create things. Using a knitting machine to create new garments from old ones teaches them how to prevent waste and protect resources. For this project, students will use unwanted knitted items that are donated or purchased at a thrift store. These items will be deconstructed (unraveled) and the yarn will be wound into balls. The students will use the balls of yarn to make hats using the knitting machines. The hats will be donated to patients at a cancer treatment center.
By participating in the project students learn how to take items that may be discarded or headed to a landfill and create something that will be beneficial to people and the environment.
DonorsChoose is the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.
As a teacher-founded nonprofit, we're trusted by thousands of teachers and supporters across the country. This classroom request for funding was created by Mrs. Elizabeth Dennis and reviewed by the DonorsChoose team.
{"pmaHash":"","schoolCity":"Upper Marlboro","showProjectRecommendations":true,"teachersOnPage":[6347287],"isTeacherViewingTheirOwnProject":false,"hideTeacherDetails":false,"schoolState":"MD","teacherPossessivePronoun":"her","PMsManager":null,"schoolGradeType":{"id":4,"name":"High School"},"TeacherPMForms":{},"proposalId":8325321,"proposalMessageFormModel":null,"numActiveProjects":0,"completingDonationAmount":269,"teacherHasClassroomPhoto":false,"proposalURL":"https://www.donorschoose.org/project/whats-old-is-new-again/8325321/","verifyShowPhotos":"","eligibleToBeCopied":false,"mayHaveReplacements":false,"numStudents":999,"teacherScreenName":"Mrs. Elizabeth Dennis","isEquityFocus":true,"authorIds":{"6347287":{"owner":"Mrs. Elizabeth Dennis","donationSalutations":{}}},"displayedPercentFunded":0.08504592479939167,"proposalsOnPage":[8325321],"proposalHash":"4458069","isApplePayMobileOnly":true,"progressBarPercentage":8.50,"pmaId":"","teacherProfilePhotoURL":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/136/teacher-placeholder-4_136.png","teacherHasProfilePhoto":false,"currentWorkflowStatusCode":7,"teacherChallengeId":21372092,"photosPublished":false,"queryString":"","DonorPMForm":null,"isApplePayEnabled":true,"fundedByTarget":false,"activeProject":null,"donorIdsForImpactPhotoCheck":[],"teacherId":6347287,"schoolCounty":"Prince Georges","fullyFunded":false,"isStudentLed":false,"isExpired":false,"schoolStateObj":{"code":"MD","name":"Maryland"}}