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Ms. Alleyne from Monroe, NC is requesting flexible seating through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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2024-2025 Kickoff in Style!

Help me give my students comfy and quiet classroom where they can buckle down and focus!

  • $287 goal

This project expired on December 15, 2024.

This project expired on December 15, 2024.

My Project

The precut tennis balls will help quiet the well used desks and chairs, and provide students with a quiet environment where they can be laser focused on the tall task of learning a ton of new material. It is hard to concentrate when we get up to work as our chair legs scrape loudly on the floor, causing a break in concentration. I would love to muffle those sounds so that my students aren't taken away from their learning. This would require four tennis balls per chair and four tennis balls per desk. That means I need eight tennis balls per student. Help me to minimize distractions and maximize focus and learning for all students!

Ms. Alleyne Shiloh Valley Elementary School Grades 3-5

Celebrate Black teachers and kids! This project supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of students are Black.

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.

Monroe, NC View local requests

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

100 students impacted

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Queekay 150 Pieces Precut Tennis Balls Bulk Tennis Balls for Chairs Furniture Tennis Balls Chairs Leg Floor Protector Foot Covers Tennis Balls for Non Slip Rubber Glide Tennis Ball Coverings (Black) • Amazon Business $116.99 1 $116.99
Macarrie 100 Pcs Precut Tennis Balls Bulk for Furniture Legs Tennis Ball Chair Foot Covers for Floor Protection Tennis Ball Desk Leg Coverings (Black) • Amazon Business $77.99 1 $77.99

Materials cost

$194.98

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$15.21

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.92

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$243.11

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$42.90

Total project goal

$286.01

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