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Ms. Coomber from Chula Vista, CA is requesting sports & exercise equipment through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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7 Soccer Balls for Middle Schoolers to Use During PE!

My students need soccer balls and sports equipment for their Physical Education time.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Coomber's classroom raised $185

This project is fully funded

My Students

My students include 7th and 8th graders whose families have chosen to attend a charter school focusing on Arts and Personalized Learning. They come from all around the southern areas of San Diego County.

I love knowing that I'm building the next generation of artists, performers, and thinkers.

I want to be able to provide them each with the environment and resources that they need to grow and thrive.

There's so many students that can be truly engaged in their learning thanks to arts integration. Some of my students are wonderfully talented at a fine art, dance, or music, and some of them are just beginning to cultivate an interest. My goal is to help each of them reach their fullest potential through constantly integrating art into their learning.

I teach History, but I am also the supervisor for our "Board Games & RPG Club" as well as "Student Council." Moreover, I teach the Comics and Board Games design elective classes.

My Project

We have a large field at our school where students spend PE. We provided a variety of sports equipment at the beginning of the year, but since then we've lost or damaged items until there aren't many left. Students are not allowed to bring their own sports equipment, so over time, there are just fewer options for the students to use during PE.

The teachers at my school have personally purchased several soccer balls for the kids to use over the last couple of years, but I figured it would be a simple and direct way for a community member to contribute to our school.

Kids really brighten up when there are enough soccer balls for each of the groups to use. The importance of Physical Education can't be overstated enough for Americans these days. I hope that these soccer balls help create lifelong 'exercisers' among my students. I'm simply a History teacher, but I understand the positive effects that more PE supplies will have for my students. I'm asking for 7 soccer balls in this project.

Ms. Coomber Pacific Springs Charter School - Otay Ranch Academy for the Arts Grades 6-8 Chula Vista, CA 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

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
adidas AC Milan Supporter Soccer Ball - White - 5 • DICK'S Sporting Goods $14.97 7 $104.79

Materials cost

$104.79

Vendor shipping charges

$10.48

Sales tax

$9.59

3rd party payment processing fee

$1.57

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$156.43

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$27.61

Total project goal

$184.04

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$184.04

1 Donor

-$92.02

Donations toward project cost

-$78.22

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$13.80

match offer

-$92.01

Match offer toward project cost

-$78.21

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$13.80

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$0.00

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