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Mrs. McCoy from Stockton, CA is requesting sports & exercise equipment through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Badminton: Let’s Get Outside

Help me give my students a team sport for safe break-time activities and snacks.

  • $2,970 goal

This project expired on July 7, 2025.

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My Project

The goal of this project is to give my STEM students a low-key sport right outside my classroom. Students need a place to go when frustration sets in. GATE students want to reach for the end goal of creating the best projects. I always tell my students that they need to take a break when they are experiencing anxiety in finding the solution to their STEM projects.

Badminton would provide a stress-relieving activity outside.

Having a block while working on their project goals might cause anxiety in my students. Being able to go outside and play a few rounds of an easy sports game would allow my students the ability to engage in an activity that doesn’t require one to be extremely athletic.

No score will have to be kept. Students can use this project to also form a team afterschool once they learn how fun this game is! Not every student loves to run around but Badminton is the right sport for just the right amount of movement to get the dendrites connecting so that students can get back in the game of learning.

I’m going to be seeing 180 students per day. The snacks would be consumed very quickly! If a student is hungry and can’t work then a quick snack would be able to bring them right back to working on their STEM projects. My STEM class will have many different projects going on. Students will be preparing themselves to solve problems for Science Olympiad, and so many other STEM competitions opportunities!

Help me give my students the encouragement and motivation to have an engaging and understanding classroom. Thank you all for your consideration!

Mrs. McCoy Elkhorn Elementary School Grades 6-8

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

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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More than a third 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

180 students impacted

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Physical Education Parachute 30 ft Dia • Grainger $239.99 1 $239.99
Sportime Complete Sport Badminton Kit, 25 Pieces - Aluminum/Steel/Nylon - Comfortable • School Specialty $215.02 1 $215.02
Champion Sports? Deluxe Equipment Inflating Pump • Quill.com $214.59 1 $214.59
Healthy Snack Bars To Go & Bars Gift Variety Pack (Care Package 66 Count) Comes in Elegant LA Signature Gift Box -Bulk Sampler Bars Military Care Package, Office Meetings & More • Amazon Business $44.99 4 $179.96
Sportime Replacement Badminton Racquets, 26 Inches, Assorted Colors, Set of 6 - Aluminum/Steel - Elementary-Middle School - Kids - Comfortable • School Specialty $89.02 2 $178.04
Hot Chips Snacks Variety Pack for Adults - Fiery Spicy Snack Bag Care Package - Gift Box Bulk Assortment (30 pack) • Amazon Business $39.99 4 $159.96
Ultimate Variety Sampler Care Package - Gift Package, Snacks, Chips, Cookies, Bars, Candies, Nuts Gift Box, Great for HALLOWEEN, Christmas, Thanks Giving, Office Meetings ,Friends & Family, Military,College Students (50 Count) • Amazon Business $35.97 4 $143.88
Rolling Dry Erase Board 46 x 32 - Large Portable Magnetic Whiteboard with Stand - Double Sided Easel Style Whiteboard with Wheels - Mobile Standing Whiteboard for Office, Classroom & Home • Amazon Business $139.99 1 $139.99
ZOOFOX 6 Pack Plastic Storage Bins with Lids, 6 Quart Stackable Clear Storage Containers, Latching Box for Organizing Snacks, Crafts, Toys, Tools (Blue handle) • Amazon Business $24.99 5 $124.95
Sportime Juggling Scarves, 17 x 17 Inches, Set of 108, Orange - Nylon - Early Childhood-Elementary - Toddler • School Specialty $108.97 1 $108.97
Champion Sports? Indoor/Outdoor Horseshoe Set • Quill.com $40.69 2 $81.38
Sportime Tournament Yeller Badminton Shuttlecocks, Yellow, Set of 6 • School Specialty $14.92 4 $59.68
Champion Sports Badminton Net, 21 x 2-1/2 Feet - Nylon - Durable • School Specialty $19.50 3 $58.50
Lotus Biscoff Cookies, Caramelized Biscuit Cookies, 160 Cookies (8 Sleeves of 10 XL Size Two-Packs) Vegan, 8.8 Ounce (Pack of 8) • Amazon Business $25.52 2 $51.04
Champion Sports? High Volume Air Pump • Quill.com $50.87 1 $50.87
OREO Original, OREO Golden, CHIPS AHOY! & Nutter Butter Cookie Snacks Variety Pack, 56 Snack Packs (2 Cookies Per Pack) • Amazon Business $22.58 2 $45.16
Nabisco Fun Shapes Variety Pack, Barnum's Animal Crackers, Teddy Grahams and CHIPS AHOY! Cookies, 20 Snack Packs • Amazon Business $8.37 5 $41.85
OREO Mini Cookies, CHIPS AHOY! Mini Cookies, SOUR PATCH KIDS Candy & Nutter Butter Bites Cookies & Candy Variety Pack, 32 Snack Packs • Amazon Business $20.68 2 $41.36
RITZ Bits Cheese and RITZ Bits Peanut Butter Cracker Sandwiches Variety Pack, 20 Snack Packs • Amazon Business $9.86 3 $29.58
Pringles Snack Stack Variety Pack Crisps, 27 Tubs /Carton (3800018263) • Quill.com $26.99 1 $26.99
cridoz 15 Rolls 1/8 Whiteboard Thin Tape Pinstripe Art Tape Dry Erase Board Grid Tape Lines Pinstriping Electrical Marking Tape, Assorted Colors • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99

Materials cost

$2,197.75

Vendor shipping charges

$62.02

Sales tax

$201.09

3rd party payment processing fee

$32.97

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$2,523.83

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$445.38

Total project goal

$2,969.21

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