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Mr. Gelsomino from Tampa FL is requesting sports & exercise equipment through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Bocce for Military Children

My students need four bocce ball sets to enhance their P.E. experience.

  • $247 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

My Students

Do you remember how much fun it was to discover new activities in PE class?

My students are very special because they could have a parent deployed.

They are mini inspirations to themselves and others around them, even if they don't know it yet.

My 600 students in grades K-5 attend a public school located on a military base in Florida. It is an international coalition of wonderful kids! I want to expand their PE curriculum to include Bocce, an international sport.

My Project

My students will learn about the history of Bocce. Bocce is a perfect game of inclusion, requiring an underhand toss of a weighted, handheld ball. The objective of the game is to place the balls closest to the target. Also, I want the students to focus on respect for each other. I am requesting 6 games to keep all students moving.

This project is important because it is PE "outside of the box".

I played kickball, dodgeball and tag as a child in school. Let's broaden the horizon for 500 military children. Thanks for your support! Even I can't wait to play Bocce!

Mr. Gelsomino
Grades PreK-2

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
BOCCE BALL -TRIUMPH SPORTS SET 100MM COMPOSITE MOLDED • School Specialty $40.25 4 $161.00

Materials cost

$161.00

Vendor shipping charges

 $16.10

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.42

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$209.52

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$36.97

Total project goal

$246.49

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $246.49

0 Donors

-$0.00

Donations toward project cost

-$0.00

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$0.00

match offer

-$246.49

Match offer toward project cost

-$209.52

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$36.97

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 $0.00

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