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Mr. Sandhoefner from Anchorage, AK is requesting flexible seating through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Bowling Pins and Bean Bags for Skills Practice

Help me give my students bowling pins and bean bags for throwing target practice and invasion games.

FULLY FUNDED! Mr. Sandhoefner's classroom raised $178

This project is fully funded

My Project

I teach physical education at our elementary school in Anchorage, Alaska. Our amazing K-6th grade students come from very diverse backgrounds and almost all qualify for free and reduced lunches.

Our school has four structured learning classrooms and a preschool program that will benefit from your donation as well.

There are many more activities that I would love to incorporate into my PE program, but we are currently lacking the proper equipment. Along with teaching health, fitness, and sports activities, my PE program focuses greatly sportsmanship, teamwork, self-control, problem-solving and mindfulness. These are skills that can be used in all other aspects of school and in life and would be enhanced through the proper equipment this donation project would bring.

Most of my students do not have opportunities for sports and fitness activities outside of the school day, so high quality PE instruction is paramount to their overall health and wellbeing.

These bowling pins will be used for many different activities that will promote the physical, social and emotional, and cognitive development in the students at our school. They will be used as a target for various throwing activities, objects for invasion and strategy games, and numerous other activities.

This is my third year at ur school and much of the equipment is old, broken, or incomplete. I'm hoping to build the equipment supplies for my students so that they can have the best PE experience possible for many years to come. Thank you for considering to donate to our amazing students!

Mr. Sandhoefner North Star Elementary School Grades PreK-2

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.

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Nearly all 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

400 students impacted 1donor

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Prextex 12 Pack Nylon Bean Bags - Fun Sports Outdoor Family Games - Bean Bag Toss - Carnival Toy - Bean Bag Toss Game - Small Bean Bags for Kids - Bean Bags for Cornhole - Mini Beanbags for Tossing • Amazon Business $20.99 3 $62.97
Champion Sports Plastic Bowling Pins: Set for Training & Kids Games , Red/White • Amazon Business $54.26 1 $54.26

Materials cost

$117.23

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$1.76

3rd party payment processing fee

$1.76

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$150.75

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$26.60

Total project goal

$177.35

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$177.35

1 Donor

-$177.35

Donations toward project cost

-$150.75

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$26.60

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$0.00

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