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Ms. Cousley from Atlanta, GA is requesting sports & exercise equipment through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Every Kid at WELA Deserves a Quality Gym Experience!

Help me give my students gym equipment like tumbling mats, a balance beam, basketball hoops, play tunnels, and balls!

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Cousley's classroom raised $2,146

This project is fully funded

My Students

Our students are inquisitive, eager to learn, and enjoy high visual content and literature. Our students are special because they come to school every day, ready to learn, without any extra motivation.

Our students are inquisitive, eager to learn, and need high quality physical development experiences.

Our students are inquisitive, eager to learn, and need high quality physical development experiences. Our students are special because they come to school every day, ready to learn, without any extra motivation.

Our students are inquisitive, eager to learn, and need high quality physical development experiences.

My Project

Our Pre-K students are still learning about their bodies and how they move to do various things. Physical abilities are developed mainly through organized activities in the gym. We have a large gym space but very little gym equipment. We want to provide our students with quality gym experiences that will help them develop appropriately. We need tumbling mats, play tunnels, balance beams, bean bag tosses, balls, and lots more!

Physical abilities are mainly developed through organized activities in the gym.

The use of Lakeshore’s super safe tumbling mats, beginner hoops basketball portable hoops, small and super-sized play tunnels, beginner’s balance beam, and hop along balls will help WELA teachers provide the experiences necessary for optimal growth. Teachers will be able to plan organized sports events. These experiences will help our students develop into well-rounded, healthy children.

Ms. Cousley Whitefoord Early Learning Academy Grades PreK-2

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.

Atlanta, GA View local requests

More than 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

164 students impacted 18donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
VE6 - Beginner’s Basketball Portable Hoop with Backboard • Lakeshore Learning Materials $169.00 2 $338.00
LC868 - Super-Safe Tumbling Mat - 4' x 8' • Lakeshore Learning Materials $249.00 1 $249.00
RA298 - Lakeshore 6" Activity Balls - Set of 6 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $19.99 11 $219.89
GB201 - Lakeshore Playground Ball Set • Lakeshore Learning Materials $79.99 2 $159.98
LA243 - Lakeshore Super-Size Play Tunnel • Lakeshore Learning Materials $129.99 1 $129.99
RA191 - Beginner’s Balance Beams • Lakeshore Learning Materials $129.00 1 $129.00
RA667 - Small Hop-Along Ball • Lakeshore Learning Materials $16.99 6 $101.94
LA244 - Lakeshore Giant Play Tunnel • Lakeshore Learning Materials $99.99 1 $99.99
FF561 - Beanbag Board • Lakeshore Learning Materials $69.99 1 $69.99
UB75 - Kickball • Lakeshore Learning Materials $13.99 4 $55.96
CS846 - Hopscotch Carpet • Lakeshore Learning Materials $49.99 1 $49.99
VR292 - Easy-Grip Ball Toss • Lakeshore Learning Materials $8.99 4 $35.96
UB90 - Drawstring Ball Bag • Lakeshore Learning Materials $4.99 3 $14.97

Materials cost

$1,654.66

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$114.17

3rd party payment processing fee

$24.82

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$1,823.65

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$321.82

Total project goal

$2,145.47

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$2,145.47

13 Donors

-$1,186.00

Donations toward project cost

-$1,050.85

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$135.15

match offer

-$909.18

Match offer toward project cost

-$772.80

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$136.38

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$50.29

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$0.00

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