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Coach Taft from Miami FL is requesting classroom basics through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Fitness in the Nick of Time

Help me give my students a digital scale to their height and weight for the Physical Fitness Gram.

  • $499 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

Celebrate Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

This project is a part of the Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month celebration because it supports a Latino teacher or a school where the majority of students are Latino.

Celebrate Black Teachers and Students

This project is part of the Black History Month celebration because it supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of the students are Black.

My Students

The majority of my students come are low socio-economic backgrounds and are the result of a dream from immigrant parents. However, to me, they are balls of energy and I have the privilege of centering this potential around physical fitness and health. This is crucial because some of them have low self-esteem and body issues, but not on my watch. Together, we can help them reach their full potential.

My Project

No one likes to get on the scale; however, building healthy habits in students while they are young will ensure they focus on their health. On the surface, this project is to provide a digital scale and batteries that can measure height and weight for the Physical Fitness Gram (a statewide fitness test with two checkpoints), but it is so much more.

The scale doesn't lie and it can tell the truth about our health.

This project will enable us to rebrand how students view their bodies and self-esteem. We will ensure that students are educated on why keeping track of their health and monitoring is so important. These are habits that our students need help in creating and nurturing. With your help, our students will meet their goals for their Physical Fitness Gram and have a healthy lifestyle mindset.

Coach Taft
Grades 6-8

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Tanita WB-3000 Digital Physicians Scale 660 lb Capacity • Amazon Business $349.99 1 $349.99
Duracell - CopperTop AA Alkaline Batteries - long lasting, all-purpose Double A battery for household and business - 28 Count • Amazon Business $18.95 2 $37.90

Materials cost

$387.89

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.82

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$423.71

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$74.77

Total project goal

$498.48

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$498.48

10 Donors

-$246.59

Donations toward project cost

-$214.10

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$32.49

Matching donations from our partners

-$246.60

Match offers toward project cost

-$209.61

Match offers to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$36.99

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$5.29

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$0.00

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