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

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Fun & Games Help the Brain

Help me give my students pickleball and flag football equipment for P.E.

  • $608 goal

This project expired on September 5, 2025.

This project expired on September 5, 2025.

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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.

My Project

Did you know physical activity helps improve attention and memory? Unfortunately, kids are becoming less active outside of school. Therefore, P.E. needs to be fun and engaging for students but that usually means we need equipment.

We have exhausted all of the equipment we have, we need your help!

P.E. is important because it gives students a chance to shine who may not be the best reader or mathematician, but they could be the fastest or maybe they can shoot a free throw. My students love to participate in P.E. daily but our school has limited equipment and there are only so many games I can make up.

Your donation would help us get flags, footballs, and pickleball equipment. With this equipment, I will be able teach my students the skills necessary to play flag football, pickleball, capture the flag, and several other tag games. Please help me keep P.E. fun and exciting.

Mrs. Hale Smythe Elementary School Grades 3-5

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.

San Ysidro, CA View local requests

More than three‑quarters 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

32 students impacted

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
AboveGenius Pickleball Set with Net, Pickleball Paddles Set of 1 2 3 4, Portable Pickleball Net for Outdoor Indoor Driveway, 4 Pickleball Balls, 1 Storage Bag • Amazon Business $79.89 2 $159.78
Triple Flag Football Set PK 12 • Grainger $43.93 2 $87.86
Triple Flag Football Set PK 12 • Grainger $43.93 2 $87.86
Franklin Sports Official Size Football - All-Weather 1000 Regulation Outdoor Football - Synthetic Leather Adult Ball - Extra Grip Official Size - Brown + White • Amazon Business $10.79 5 $53.95
OLANNY Graphite Pickleball Paddles Set- Premium Rackets Fiber Face & Polymer Honeycomb Core Pickleball Set Includes Pickleball Paddles + Pickleball Balls+ Replacement Soft Grip + 1 Bag • Amazon Business $24.95 2 $49.90

Materials cost

$439.35

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$40.20

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.59

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$516.14

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$91.08

Total project goal

$607.22

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