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Mrs. Sears from Ogden, UT is requesting sports & exercise equipment through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Go Gaga for Gagaball!

Help me give my students an opportunity to move, laugh and be active with a Gaga Ball Pit!

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Sears's classroom raised $618

This project is fully funded

My Project

My students are diverse, and eager to have experiences and learn, but do not have many because of financial circumstances in their lives and our school funding limitations. They are also athletic and hard-working. Many students experience hard life situations and learn to deal with them at an already confusing time in teenager life. Through it all, they are hopeful, bright, and determined! I desire to do my best to give back to them what they give me daily. In every class, I have various students with their own strengths and weaknesses, likes and dislikes when it comes to physical activity. Our program tries really hard to focus on each student and their interests. Since this is our goal, we are continually trying to make our dollar stretch to provide various physical fitness plans that incorporate innovative activities and team sports. Gaga Ball is crazy, fun, active, fast and kind of like dodgeball for your feet. It definitely gets kids moving, laughing and active!

Mrs. Sears T.H. Bell Junior High School Grades 6-8

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.

Ogden, UT 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

600 students impacted 17donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
20FT Gaga Ball Pit Inflatable with Air Blower Gagaball Court Portable and Easy to Set up,Inflates Under 2 Minutes,Gaga Game for Outdoor Indoor School Family Summer Camp Activity • Amazon Business $448.00 1 $448.00
Gaga Playground Balls 3pk (8.5 inches) w Air Pump +Extra Needle -Durable Rubber Pack for Dodgeball, Kickball, Gagaball Official Play and Schools - Fun Outdoor Recess Toys and Accessories Gift for Kids • Amazon Business $19.79 2 $39.58

Materials cost

$487.58

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$7.31

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$524.89

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$92.63

Total project goal

$617.52

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$617.52

17 Donors

-$601.68

Donations toward project cost

-$524.90

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$76.78

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$15.85

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$0.00

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