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Ms. Stith from Baltimore, MD is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Going for Games

Help me give my students games that they can play outside or inside.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Stith's classroom raised $481

This project is fully funded

My Project

Our library has been super busy during lunches with over 100 students in the library during lunches each day. This excitement is awesome and really encouraging to see, but the library is getting overcrowded and some of the students who need a quieter, calmer space during lunch are finding that the library is just too busy/packed. Our students have a 45 minute lunch to allow them to decompress between their classes and this is great time for them to play a game or two before their next class--which is part of why the library is so popular. What I'd like to do is buy larger and more durable versions of some of our most popular games like Connect Four, Jenga (Tumbling Towers), and Chess/Checkers that we can use in our new courtyard area.

We'd like to have these copies of the games available so that students can use them in the cafeteria as well as the library and so that more students can benefit from their use and receive the socio-emotional benefits of play and decompression during their lunch.

Our students are from all over Baltimore and many commute across the city in order to attend this school for one of the 20 vocational and technical career pathways that we offer. We are the largest high school in the city and serve a diverse student population including students from multiple linguistic, ethnic, religious, and socio-economic backgrounds. Playing games together is one of the ways that they are able to build connections and forge new bonds.

Ms. Stith Mergenthaler Vocational Technical Senior High School 410 Grades 9-12

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This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Baltimore, MD View local requests

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

999 students impacted 3donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
SpexDarxs Giant 4 in A Row Game, Wooden Jumbo 4-to-Score Set for Indoor & Outdoor Family Fun-Line Up Four Travel Board Games with 42 Coins & Ring Holders & Carrying Bag • Amazon Business $63.99 2 $127.98
ApudArmis 60 PCS Giant Tumble Tower, (Stack up to 5Ft) Pine Wooden Stacking Timber Game with 1 Dice Set - Classic Block Giant Outdoor Game for Teens Adults Family • Amazon Business $55.99 2 $111.98
Giant Floor Game - Chess • Nasco $35.66 1 $35.66
JOYPRO Wooden 4 in a Row Game, Kids Board Games for Kids 5 6 8 10 12 Year Olds, Travel Games for Kids and Adults, 2 Player Classic Family Board Games for Christmas Birthday Gift Coffee Table Decor • Amazon Business $14.99 2 $29.98
BLUE PANDA 35 Foot Tug of War Rope for Adults Outdoor Games, Field Day, Summer Camp, Family Reunion, Team Building Activities • Amazon Business $27.89 1 $27.89

Materials cost

$333.49

Vendor shipping charges

 $19.95

Sales tax

 $20.01

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.00

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$408.45

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$72.08

Total project goal

$480.53

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $480.53

2 Donors

-$374.65

Donations toward project cost

-$323.45

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$51.20

match offer

-$100.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$85.00

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$15.00

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$5.88

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

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