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Mrs. Dakessian from Chicago IL is requesting sports & exercise equipment through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Help Support Middle School Winter Recess and Indoor Activities!

Help me give my students warmth, safety, and entertainment for this cold Chicago winter.

  • $677 goal

This project expired on March 29, 2023.

This project expired on March 29, 2023.

My Project

Our school is a very unique elementary and middle school in the uptown neighborhood of Chicago. We serve one of the most diverse areas in the city - and our small school has English Learners that speak over 30 different languages! Many of our students are refugees that come to our school to find a safe space. In addition, over 1/3 of our student population receives special education services. Our amazing and unique students are not the only special pieces that make up our school. Our unique space sprawls over two city blocks, with our middle school being a few streets away from our main elementary building. We also do not have a gym and have been using a community space in order to ensure that our students' physical education and recess minutes are met.

The cold winter months in Chicago are quickly approaching, and we want to ensure that our students are warm, happy, entertained, and most importantly safe.

Please help us create the best recess and indoor activity space that our students absolutely deserve!

We appreciate your kindness and generosity and hope that our students will be able to enjoy the cold Chicago winter months with joy! We would like to offer our students some safe and warm games and activities ASAP to keep them busy during these cold months. These resources will ensure our students will be able to continue to get some physical activity during our indoor recess due to the weather. Our end goal will be to have enough games and activities for each table of students (and thank you to a generous donor who already brought us a microwave!).

Mrs. Dakessian
Grades 6-8

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
NOMU On-The-Go Hot Chocolate Packets (Bulk 50 count) 3.25lb - Just Add Water Gourmet Instant Cocoa Powder Mix Individual Sachets • Amazon Business $32.99 6 $197.94
AND1 Street Grip Premium Composite Leather Basketball & Pump- Official Size 7 (29.5”) Streetball, Made for Indoor and Outdoor Basketball Games (Orange) • Amazon Business $24.99 3 $74.97
Soccer Ball Size 3 for Kids, Runleaps Ball Toys with Star Pattern Official Size Soccer Balls for Training, Playing, Boys, Girls, Toddlers Age 3 - 8 ( Blue ) • Amazon Business $22.99 3 $68.97
WILSON AVP Soft Play Volleyball - Official Size, Blue • Amazon Business $16.95 3 $50.85
Pictionary Board Games for Family Night, Gifts for Kids, Adults and Game Night, Quick-Draw Guessing , Unique Catch-All Category [Amazon Exclusive] • Amazon Business $21.99 2 $43.98
Ayeboovi Toss and Catch Ball Set Kids Toys Outdoor Games for Kids Outside Toys Beach Toys Camping Games Indoor and Yard Game for Kids and Family (4 Mitts & 4 Balls) • Amazon Business $19.97 2 $39.94
Spot It! World of Pixar Card Game | Game for Kids | Age 4+ | 2 to 5 Players | Average Playtime 10 Minutes | Made by Zygomatic • Amazon Business $14.99 2 $29.98
Zygomatic Spot It! Marvel Emojis Card Game | Game for Kids | Age 6+ | 2 to 8 Players | Average Playtime 15 Minutes | Made • Amazon Business $14.99 2 $29.98

Materials cost

$536.61

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$8.05

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$574.66

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$101.41

Total project goal

$676.07

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