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Mr. McAvoy from Charlotte NC is requesting other through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Help Us Improve Our Tennis Skills!

My students need a bucket of practice tennis balls and two tennis ball pick-up tubes.

  • $196 goal

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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

Do you remember learning a new sport for the first time? My student-athletes are energized and ready to learn tennis, but need the materials to succeed!

My student-athletes are hungry to learn and and acquire new skills in tennis.

They want to be a part of a team that collectively improves; they want to be be proud when they complete with other teams. To be frank, many of them have never played tennis or held a tennis racquet; they come from a very high poverty neighborhood with limited athletic resources. Regardless, they are committed to joining the High School tennis team, and I feel a strong ethical obligation to ensure they have what they need to succeed. I want to show them how much they can grow given their efforts and passion.

My Project

In order to become a collaborative, talented team, we need materials to practice the right skills. Currently, we have only a few cans of balls and a few practice racquets. In order to do drill work and provide them with the practice they need, we need more tennis balls. The tennis ball pick-up tubes allow us to practice efficiently. I can also use these materials during my raquet sports elective class to introduce my students to the sport of tennis.

As a PE teacher and tennis coach at a high poverty school, I am completely invested in building confidence and skill in all of my students.

I believe that physical education is an imperative part of their day, and these resources will allow them to build competency and confidence in who they can be as strong student athletes.

Mr. McAvoy
Grades 9-12

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
BALLS TENNIS PENN PRESSURELESS PACK OF 48 • School Specialty $56.99 1 $56.99
BALL TENN TUBE 21 • School Specialty $28.49 2 $56.98

Materials cost

$113.97

Vendor shipping charges

$11.40

Sales tax

$8.89

3rd party payment processing fee

$1.71

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$165.97

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$29.29

Total project goal

$195.26

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$195.26

5 Donors

-$194.84

Donations toward project cost

-$165.97

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$28.87

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$0.42

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$0.00

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