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Mr. VALENTINE from Chicago IL is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Hey Coach! Can't Play Tennis Without A Net

My students need a tennis net and tennis balls.

  • $375 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

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.

I teach physical education at a high needs school that has 2 beautiful tennis courts. It is in an urban area in which 72% of the students qualify for free or reduced lunch. Tennis is not readily available to many of my students. Due to financial constraints, I currently do not have a budget to purchase needed supplies.

This fall I was able to secure a donated tennis net for school. As a first year teacher, I do not have a budget. I personally purchased tennis balls for my classes. I went to a second hand store and found 20-24 used tennis racquets. The students will benefit through improved conditioning, fun, introduction to a new sport, and higher self-esteem.

My tennis unit is designed to introduce tennis basics in the fall and a more advanced instruction in the spring. My ultimate goal is to begin a competitive program in the summer and intramurals in the fall of 2009. I anticipate having an accomplished tennis player seeking to volunteer this spring. Thus, the tennis program will be able to totally utilize the two courts if we have a second tennis net.

In order for my students to experience the sport of tennis and all the benefits it brings, I will need a net for the tennis court and a supply of tennis balls. It will make it possible for the students to develop the life-long, healthy skill of tennis. It will also build pride in their community, self-confidence, and an alternative to gangs and violence after school.

Mr. VALENTINE
Grades 6-8

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Where Your Donation Goes

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Sportime Tennis® Nets - Best Buy • Sportime, Inc. $179.99 1 $179.99
Dunlop Championship Tennis Balls - Practice Case Pack • Sportime, Inc. $77.59 1 $77.59

Materials cost

$257.58

Vendor shipping charges

 $25.76

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.44

Fulfillment labor & materials

$17.00

Total project cost

$307.00

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$67.39

Total project goal

$374.39

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $374.39

3 Donors

-$361.18

Donations toward project cost

-$307.00

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$54.18

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$13.21

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 $0.00

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