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Ms. Oitker from Quincy, IL is requesting sports & exercise equipment through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Hockey Fun

Help me give my students a set of safe hockey sticks to use during Physical Education!

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Oitker's classroom raised $361

This project is fully funded

My Project

Our students love to participate in Physical Education each week. We want to offer them different types of activities and lessons they would not normally get outside of the typical school day. Floor Hockey is a great way for our students to learn how to properly hold a hockey stick, strike a ball with the blade of the hockey stick and think of others safety while playing. Floor Hockey is a unique activity for them to play! They love it when the walk in the gym and see the container full of hockey sticks! They immediately know the week is going to be fun during PE. The 30" DOM Supersafe Hockey set is perfect for our students. The blade is soft to keep our students from getting hurt and the shorter sticks can be used by all of our students!

During Floor Hockey, we have found out we do not have enough hockey sticks for every student to participate during skill activities.

We start our lessons with basic fundamentals of how to hold the hockey stick correctly and safely so others don't get hurt. From there, we have them participate in dribbling and passing skill lessons so they are comfortable with the hockey stick in their hands and we, their teachers, can check what they have learned and are holding the hockey stick properly and keeping the blade low to the ground.

Our goal for our students is to be safe. We also want them to learn the basic skills and game rules of Floor Hockey so we can play short games with them during PE. We work on shooting goals, passing to others and working on their knowledge of offense and defense.

Ms. Oitker Sara Atwater Denman Elementary School Grades 3-5

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This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Quincy, IL 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

450 students impacted 3donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
DOM SuperSafe Hockey Set, Includes 10 Sticks, 2 SuperSafe Pucks and 2 Balls, Up to Age 12 • School Specialty $247.79 1 $247.79

Materials cost

$247.79

Vendor shipping charges

 $24.78

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.72

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$306.29

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$54.05

Total project goal

$360.34

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $360.34

2 Donors

-$50.00

Donations toward project cost

-$42.50

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$7.50

match offer

-$310.34

Match offer toward project cost

-$263.79

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$46.55

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 $0.00

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