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Ms. Burgess from Porter TX is requesting sports & exercise equipment through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Keep Calm and Play Tennis

My students need tennis rackets, tennis balls and baskets to carry the balls.

  • $2,213 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

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Celebrate Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

This project is a part of the Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month celebration because it supports a Latino teacher or a school where the majority of students are Latino.

My Students

Hurricane Harvey has had a significant impact on our students, faculty, and staff. Many of our students and their families have lost so much. But each day we are taking steps to move forward and to create a brighter future. I work at an Early College High School where students work hard to finish not only their high school diploma, but an Associates Degree from the local community college.

The majority of our students are from low-income households that are historically underrepresented in college.

Our students are faced with many challenges in school, as well as outside of school. Regardless of these challenges, students come to school each day eager to learn. They want to build a better future for themselves and they know education is the way. As their teacher, I want to do everything I can to help my students succeed.

My Project

We are recovering from Hurricane Harvey and I am looking for ways to help students de-stress. As the PE teacher at our school, I try to teach activities and sports that the students enjoy, but I also want to teach them new ways to exercise and de-stress. One sport that our students don't have much experience with is the sport of tennis. I would LOVE to teach them how to play tennis. I think tennis is a great way to spend time with friends and family, and a great way to de-stress.

The donations for this project will help me get equipment needed to teach students how to play tennis.

We need rackets, balls, and baskets to carry the balls. The good news is we have access to six tennis courts that are across the street from our school. With your generous donation, I could get the equipment and teach my students a sport they could play for a lifetime. This would have a positive impact on their lives both now and in the future.

Ms. Burgess
Grades 9-12

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Wilson HYPERion PowerX 1 Tennis Racquet - Gray • DICK'S Sporting Goods $44.98 12 $539.76
Wilson Federer Tennis Racquet - Red • DICK'S Sporting Goods $35.00 12 $420.00
Wilson US OPEN Tennis Racquet - Blue • DICK'S Sporting Goods $34.99 12 $419.88
Tourna Permanent Pressure Tennis Ball Set - 60 Pack - Yellow • DICK'S Sporting Goods $59.99 2 $119.98
Hop-a-Razzi Elite 65 Tennis Ball Basket - Electric Yellow • DICK'S Sporting Goods $44.99 2 $89.98
Tourna Youth Stage 1 Low Compression Tennis Balls - 60 Pack - Yellow • DICK'S Sporting Goods $69.99 1 $69.99

Materials cost

$1,659.59

Vendor shipping charges

$165.96

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$24.89

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$1,880.44

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$331.84

Total project goal

$2,212.28

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$2,212.28

2 Donors

-$1,106.14

Donations toward project cost

-$940.22

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$165.92

Matching donations from our partners

-$1,106.14

Match offers toward project cost

-$940.22

Match offers to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$165.92

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$0.00

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