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Mr. Oszust from Brooklyn, NY is requesting sports & exercise equipment through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Keeping Down the Noise

Help me give my students the tennis balls for our chairs to keep down the noise in the classroom.

  • $442 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

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Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

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 Project

Have you ever tried to rearrange a group of 25 or more teenagers in a smooth, orderly and quiet manner? It's a contradiction of terms.

Our students come from every corner of the world, seeking a new life of opportunity and freedom here in the United States.

They come with the hope that education will allow them to meet their full potential.

To keep them engaged, I use many different activities and learning set-ups during the class period. This requires that the chairs and desks be rearranged constantly. I have found that if the chair and desk legs are outfitted with tennis balls, they can be moved across the room with ease and quiet.

Since the room arrangement is often changed to fit the activities of the day, the ability to accomplish the move quickly and quietly allows for a smooth transition from one activity to the next activity.

My Project

My students need tennis balls to quiet the classroom noise. As you can imagine, tennis balls are not usually included in the list of essential school/classroom supplies.

And with the drastic cuts to school budgets, it is not likely to ever be funded by the school.

Every semester, I need to change the balls as they are worn out, and pick up much dust and dirt. To supply my classroom, I usually recycle tennis balls (the extra duty work best and last longest) from a nearby tennis court, however, they are not always available. I've exhausted my supply, and once again find myself in need of tennis balls to quiet down my room.

Mr. Oszust Brooklyn International High School Grades 9-12

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This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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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

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Penn Championship Tennis Balls - Extra Duty Felt Pressurized Tennis Balls - 24 Cans, 72 Balls • Amazon Business $84.95 4 $339.80

Materials cost

$339.80

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.10

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$374.90

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$66.16

Total project goal

$441.06

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $441.06

1 Donor

-$187.45

Donations toward project cost

-$187.45

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$0.00

match offer

-$220.53

Match offer toward project cost

-$187.45

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$33.08

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$33.08

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

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