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Mr. Stepansky from Philadelphia, PA is requesting sports & exercise equipment through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Koosh Balls

Help me give my students two dozen Koosh Balls to practice throwing and catching

FULLY FUNDED! Mr. Stepansky's classroom raised $272

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 Project

The resources I am asking for are 2 sets of 12 Koosh balls. These balls are great to help develop eye hand coordination for my younger grades. I will use them to help my younger students develop the ability to catch and throw.

These Koosh balls are also great for my students with sensory issue because students love to be able to feel the material the ball is made out of which also helps them catch and throw the ball.

Thank you for your support because the donors are always there to help my students succeed.

Mr. Stepansky Juniata Park Academy Grades 6-8

Equity Focus

This project directly supports students at a historically underfunded school. Learn more about our Equity Focus.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Philadelphia, PA View local requests

Nearly all 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

874 students impacted 6donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Koosh Balls Multi-Color Gift Set Bundle - 12 Pack • Amazon Business $98.89 2 $197.78

Materials cost

$197.78

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.97

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$230.75

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$40.72

Total project goal

$271.47

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$271.47

5 Donors

-$224.14

Donations toward project cost

-$200.87

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$23.27

match offer

-$35.15

Match offer toward project cost

-$29.88

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$5.27

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$12.18

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$0.00

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