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Mr. Purdy from Spartanburg, SC is requesting sports & exercise equipment through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Landing with Confidence

Help me give my students and athletes the ability to safely train and learn new moves in the wrestling practice room at school! Landing pads help with confidence and building technique.

FULLY FUNDED! Mr. Purdy's classroom raised $541

This project is fully funded

My Project

The crash pad selected for this project will allow for student athletes to work on new moves in their chosen sport of wrestling with out fear of landing incorrectly and hurting themselves or another wrestler. Having the confidence to be willing to try something new and improve their techniques so that they can eventually feel confident to do what they have learned with the mats in practice and eventually in a real life match situations with out the assisted mat is crucial step in the process of learning new things. The ability to have a mat that can be transported between the high school and middle school allows for more students to be reached with this one item!

Mr. Purdy J.G. McCracken Middle School Grades 9-12

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.

Spartanburg, SC 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

100 students impacted 2donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
We Sell Mats Thick BiFolding Gymnastics Crash Landing Mat Pad • Amazon Business $395.72 1 $395.72

Materials cost

$395.72

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$27.90

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.94

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$459.56

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$81.10

Total project goal

$540.66

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$540.66

1 Donor

-$270.33

Donations toward project cost

-$229.78

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$40.55

match offer

-$270.33

Match offer toward project cost

-$229.78

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$40.55

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$0.00

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