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Ms. V. from Durham NC is requesting reading nooks, desks & storage through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Middle School Athletes Matter!

Help me give my students who play on athletic teams an outdoor bench!

  • $1,041 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Celebrate Black Teachers and Students

This project is part of the Black History Month celebration because it supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of the students are Black.

My Students

The students at my middle school depend on teachers and their resources to teach them about the world around them. We not only teach them but push them to their very limits of academia. A vast majority of my students have never been outside the state, let alone truly grasp the concepts of the solar system, underneath the earth or sounds and lights in the universe. My students are hardworking, dedicated, and the most inquisitive students in the district. We challenge each other on ideas and theories of the world, and they embrace learning with the utmost passion and questioning. My students respect each other and our community in the classroom and it shows in their work.

My Project

I have the pleasure of serving as a Coach on a couple of our middle school athletic teams. This year I have soccer and softball. We need a bench for our student athletes to use during practices and during our games. It will allow our athletes to stay comfortable and focused during our games and during our practices. It will look great on our fields and encourage our student athletes. Having this bench will help our overall presentation and be a major athletic resource for our student athletes for years to come.

Ms. V.
Grades 6-8

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
TK58125181T Thermoplastic Coated Metal Outdoor Bench, Green, 96 in Length, 24 in Width, 31 in Height • Grainger $782.00 1 $782.00

Materials cost

$782.00

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$61.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$11.73

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$884.73

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$156.13

Total project goal

$1,040.86

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$1,040.86

26 Donors

-$712.91

Donations toward project cost

-$616.98

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$95.93

Matching donations from our partners

-$315.00

Match offers toward project cost

-$267.75

Match offers to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$47.25

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$12.95

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$0.00

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