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Mrs. Falkowski from Salt Lake City UT is requesting reading nooks, desks & storage through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Now Serving: Ping Pong!

Help me give my students a new ping pong table so we can achieve our fitness goals.

  • $1,208 goal

This project expired on March 31, 2021.

This project expired on March 31, 2021.

My Students

My students come into the gym eager to play. Exercise gives our students the opportunity to build muscle, increase strength and endurance and develop teamwork.

Recent research shows that children participating in physical activity perform better academically.

Our students range from 11-14 years old and are racially and economically diverse. Three fourths of our students are English Language Learners. Our population consists of 84% low income students of which, 9% are homeless. Twenty-seven percent of our students are in special education, which is almost twice the national average.

My Project

As a physical education teacher, my goal is to introduce activities, sports, and games that inspire students to stay active for a lifetime. Ping pong is a great way for all students, but particularly less active students, to exercise.

The health benefits of ping-pong include improved balance, improved hand-eye coordination, and it is easy on the joints.

This ping pong table, balls, and paddles will be used by students in groups of two to four students to play the game of ping pong/table tennis. This ping pong table can also be set-up for use by students individually. This will be valuable for students that have a leg injury and can't participate in other activities.

Mrs. Falkowski
Grades 6-8

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
TK47294152T Black Table Tennis Table 107 2932 in Length 29 2932 in Height 60 in Width • Grainger $982.00 1 $982.00

Materials cost

$982.00

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$14.73

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$1,026.73

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$181.19

Total project goal

$1,207.92

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