Opening Opportunities and Expanding Experiences Through Table Tennis
Help me give my students two table tennis tables needed for league competition and the basics to help them succeed!
FULLY FUNDED! Mr. Young's classroom raised $1,290
This project is fully funded
Celebrating 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
My goal is to create a Table Tennis team that competes in NYC's Public Schools Athletic League. I am requesting two regulation size table tennis tables (required for league competition), table tennis rackets, table tennis balls, training nets, and a training robot to provide my students with the best possible equipment to learn how to play the sport and play it well. At the moment, I am running a Table Tennis After School Club in which we use classroom tables pushed together to create makeshift table tennis tables with cheap retractable plastic nets stretched across. However, even with these limited resources, we have over 20 students in the club.
Donating to this project will provide many students from my school, the vast majority of which come from underserved communities, the opportunity to learn a new sport and learn valuable life skills that allow them to overcome obstacles and set themselves on a path to lead productive lives.
I strongly believe in the power of sports to enrich the lives of young people. In my experience, table tennis draws many students who don't participate in most other team sports, thus providing opportunities for students who would not otherwise consider themselves to be athletes.
Should students decide to participate competitively at the varsity level, or recreationally at the after school club level, playing table tennis will lead to improved physical, mental, and social outcomes.
More than three‑quarters 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
JOOLA Inside 15 - Professional MDF Indoor Table Tennis Table with Quick Clamp Ping Pong Net and Post Set - 10 Minute Easy Assembly - Ping Pong Table with Single Player Playback Mode
• Amazon Business
$429.95
2
$859.90
Ping Pong Paddles Set of 4 - Pro Quality Table Tennis - Ping Pong Set with (4) Ping Pong Paddles and Balls (8) Count - 4 Player Table Tennis Racket Set - Ping Pong Paddle Set of 4 for Pingpong Night
• Amazon Business
$39.97
2
$79.94
iPong Carbon Fiber Table Tennis Ball Catch Net - Practice Net Attaches to Ping Pong Table for Ball Collection During Table Tennis Robot, Serve or Multi-Ball Training
• Amazon Business
$32.10
2
$64.20
iPong Play Table Tennis Trainer Robot with 20 ABS Training Balls, Orange
• Amazon Business
$39.08
1
$39.08
SPINSTRIKE White Ping Pong Balls - Table Tennis Balls 12 Count - 3 Star 40+ ABS Official Size and Weight - Pro Table Tennis Tournament Quality - Family Fun for Pingpong Night
• Amazon Business
$7.47
1
$7.47
Materials cost
$1,050.59
Vendor shipping charges
FREE
Sales tax
$0.00
3rd party payment processing fee
$15.76
Fulfillment labor & materials
$30.00
Total project cost
$1,096.35
Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
$193.47
Total project goal
$1,289.82
How we calculate what's needed
Total project goal
$1,289.82
24 Donors
-$1,213.09
Donations toward project cost
-$1,049.69
Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
-$163.40
match offer
-$54.90
Match offer toward project cost
-$46.66
Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
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