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Ms. Lively from Sikeston MO is requesting sports & exercise equipment through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Playground Fun

Help me give my students get all of these playground balls to play with.

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  • $933 still needed

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My Project

I am asking for help in purchasing all of this playground "equipment" so our students in my school have something to play with outside. My building for the last 5 years has been fundraising for a basketball court and soccer goals. After five long years, we finally reached our goal. The problem we have now is that the students do not have any decent balls to play with to utilized the court and soccer fields. All the balls we have now are flat and can not be aired up. All of our jump ropes are either broke or lost all of the plastic pieces to give it weight to be able to swing it. My hope is that once we reach this goal and the students in my building have more playground balls that are suitable for them to play with, problems at recess will go down and the love for a sport will grow because they have the right equipment.

Ms. Lively
Grades PreK-2
  • Wing Elementary
  • Sikeston, MO
    • Nearly all students from low‑income households

    This project will reach 400 students.

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Football - Junior Size • Teachers' School Supply $16.30 12 $195.60
Champion Sports - Champion Basketball Official Junior Size • Teachers' School Supply $13.32 12 $159.84
Martin Sports Soccer Ball - Size 5 • Kaplan Early Learning Company $9.86 12 $118.32
Voit 8 1/2" Enduro Series Playground Balls - Prism Pack • Teachers' School Supply $49.99 2 $99.98
Sportime Gradestuff Link Jump Ropes, 7 Feet Each, Assorted Colors, Set of 6 - Elementary-Middle School - Kids • School Specialty $29.02 2 $58.04
3 Pack of 9 Foot Jump Ropes • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $18.00 2 $36.00
Valiant Sports Ball Pump Inflator with 5 Needles (Pin) and Pouch, Dual Action Hand Held Portable Air Pump with pins to Inflate Soccer Ball, Football, Volleyball, Rugby,Netball & Basketball • Amazon Business $11.97 2 $23.94

Materials cost

$691.72

Vendor shipping charges

 $60.90

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$10.38

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$793.00

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$139.94

Total project goal

$932.94

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Total project goal

 $932.94

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 $932.94

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