Help me give my students the new tennis balls they need to improve.
$459 goal
This project expired on September 1, 2025.
This project expired on September 1, 2025.
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 athletes try their hardest to improve their tennis skills, but it can be difficult to provide them with the basic things to let that happen. High school tennis often gets neglected, in popularity and budget.
The tennis players at my school are awesome students, who work hard in the classroom and on the court.
They come from backgrounds where tennis isn't popular, but they fall in love with it. I'm always proud of how they respect the sport, each other, and everyone we play.
Tennis balls take a beating and need to be constantly replaced. Our budget shrinks each year, so we are always exploring new ways that we can get new tennis balls. Practice is not effective if it is done with bad equipment. Practicing with flat tennis balls makes improvement difficult. It also sets up athletes to do poorly in a real match, because the ball bounces differently (when compared to old to new).
Tennis doesn't get a lot of love from people, and that sometimes has a negative effect on my players.
I want to make sure they are supported and get the resources they need.
More than half 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
25 students impacted
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