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Mrs. Bowman from Tehachapi CA is requesting sports & exercise equipment through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Promoting Lifelong Fitness Through a Variety of Activities!

Help me give my students new equipment to bring a variety of activities to them and to replace much needed equipment to continue meeting standards and working on units the students love!

  • $635 goal

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Celebrate 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 Students

My students are an energetic bunch of sixth graders. They are very competitive and always strive to do their best! They are a diverse group from many different backgrounds and socioeconomic status.

They love to try new things and I try to bring them a variety of different activities that will encourage them to stay physically active for a lifetime!

There are around 35-45 students in each sixth grade Physical Education class. We work on working well as a team, encouraging each other, having self-respect and respecting others and the equipment. Our main focus is to always give 100 percent effort and work to improve while also encouraging our peers to do their best as well!

My Project

Our 6th grade PE program doesn't earn money the way our 7/8 grade program does through the sale of PE clothes. We depend on donations and a few fundraisers we can put together throughout the year.

We are in desperate need to replace old equipment and get new equipment that will help the students be excited about physical activity!

We would be able to do so many new and exciting games/activities if we were to be able to get this equipment! We have a lot of ideas that will come to life with this new equipment!

The mesh jerseys will make it so much easier for the students to keep track of their teammates. There are so many activities the students love that we can use the dodgeballs for as well as many new games we want to try. The foam tennis balls are perfect for our first few days of the tennis unit when they are learning the basics because they move slower and don't fly as far.

Mrs. Bowman
Grades 6-8

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Champion Sports 6.3 Inch Rhino Skin Super High Bounce Dodgeball Set • Amazon Business $101.62 2 $203.24
Sportime 1449456 Spring Steel Pursuit Ball Set - 2 Goals, 40 Balls and Activity Guide, Set of 2 • Amazon Business $97.95 1 $97.95
Nylon Mesh Scrimmage Team Practice Vests Pinnies Jerseys for Children Youth Sports Basketball, Soccer, Football, Volleyball (12 Jerseys) • Amazon Business $16.99 4 $67.96
Gamma Sports Quick Kids 36 Foam Low Bounce Training and Practice Tennis Balls for Kids and Beginners, 75% Slower than Standard Tennis Balls (Designed for 36' Tennis Courts, 60 Pack, Yellow) • Amazon Business $49.95 1 $49.95
Cosom Flying Discs, Flying Sports Disc for Kids, Outdoor Activities for Kids, Party Games for Children, Easy Catching Disc, Accurate Throwing, 9" Diameter, 109 gram, Set of (6) Colors • Amazon Business $26.96 1 $26.96
BSN Heavy Duty Mesh Equipment Bag, Black • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
Ktrio Stainless Steel Coach Whistle with Lanyard, Sports Referee Whistles for School Sports, Emergency, Competition, Training 1.78 x 0.5 x 0.79 inch, 3 Pack, Silver • Amazon Business $6.95 1 $6.95

Materials cost

$460.00

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$42.09

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.90

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$538.99

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$95.12

Total project goal

$634.11

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$634.11

6 Donors

-$625.28

Donations toward project cost

-$538.99

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$86.29

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$8.83

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

$0.00

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