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Coach Minnie from Ola, AR is requesting sports & exercise equipment through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Skate Away Obesity - A Journey To Healthy Living!

Help me give my students Roller Skates! Let's get healthy and fight obesity on wheels!

  • $2,586 goal

This project expired on June 12, 2024.

This project expired on June 12, 2024.

My Project

The requested skates will impact my students' learning by fostering confidence, balance, coordination, concentration, and physical health. These skills are especially valuable for students offering them opportunities for growth and development that may otherwise be limited. By providing access to activities like skating, I am empowering my students to build essential life skills, resilience, and a positive mindset.

My project goals are diverse and impactful, targeting both physical and mental development through roller skating:

Boosting Confidence: Through mastering skating techniques, students experience pride and accomplishment, fostering a positive mindset beneficial in overcoming challenges.

Enhancing Concentration and Focus: Roller skating demands full engagement, improving concentration skills applicable in academics and daily life.

Improving Balance and Coordination: Skating challenges students to maintain balance, enhancing core strength and coordination useful in various activities.

Promoting Physical Health: Roller skating offers aerobic exercise, benefiting cardiovascular health, preventing obesity, and encouraging an active lifestyle.

My comprehensive goals aim not only for physical proficiency but also mental and emotional empowerment, providing students with essential life skills and a foundation for a healthy, confident future.

My students are special for several reasons:

They come from a rural, low socioeconomic area where opportunities for success may be limited. Despite these challenges, they demonstrate resilience and a willingness to learn.

My class provides them with unique opportunities that they may not have elsewhere. This creates a sense of excitement and anticipation among my students, as they know they'll be exposed to new experiences and skills.

Despite their circumstances, my students approach my class with enthusiasm and positivity. Their readiness to engage and participate, coupled with their smiles, reflects their determination and eagerness to make the most of the opportunities presented to them.

Overall, my students' special qualities lie in their resilience, eagerness to learn, and positive attitude despite facing adversity.

Coach Minnie Two Rivers Elementary School Grades 3-5

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This project directly supports students at a historically underfunded school. Learn more about our Equity Focus.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Ola, AR View local requests

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

250 students impacted

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
CELOID Kids Bike Skateboard Helmet Pad Set,Toddler Cyling Protective Gear Knee & Elbow Pads Wrist Guards for 5-8-10-12-14-16 Years Girls Boys Bicycle Scooter Roller Skate Inline Skating Rollerblading • Amazon Business $35.99 25 $899.75
Trac Star Youth Boy's Adjustable Roller Skate • Amazon Business $41.99 10 $419.90
Trac Star Youth Girl's Adjustable Roller Skate • Amazon Business $32.36 10 $323.60
Trac Star Youth Boy's Adjustable Roller Skate • Amazon Business $33.99 5 $169.95
Trac Star Youth Girl's Adjustable Roller Skate • Amazon Business $32.36 5 $161.80

Materials cost

$1,975.00

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $162.94

3rd party payment processing fee

$29.62

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$2,197.56

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$387.80

Total project goal

$2,585.36

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