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Mr. Slawson from Phoenix, AZ is requesting sports & exercise equipment through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Something Old, Something New

My students need some sporting equipment to be able to play some of our games. We just had to throw out some old and are looking to get some new to be able to enhance our class!

FULLY FUNDED! Mr. Slawson's classroom raised $960

This project is fully funded

My Students

We are a Title I school. Title I money can go to math and language arts, not PE. We are a very diverse population of lower to middle socioeconomic status.

Our students range from Kindergarten to 8th grade.

The neighborhood they live in is made up of trailers that are about 40 years old, manufactured homes, and then there are some homes that are newer with 2 car garages. They have hearts of gold and deserve to have the items necessary to meet our curriculum.

We have great spirit and awesome children who need your help! Thank you for your support!

My Project

My physical education classroom is a revolving door for equipment. When the used items need to be replaced, they can get dangerous to use. So, I need to go through and REPLACE the old with the new.

We are looking to replace some birdies for badminton, replace some of our game throwing balls (dodgeballs, but we do not play dodgeball with them, we use them for target games), a couple of easily stored and portable soccer goals, and pickleball paddles that are cracked and need replacing.

We are also looking to add to our fitness classroom. We will be adding jumping blocks and a fitness rope that will be great additions!

The "something old" equipment will be replaced and the "something new" will be used for our fitness room! The jump boxes will make a great addition to our fitness room and we look forward to having portable goals that are easily stored and birdies that are not broken to use when playing badminton!

Thank you for your thoughtful gift and your support!

Mr. Slawson Paseo Hills Elementary School Grades 6-8

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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.

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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

350 students impacted 5donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
j/fit Plyometric Jump Box Set of 4 - 12",18",24",30" • Amazon Business $242.74 1 $242.74
PUGG 6 Foot Pop Up Soccer Goal - Portable Training Futsal Football Net - The Original Pickup Game Goal (2 Goals and Bag) • Amazon Business $82.95 2 $165.90
Kanga Wood Pickleball Paddles (4 Paddle/6 Ball Bundle) • Amazon Business $39.99 4 $159.96
FireBreather Training Poly Dacron Battling Rope with Protective Sleeve and Handles, 50 Feet - 1.5 Inch-Thick • Amazon Business $74.97 1 $74.97
GoSports Elephant Skin Dodgeball Set with Mesh Carry Bag (Set of 6), 6.25" • Amazon Business $49.59 1 $49.59
12-Pack Kevenz Advanced Nylon Feather Shuttlecocks,77 Grains-High Speed Badminton Balls (Yellow,Nylon) • Amazon Business $9.99 3 $29.97

Materials cost

$723.13

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$51.70

3rd party payment processing fee

$10.85

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$815.68

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$143.94

Total project goal

$959.62

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$959.62

4 Donors

-$959.62

Donations toward project cost

-$815.68

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$143.94

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$0.00

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