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Ms. Oitker from Quincy, IL is requesting sports & exercise equipment through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Space Them Out

Help me give my students cones to make sure they know their boundaries and are spaced correctly!

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Oitker's classroom raised $395

This project is fully funded

My Students

Physical Education is important to all students! When students are able to play, laugh and have fun, they learn better!

Our school is K-5.

Students have different skill levels throughout the building. All students should have the opportunity to play and experience a wide variety of games, build relationships with their peers, and create a sense of community while MOVING and having FUN!

When students have the chance to play on a daily basis, they are able to experience physical activity in a positive way. Physical activity and exercise helps build brains cells, too!

As a free and reduced-price lunch school, many of our students don't have the opportunity to participate in activities outside of the traditional school day. Our physical education classroom provides students with opportunities to play and experience activities they may not normally be involved in outside of school.

My Project

Our students love to participate in Physical Education! We are asking for 9", 12" and 18" cones to help our students understand where their boundaries are inside the gym during game/activity play or outside on our field. Most importantly, we need more cones to help keep our students spaced correctly when they are in line, practicing their throwing or kicking back and forth or waiting in line to head back to their classroom.

We want our students to be safe!

The different color cones help us specifically tell our students where they should go to start an activity, line up at the end of class or where to put the equipment. The different colored cones are a necessity in PE!

Ms. Oitker Sara Atwater Denman Elementary School Grades 3-5

Equity Focus

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

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Quincy, IL 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

350 students impacted 5donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
CONE SAFETY CONES ASST COLORS 12 INCH HIGH -SET OF 6 • School Specialty $39.97 3 $119.91
CONE HI VISIBILITY FLUORESCENT 9 IN POLY SET • School Specialty $7.87 10 $78.70
CONES SAFETY ASSORTED COLORS 18 INCH SET OF 6 • School Specialty $74.92 1 $74.92

Materials cost

$273.53

Vendor shipping charges

$27.35

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.10

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$334.98

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$59.11

Total project goal

$394.09

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$394.09

3 Donors

-$131.36

Donations toward project cost

-$111.66

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$19.70

match offer

-$262.73

Match offer toward project cost

-$223.32

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$39.41

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$0.00

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