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Mr. Jones from Los Angeles CA is requesting sports & exercise equipment through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Strong Body Strong Mind

Help me give my students the opportunity to build self esteem and Social Emotional Intelligence by strengthening their body and mind with a total body gym.

  • 3 donors
  • $1,412 still needed

expires Aug 14

  • 3 donors
  • $1,412 still needed
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Celebrate Black Teachers and Students

This project is part of the Black History Month celebration because it supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of the students are Black.

My Project

The STRONG BODY, STRONG MIND program caters to the Social & Emotional Learning Program(SEL) among school age students. STRONG BODY, STRONG MIND has been designed to help students improve their overall mental health by means of physical exercise.

Studies have shown that there is a direct connection between exercise and mental health.

While exercising may seem fairly simple on the surface, a complex chemical cascade occurs inside your body each time you go for a run, hit the gym, or participate in any other physical activity.

Benefits that occur from exercise.

RELEASE OF ENDORPHINS:

Endorphins block pain and increase sensations of pleasure.

RELEASE OF DOPAMINE:

Dopamine plays an important role in how you feel pleasure. It's also responsible for other processes in your body, such as regulating heart rate, sleep cycles, mood, attention, motivation, working memory, learning, and pain processing.

NEUROPLASTICITY WITHIN THE BRAIN:

This plays a huge role in learning new skills, activities, and languages.

INCREASED OXYGEN TO THE BRAIN:

This results in certain changes to the blood vessels of your brain, promoting potential improvements in executive functions, which includes working memory, flexible thinking, and self-control.

The benefits that come with engaging in a regular form of physical activity is a NECESSITY for our students, not a luxury. If students feel better, they will ultimately perform better academically.

Students who participate in the STRONG BODY, STRONG MIND program can expect to experience the following benefits: Higher Self Esteem, Lower Stress Levels, Improvement in Academic Performance, and Positive Mentoring. During this program, students will receive a full and progressive workout plan using this full body gym, they will receive assistance in designing a meal plan just for them, and they will also learn about body fat percentages, what causes obesity, and the overall benefits that physical fitness and exercise can have on their life.

Mr. Jones
Never Before Funded Grades 9-12

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Marcy Pro Smith Total Body Home Gym System, Gray • Amazon Business $1,155.79 1 $1,155.79

Materials cost

$1,155.79

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $105.75

3rd party payment processing fee

$17.34

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$1,308.88

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$230.98

Total project goal

$1,539.86

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $1,539.86

3 Donors

-$120.00

Donations toward project cost

-$109.50

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$10.50

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$8.82

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $1,411.04

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