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Mr. Leon-Rodriguez from San Diego, CA is requesting reading nooks, desks & storage through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Table Tennis for Dexterity and Memory Enhancement

Help me give my students a foldable table tennis table, and equipment for our table tennis team.

FULLY FUNDED! Mr. Leon-Rodriguez's classroom raised $801

This project is fully funded

Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

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 generally come from low-income families that live around the school neighborhood located in the Southeast area of San Diego. Most of my students are African American and Latino, followed by students from the Pacific Islands or Asian backgrounds.

Our school is a unique place.

The school has a great percentage of students with special needs; therefore, our school needs to be equipped with technological devices, lab tools and materials, and other resources that will guarantee that all students have what they need to learn and succeed adequately.

My Project

It has been said that playing table tennis improves our dexterity, concentration, and memory. Our students had a table tennis table that - unfortunately - got broken easily. We would like to have a sturdy and more durable material for our next table tennis table.

A foldable Butterfly table tennis table seems to be the ideal table tennis table for our team.

Our students would be excited to know that they would have the opportunity to play table tennis once again. This project would benefit not only our special team but all students at our school as well.

Mr. Leon-Rodriguez Millennial Technical Middle School Grades 6-8

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.

San Diego, CA View local requests

Nearly all 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

150 students impacted 5donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Butterfly Compact 19 Ping Pong Table - Foldable Table Tennis Table with Wheels - Regulation Size Ping Pong Table with Detachable Net Included - Ships Assembled, Green (TCO19BL) • Amazon Business $549.99 1 $549.99
Butterfly Replacement Net Plain Black – Length of The Net Set is 72 inches – Replacement Net Plain Black Fits The Following Net Sets: National League, Europa, AJ, and Elite • Amazon Business $24.99 1 $24.99
PRO SPIN Ping Pong Balls - White 3-Star 40+ Table Tennis Balls (Pack of 12) | High-Performance ABS Training Balls | Ultimate Durability for Indoor / Outdoor Ping Pong Tables, Competitions, Games • Amazon Business $12.99 1 $12.99

Materials cost

$587.97

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$53.80

3rd party payment processing fee

$8.82

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$680.59

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$120.10

Total project goal

$800.69

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$800.69

3 Donors

-$334.05

Donations toward project cost

-$322.80

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$11.25

Matching donations from our partners

-$420.93

Match offers toward project cost

-$357.79

Match offers to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$63.14

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$45.71

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$0.00

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