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Mr. Thomas from Detroit, MI is requesting sports & exercise equipment through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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The Advanced P.E. Class

Help me give my students one of the best value packages that is available online. This option offers a variety of materials my students can use to develop their fine motor and gross motor skills. Thank you.

FULLY FUNDED! Mr. Thomas's classroom raised $868

This project is fully funded

My Students

The school where I teach is a partnership school in a low-socioeconomic neighborhood that used to be part of Michigan's Education Authority Act. My school has had teachers come and go, and students have not really been exposed to a consistent teaching method. But despite their environment, their circumstances, and despite those teachers who left, these kids are some of the most resilient kids I've met. Since I've been here, I've seen tremendous growth in the relationship that I have with my students. They haven't given up on building relationships with teachers who care about them and their education.

My Project

The variety of materials offered in the packages ordered will truly help me help my students develop their fine motor and gross motor skills beyond their traditional P.E. class. I want for my kids to have a P.E. experience that includes a variety of equipment and not just your typical basketball and dodgeball. I want them to experience a variety of ways to be physically active and to enjoy it to the point where they can develop a lifelong love and appreciation for living a healthy lifestyle, being physically active, and building healthy relationships that may come along with it.

Mr. Thomas Marion Law Academy Grades 6-8

Celebrate Black teachers and kids! This project supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of students are Black.

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This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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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

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
JUMBO GRADESTUFF - PACK • School Specialty $518.29 1 $518.29
BALL VOLLEYBALL VB-TRAINER GRADEBALL SET OF 6 • School Specialty $116.43 1 $116.43

Materials cost

$634.72

Vendor shipping charges

$63.47

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$9.52

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$737.71

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$130.18

Total project goal

$867.89

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$867.89

4 Donors

-$434.00

Donations toward project cost

-$368.90

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$65.10

match offer

-$433.89

Match offer toward project cost

-$368.81

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$65.08

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$0.00

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