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Mrs. Melissa Smith from Spooner, WI is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Youth Volleyball Spikes Part 2

Help me give my students first aid kits, practice equipment, ball pump, and volleyballs for our youth volleyball program!

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Melissa Smith's classroom raised $996

This project is fully funded

My Students

We seriously have some of the best students in our small-town elementary school. I have only just received my class list and started to get to know my students' names and faces.

We are so excited to have a spring youth volleyball season!

This spring I get the opportunity to coach 11 amazing fourth-grade players and interact with another 50!

Our school includes over sixty percent free or reduced-price lunch recipients. Together our community, parents, and staff work to get us everything we need. I am so grateful to have wonderful people like you also partnering with us to help get our students everything they so deserve.

Although this year may look a little different, we know we'll build our team relationships in many different ways!

My Project

Each spring comes youth volleyball and with it comes a whole bunch of excitement! We truly believe that the more we invest in our girls, the more they will invest in volleyball and in turn they will enjoy the game and enjoy playing more.

At the end of the day, we want our players to know that we care about them and appreciate them.

We want them to love volleyball as much as we do. Your donations will provide balls, training equipment, and safety equipment for five different grade levels, and over 50 girls!

The first aid kits, balls, air pump, and orange circles will be used during practice. These items will make an important impact on our players immediately!

Mrs. Melissa Smith Spooner Elementary 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.

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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

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Tachikara Institutional quality Composite VolleyBall, Black-White • Amazon Business $17.93 20 $358.60
Tachikara Volley-Lite Additional Colors (EA) • Amazon Business $25.01 10 $250.10
Champion Sports Economy Electric Inflating Air Pump • Amazon Business $98.81 1 $98.81
Ace Creations 9 Inch Poly Vinyl Spot Markers – for Training and Drills – Set of 6 – One of Each Red, Green, Orange, Purple, Blue, and Yellow • Amazon Business $15.95 5 $79.75
Be Smart Get Prepared 10HBC01082 100Piece First Aid Kit, Clean, Treat & Protect Most Injuries With The Kit that is great for Any Home, Office, Vehicle, Camping & Sports. 0.71 Lb • Amazon Business $8.43 2 $16.86

Materials cost

$804.12

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$12.06

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$846.18

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$149.33

Total project goal

$995.51

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $995.51

2 Donors

-$423.24

Donations toward project cost

-$423.09

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$0.15

match offer

-$497.75

Match offer toward project cost

-$423.09

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$74.66

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$74.51

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 $0.00

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