{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":true,"callToActionDisplayName":"Rainbow Lake Middle School","outOfStateSupporters":74.8,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":10077126,"projectId":9459167,"letterContent":"Thank you to the generous donor form LA. The protein shakes arrived and were put in our locker room refrigerator for our young athletes to drink before weight lifting and if they don't have weight lifting they would dunk one before practice. \r\n\r\nAmazon delivered the protein shakes in two flavors and unboxed by our players. They knew what was in the bows and opened and placed in the fridge. They are very good cold one of the athletes said. \r\n\r\nThank you again for being so kind to our athletes. They work hard and you have provided them things they need to be successful.","fullyFundedDate":1755275020793,"projectUrl":"project/protein-for-athletes/9459167/","projectTitle":"Protein for Athletes","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Ballard","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-4_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10077126"},{"teacherId":8423666,"projectId":10120170,"letterContent":"Thank you to our donor from LA. You always come through and help our kids get the athletic things that they need their sports equipment and now their protein shakes protein shakes are valuable when they're working out, especially in the weight room.\r\n\r\nProtein shakes arrived. We put them in the refrigerator and the students get one before they go weightlifting. Take it about 45 minutes before this helps punish their muscles with the nutrients they need to get stronger.\r\n\r\nThank you again for coming through for us. Our athletes are much better just because of you.","fullyFundedDate":1772901347927,"projectUrl":"project/protein-power-for-athletes/10120170/","projectTitle":"Protein Power for Athletes","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Magera","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-4_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8423666"},{"teacherId":8423666,"projectId":10135908,"letterContent":"Thank you to our marvelous donor from LA. You always come through for us. Our athletic programs have improved on both the boys and girls side thanks to you.\r\n\r\nWe got the air purifier from sharp in and we immediately put it to use the scent because it also helps control the odor that is happening in a locker room from sweat perspiration air purifier does a great job for our locker room. The girls are excited to have it it is plugged in auto automatic, so it comes on whenever needed. \r\n\r\nThank you again for a wonderful donor from LA. You always come through for us.","fullyFundedDate":1773062200525,"projectUrl":"project/girls-locker-room-air-purifier/10135908/","projectTitle":"Girls Locker Room Air Purifier","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Magera","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-4_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8423666"},{"teacherId":8423666,"projectId":10108199,"letterContent":"Thank you to our amazing donor from LA. You have helped us improve our girls athletic programs with your kindness with and donations. The girl saw that the boys received a fan from donor shoes and they wanted one for their locker room and you came through for them.m\r\n\r\nThe fan helps circulate air in the locker room, keeping it cool in the summer and in the fall the air circulating keeps down odor as well and yes, girls locker rooms need to reduce odor as well thank you for supplying this fan for those ladies to use in their locker room","fullyFundedDate":1772901347561,"projectUrl":"project/girls-locker-room-needs-air/10108199/","projectTitle":"Girls Locker Room Needs Air","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Magera","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-4_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8423666"},{"teacherId":10077126,"projectId":9523958,"letterContent":"We work all of our athletes are we are constant in need of muscle, relaxation and intention relief machines to help those kids get through the day. The muscle rollers came in handy. The kids are using them every day. We have them in a room where the kids can go straightly after practice and relax and rest, and roll out the muscles in their legs, back shoulders, and arms. It has been a big help for our athletes this year our tennis players basketball players volleyball players football players all our athletes use these every day.\r\n\r\nThank you for providing these for our athletes. They're very grateful and so are we we are always looking for equipment to help them recover after a stressful week and practice.","fullyFundedDate":1755528390314,"projectUrl":"project/foam-rollers-for-muscle-recovery/9523958/","projectTitle":"Foam Rollers for Muscle Recovery","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Ballard","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-4_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10077126"},{"teacherId":10077126,"projectId":10101180,"letterContent":"Protein is an athletes best friend our athletes never get enough protein so we'll allow them to get 145 minutes before they go to weightlifting which will help feed the muscles. The protein that they will need they get these every day right before they go to weightlifting. They have weightlifting five days a week so we go through protein pretty quickly, but it is helped our athletes especially our basketball team get bigger and stronger. \r\n\r\nThe boxes came in. We have packed them, put them in the refrigerator so they would stay cool for their athletes and they get stopped by every morning and get one right before their 8 o'clock weightlifting class.","fullyFundedDate":1771360022693,"projectUrl":"project/protein-for-stronger-athletes/10101180/","projectTitle":"Protein For Stronger Athletes.","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Ballard","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-4_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10077126"},{"teacherId":8423666,"projectId":10108200,"letterContent":"Unfortunately, girls locker rooms get just as dirty as boys locker rooms we need a vacuum cleaner and you were able to provide this for us. The girls use it every day our team captains pick and made a schedule for each girl, including the team captains to sweep and vacuum the locker room every day. This has been a huge help to our locker room as the girls have started keeping it clean they started picking up their bottles and keeping their uniforms and their clothing put up in their locker and not just laying on the chairs or on the benches or on the floor. \r\n\r\nThe vacuum cleaner came in unboxed it, put it together and show the girls how to use it where to plug it up and what to do with it. They have been very responsible using this vacuum cleaner every day thanks again for providing this for our girls the small things come in big as the season goes out.","fullyFundedDate":1771719257672,"projectUrl":"project/keep-locker-rooms-clean/10108200/","projectTitle":"Keep Locker Rooms Clean","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Magera","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-4_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8423666"},{"teacherId":8423666,"projectId":10090656,"letterContent":"unfortunately, by the end of the day after six PE classes, our gym gets a little dirty, dusty and sometimes dirt on the ground. It is hard for our volleyball team and our soccer team teams to practice in there after school. The slipknot will be used by both teams to help them traction on the floor. \r\n\r\nThe slipknot came in the soccer team was able to use it this year and they were very successful and using it during the gym it kept them safe without falling around basketball will start using it next week now that we have summer workouts so they will be able to protect themselves and not fallen asleep thank you for being kind and always helping our players","fullyFundedDate":1775223572681,"projectUrl":"project/soccerbasketball-teams-share-slip-nott/10090656/","projectTitle":"Soccer/Basketball Teams Share Slip Nott","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Magera","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-4_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8423666"},{"teacherId":21578,"projectId":10269439,"letterContent":"Our team has one set of matching shooting shirts, travel gear to go on the road. We were short the red shirts and we were able to get them. We were short the black shirts and able to fill that need to. We were short some of the white because they were out of stock so we'll have to do something different with those. We will continue to try to get uniforms and things through our Donorschoose process.\r\n\r\nOur basketball players were able to will be able to use the shooting shirts this Wednesday when they travel to another high school to play in the summer league. 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About this school
Rainbow Lake Middle School is
a rural public school
in Chesnee, South Carolina that is part of Spartanburg County School District 2.
It serves 973 students
in grades 6 - 8 with a student/teacher ratio of 21.6:1.
Its teachers have had 276 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
Supporting this school will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.
Public School
Grades 6 - 8
973 Students
45 Teachers
1951 Riveroak RdContact info is sourced from our partners at MDR Education, and DonorsChoose updates our site ahead of each school year.
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27%
of students are Black, Latino, Native
American, or Asian
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Rainbow Lake Middle School
$165,702
raised using DonorsChoose
276
projects
funded
16
teachers
funded
222
donors
7
projects
for
basic supplies
21
projects for
technology
2
projects for
books
2
projects
for
art supplies
Rainbow Lake Middle School has received support from
56 individuals from South Carolina and
166 individuals out-of-state.