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Ms. Prinster from Saint Louis MO is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Bump, Set, Spike!

My students need upright bases, volleyballs, mats, standards, ball lockers, training cones, target spots, whistle and ball bags to begin our volleyball team.

  • $4,985 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

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 Students

I want to see my students become healthier and physically fit by the end of our school year and the years to come. My biggest challenge is getting them to put down the video games and exercise! That is why I want to start a volleyball team!

Most of my students live in poverty, where poor food choices are the norm because they fit in the family's budget.

Due to lack of exercise and poor food choices, I am seeing more and more obese children entering our school. As their physical education teacher, I feel it is my responsibility to help them fight the odds stacked against them.

My Project

I plan to start a boys volleyball team and a girls volleyball team to encourage physical fitness and to give my students the opportunity to achieve a lifetime sport. Too many of my students go home after school and get absolutely no physical activity except moving their thumbs on their video game consoles. My students will practice and learn skills needed to succeed in the sport. Good sportsmanship will be encouraged, and every child will get a chance to exercise for a minimum of ninety minutes per practice. We need standards to hold the net in place, mats for drills, training tools, ball lockers, ball bags, a whistle and volleyballs for practice and competition. I want my students to experience and learn the thrill of being on a team, where they can develop team building skills, discipline, and self-confidence.

This project will help my students become physically fit.

They will learn the importance of teamwork and good sportsmanship. Your donation to our project will allow my students the opportunity to learn a team lifetime sport while having fun! Healthy children are happy children.

Ms. Prinster
Grades 6-8

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
STANDARD GAME BASE AND UPRIGHT 220LB SPECIFY UPRIGHT/BASE COLORS • School Specialty $866.19 1 $866.19
MAT FOAM SUPER EXPAND-O 4 X6 2 PANEL V2 • School Specialty $178.91 4 $715.64
STANDARD CENTER BASE AND UPRIGHT 220LB SPECIFY UPRIGHT/BASE COLORS • School Specialty $489.89 1 $489.89
Champion BLX Lockable Ball Storage • DICK'S Sporting Goods $289.99 1 $289.99
BSN Standard Portable Ball Locker • Amazon Business $179.77 1 $179.77
BSN Compact Ball Locker • Amazon Business $131.99 1 $131.99
Champion Soft-Eeze Volleyball Set • DICK'S Sporting Goods $113.99 1 $113.99
Tandem Spot Target Training Kit • DICK'S Sporting Goods $49.99 3 $149.97
MACT Oversize Neoprene Volleyballs • Nasco $84.95 1 $84.95
RHINO SoftEeze Volleyball Set • Nasco $82.95 1 $82.95
OMNIKIN Air Ball 24 • Nasco $73.95 1 $73.95
Champion 2.6 mm Volleyball Net • DICK'S Sporting Goods $51.99 1 $51.99
BALL VOLLEYBALL NO STING • School Specialty $7.59 6 $45.54
Tachikara SV14 Soft V Oversized Ball • Nasco $18.95 2 $37.90
NET VOLLEYBALL FLUORESCENT GREEN • School Specialty $31.23 2 $62.46
NET VOLLEYBALL NEON ORANGE • School Specialty $31.23 2 $62.46
Mikasa Ball Duffel Bag • Nasco $30.95 2 $61.90
Mikasa Squish Volley Red • Nasco $13.45 6 $80.70
Mikasa Squish Volley Ball BlueYellow • Nasco $13.45 6 $80.70
Mikasa Squish Volley Ball PurplePink • Nasco $13.45 6 $80.70
Tandem Volleyball Training Cones Set - 20 Pack • DICK'S Sporting Goods $24.99 2 $49.98
adidas Coachs Lanyard and Whistle • DICK'S Sporting Goods $7.00 1 $7.00
YELLOW • School Specialty $0.00 1 $0.00
OPTION CLASS-JAYPRO-GAME STANDARD BASE OPTION - COLOR • School Specialty $0.00 1 $0.00
YELLOW • School Specialty $0.00 1 $0.00
OPTION CLASS- JAYPRO- GAME STANDARD UPRIGHT OPTION - COLOR • School Specialty $0.00 1 $0.00
OPTION CLASS - USC - MAT - COLORS PRIMARY/SECONDARY • School Specialty $0.00 4 $0.00
YELLOW/BLUE - USC • School Specialty $0.00 4 $0.00
ROYAL BLUE • School Specialty $0.00 1 $0.00
ROYAL BLUE • School Specialty $0.00 1 $0.00
OPTION CLASS-JAYPRO-GAME STANDARD BASE OPTION - COLOR • School Specialty $0.00 1 $0.00
OPTION CLASS- JAYPRO- GAME STANDARD UPRIGHT OPTION - COLOR • School Specialty $0.00 1 $0.00

Materials cost

$3,800.61

Vendor shipping charges

$348.89

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$57.01

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$4,236.51

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$747.62

Total project goal

$4,984.13

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$4,984.13

1 Donor

-$2,492.07

Donations toward project cost

-$2,118.26

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$373.81

match offer

-$2,492.06

Match offer toward project cost

-$2,118.25

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$373.81

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$0.00

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