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Mr. VALENTINE from Chicago, IL is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Baby It's Cold Outside!!!

My students need 4 ping pong tables to provide indoor recreation activities during the cold Chicago winters.

$2,521 goal

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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.

I'm completing my first year of teaching physical education in a high needs, inner-city school in Chicago. I teach pre-K to 8th grade.

These student have not had PE for several years. My objective is to expose the children to a lifetime of healthy, recreational activities.

I have a total of 470 students this year with an anticipation of nearly 500 next year. I do not have a budget. The students need 4 ping pong table for winter recreation. The resources I seek will allow me to continue to offer more activities to the students, especially during the winter months. I am working to provide improved fine motor skills and the possibility of providing intramural opportunities for all the students.

Your contributions will have a tremendous impact on the children by building self-confidence, development of life-long healthy skills, alternatives to gangs and violence that surround the school. The most exciting of all is arming these children with alternatives in life, and athletic opportunities they would never have in the future.

Mr. VALENTINE

Grades 3-5

Ruggles Elementary Steam School

Chicago, IL

Illinois

Nearly all students from low‑income households

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This project will reach 425 students.

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Materials Cost Quantity Total

STIGA T8166 QUICKSERVE 1000 TABLE TENNIS TABLE • Cannon Sports, Inc. $461.45 4 $1,845.80

Materials cost			$1,845.80
Vendor shipping charges			$184.58
Sales tax			$0.00
3rd party payment processing fee			$27.69
Fulfillment labor & materials			$9.00
Total project cost			$2,067.00
Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms			$453.73
Total project goal			$2,520.73
How we calculate what's needed
Total project goal			$2,520.73
38 Donors			-$2,520.73
Donations toward project cost			-$2,108.00
Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms			-$412.73
Excluded support for DonorsChoose			-$2.20
Still needed View calculation Hide calculation			$0.00

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Baby It's Cold Outside!!!

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This teacher needs your help!

Baby It's Cold Outside!!!

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Give this project a boost!

Celebrate Black Teachers and Students

Equity Focus

Boost your odds

Top rated for efficiency and transparency.

TEACHERS, FEELING INSPIRED?

Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes

How we calculate what's needed

Give the most requested basic supplies

Give back to your community

Project Activity

Project Activity

DonorsChoose is the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Supporting teachers and students since 2000

About Us

Ways to Give

Connect

Information for Teachers, Principals, District Leaders, and Government Officials

Help teachers & students in your hometown this season!
Use code HOME at checkout and your donation will be matched up to $100.