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Ms. Netherwood from Springfield, MA is requesting reading nooks, desks & storage through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Balance and Technique

Help me give my students a safe and comfortable environment to improve their technique. The fan will help keep our windowless classroom cool and keep dancers from overheating. The hip flexor materials and numbers will help prevent injuries.

  • $1,175 goal

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Ms. Netherwood has another project! Donate to Safety, Security, Success to help her classroom.

$894 - complete this project and be a hero

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This project is a part of the Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month celebration because it supports a Latino teacher or a school where the majority of students are Latino.

My Project

I love how dedicated my students are to continue their personal growth and technical dance development. They devote time during and after school to train their bodies to become stronger dancers, athletic performers, and to learn more about the anatomy and physiology of dancers. My students are beyond special because they not only participate as dancers but volunteer their time to be coaches to my younger students, and my goal is to help them keep them healthy and focused so that they always put their best foot forward and continue to show up for themselves and their team.

Ms. Netherwood German Gerena Community School Grades 6-8

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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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Springfield, MA View local requests

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

700 students impacted 1donor

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
OSHA Pedestal Fan Black 36 • Grainger $824.95 1 $824.95
36 Pieces 4" Number Spot Markers Stickers,Circle Classroom Floor Stickers,Decals Line up Spots Numbers Markers Removable Waterproof for Classroom Line Activity (Colorful) • Amazon Business $8.99 6 $53.94
Aletha - Orbit Hip Flexor Release Ball | Psoas Massage Ball for Pain Relief and Trigger Point Muscle Therapy • Amazon Business $24.00 2 $48.00
Tight Hip, Twisted Core: The Key to Unresolved Pain - by Koth, Christine and Pimas, Masha (Paperback, Aug 13, 2019) • Amazon Business $27.20 1 $27.20

Materials cost

$954.09

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$14.31

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$998.40

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$176.19

Total project goal

$1,174.59

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$1,174.59

1 Donor

-$1,174.59

Donations toward project cost

-$998.40

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$176.19

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$0.00

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