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Ms. Simpson from Jackson, MS is requesting sports & exercise equipment through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Helping the Tennis Team

Help me give my students tennis equipment to get ready for next season.

  • $2,387 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

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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.

My Project

Our tennis team consists of less than 16 players. I am striving to develop the love for tennis in our players and the drive to continue playing for years to come. Since we have a very small team, we struggle to have funding throughout the school year. Our goal is to provide our players with all the equipment needed to learn and love the game.

MHS has the smallest tennis program in our school district.

We range with an average of 10 players. We are always looking for opportunities to have our students play. We strive to have all players play as much tennis as they can. Because we look to participate in as many games/tournaments as possible, we need a lot of balls, a travel cart to hold the balls, and a tennis ball machine to help with practice. Most tournaments require 1 can of balls per player. We look forward to being able to participate in more games this season!

Ms. Simpson
Grades 9-12

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
EZ Sports Tennis Ball Machine Pro 28 Spots • Amazon Business $1,621.75 1 $1,621.75
GAMMA Sports EZ Travel Cart Pro, Ball Hopper with Premium Carry Case, Holds 120 Pickleball Balls or 150 Tennis Balls • Amazon Business $159.99 1 $159.99
GAMMA Sports Pressureless Tennis-Balls Box, Bulk Tennis Balls, Premium Tennis Accessories, Pack of 75, CPP7510 • Amazon Business $60.58 1 $60.58

Materials cost

$1,842.32

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $128.96

3rd party payment processing fee

$27.63

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$2,028.91

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$358.04

Total project goal

$2,386.95

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $2,386.95

7 Donors

-$2,043.13

Donations toward project cost

-$1,744.16

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$298.97

match offer

-$335.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$284.75

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$50.25

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$8.82

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 $0.00

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