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Mrs. Grandon from Wailuku, HI is requesting sports & exercise equipment through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Learn to Play Pickleball! Fun Times at IIS

Help me give my students pickleball equipment so they can learn the game in a safe and secure setting.

  • $1,249 goal

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Mrs. Grandon has another project! Donate to Help Provide Essential Supplies to Empower My Students to help her classroom.

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My Project

Pickleball is now the fastest growing sport in the nation for the fifth consecutive year, with 48.4 million US adults and teenagers having played at least one game in the last 12 months, according to the Association of Pickleball Professionals.

I would like to introduce the sport of pickleball to our after school Uplink program.

The Uplink program provides a safe place after school for our sixth-eighth graders here at IIS located in Wailuku, Hawaii. The program is a combination of academic help and fun programs.

Pickleball is a lifetime sport that can be played by people of all ages and ability levels. It is a combination of tennis, badminton and ping pong using a plastic ball with holes. The rules are relatively simple, making it a good introductory sport. We currently do not have any pickleball equipment such as nets, paddles and balls. A donation to our after school program could make a positive difference in our students' lives. The students will not only learn about a sport but will also learn teambuilding skills, the benefits of physical activity and better social and mental skills.

Mrs. Grandon Iao Intermediate 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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Wailuku, HI View local requests

Half of 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

15 students impacted 12donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
ONIX Portable Pickleball Net, 32 Inches x 22 Feet - Steel - Elementary-Middle School - Kids • School Specialty $179.02 2 $358.04
ONIX Indoor Pickleball, Yellow, 100 pack - Middle-High School - Adult • School Specialty $269.02 1 $269.02
Graphite Pickleball Paddles Set of 6, 2024 USAPA Approved, 2 Kids & 4 Adult Paddles, Fiberglass Surface (CHS), Polypropylene Lightweight Honeycomb Core, 6 Pickleball, 4 Replacement Soft Grip + Bag • Amazon Business $128.99 2 $257.98

Materials cost

$885.04

Vendor shipping charges

 $94.06

Sales tax

 $38.94

3rd party payment processing fee

$13.28

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$1,061.32

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$187.29

Total project goal

$1,248.61

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $1,248.61

11 Donors

-$964.40

Donations toward project cost

-$819.75

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$144.65

match offer

-$284.21

Match offer toward project cost

-$241.58

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$42.63

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