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Mr. Shin from New York, NY is requesting sports & exercise equipment through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Noise Be Gone!

Help me give my students tennis balls to stick to the bottom of chairs. Chairs get very loud when they move, and tennis balls help reduce noise. I have students with autism who are sensitive to loud noises.

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My Project

All of my classes have over 30 students. When they pull out chairs to get seated, it gets loud. When they have to rearrange desks for a particular activity, it gets loud. When they push in their chairs at the end of class and rearrange the desks back to normal, it gets loud.

There's too much noise being made from moving desks and chairs, and tennis balls are the solution to eliminating that noise and increasing student focus.

These tennis balls will be stuck to the legs of each desk and chair, and they help make desks and chairs slide more easily and quietly. By reducing distracting noises that desks and chairs make from being moved around, students will get less stressed from hearing those loud sounds. The tennis balls will keep students better focused. And lastly, the tennis balls will increase productivity by providing a stable environment for learning and independent work.

The small things make a big difference. The amount of increased focus every day builds up over the years, and I can do more fun and engaging projects and activities as a result because of all the instructional time I recovered from eliminating external distractions.

Mr. Shin Academy Software Engineering Grades 9-12

Equity Focus

At this school, more than 50% of students are Black, Latino, and/or Native American, and more than 50% come from low-income households. Learn how your donation to this school supports a more equitable education.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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More than three‑quarters 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

123 students impacted 2donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
8 PCS Precut Walker Tennis Balls, Damooo Universal Walker Glide Balls, Walker Accessories Glides for Chair Legs and Floor Protection (8pack, Blue) • Amazon Business $18.99 17 $322.83

Materials cost

$322.83

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.84

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$357.67

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$63.12

Total project goal

$420.79

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$420.79

1 Donor

-$178.84

Donations toward project cost

-$178.84

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$0.00

match offer

-$210.39

Match offer toward project cost

-$178.83

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$31.56

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$31.56

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$0.00

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