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Mrs. Melissa Smith from Spooner, WI is requesting sports & exercise equipment through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Rails Work and Play Hard

Help me give my students volleyball equipment to ensure we have practice and game equipment to play.

  • This project is not currently eligible for funding.
  • $1,282 goal

My Project

This spring I get the opportunity to coach 19 amazing eighth-grade players and interact with another 50!

Our school includes over sixty percent free or reduced-price lunch recipients.

Together our community, parents, and staff work to get us everything we need. I am so grateful to have wonderful people like you also partnering with us to help get our students everything they so deserve.

Each spring comes youth volleyball and with it comes a whole bunch of excitement! We truly believe that the more we invest in our girls, the more they will invest in volleyball and in turn they will enjoy the game and enjoy playing more. At the end of the day, we want our players to know that we care about them and appreciate them.

We want them to love volleyball as much as we do. Your donations will provide balls, training equipment, and safety equipment for five different grade levels, and over 50 girls! These items will make an important impact on our players immediately!

Mrs. Melissa Smith Spooner Middle School Grades 6-8

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More than 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

90 students impacted

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Molten Premium Competition L2 Volleyball, NFHS Approved, Red/White/Blue • Amazon Business $39.44 16 $631.04
Tandem Sport Clamp-On Volleyball Net Antennae - Essential Volleyball Equipment - 2 Red & White Volleyball Antenna - Volleyball Referee Equipment - Volleyball Net Poles - Fits 36" & 1 Meter Nets • Amazon Business $112.00 2 $224.00
Tandem Sport Clamp-On Volleyball Net Antennae - Essential Volleyball Equipment - 2 Red & White Volleyball Antenna - Volleyball Referee Equipment - Volleyball Net Poles - Fits 36" & 1 Meter Nets • Amazon Business $112.00 1 $112.00
Score It Right Volleyball Scorebook – 24 Match Spiral Volleyball Scorebook with Season Totals and Team Roster Sheet – Premium Paper Volleyball Score Sheet for Rally Scoring and Detailed Instructions • Amazon Business $16.88 3 $50.64
GANAZONO 2Pcs Referee Flag - Stainless Steel Hand Flag with Sponge Handle for Sports Events • Amazon Business $16.53 1 $16.53
Tandem Sport Volleyball Net Setter - Volleyball Net Measure Chain - 4 Pre-Set Net Heights for Men's, Women's, Coed, and Junior Volleyball - Volleyball Referee Equipment • Amazon Business $9.00 1 $9.00

Materials cost

$1,043.21

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$15.65

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$1,088.86

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$192.15

Total project goal

$1,281.01

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