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Mrs. Lee-Ortiz from Los Angeles, CA is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Staying Fit and Active During Recess & Lunch!

My students need sports equipment to stay active and healthy during recess and lunch!

  • $390 goal

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My Students

"Today, about 1 in 3 American kids and teens is overweight or obese, nearly triple the rate in 1963... Childhood obesity is now the No. 1 health concern among parents in the U.S., topping drug abuse and smoking," according to the American Heart Association. Simply put, our kids need to keep PLAYING!

Just like all other kids, my students LOVE learning (when we teachers make it worthwhile)!

They work everyday in collaborative groups, sharing amazing strategies and ideas that even adults can't come up with. Our school, whose mission includes bilingualism and social justice, is located in an urban neighborhood. We are a new pilot school within the school district, allowing us certain autonomies, which allow us to design creative, yet rigorous, curriculum. Historically, most families chose to bus their children about one hour outside of their community in search of better schools. However, ever since the opening of our site, we have been able to celebrate a "homecoming" of sorts, providing families with a quality school that their community deserves.

My Project

During the elementary years, kids seem to play blindly with one another and laugh and run around. They are genuine and carefree kids. Then, suddenly something changes in middle school and the playing stops. Add to that the budget cuts, which means schools have just enough money to buy instructional materials, but recreational materials get the ax. If my students were to get a variety of new sports and play equipment, they would be excited to take the materials out to put to use. They are really only used to handballs and soccer balls. However, introduce to them new sports like football, racquetball, tetherball (our school has tetherball poles but no tetherballs), and our students would be eager to get out and play!

With new play equipment and their continued instruction of health skills through the Health course that I teach, I believe we can be part of the fight against obesity in America's youth.

Our students need to realize that playing is not only fun, but also a healthy activity to engage in. Please help our youth to stay active and fit by funding our project!

Mrs. Lee-Ortiz UCLA Community School Grades 6-8

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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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

68 students impacted 13donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
BALL BASKETBALL STREETMAX JR • ABC School Supply, Inc $13.29 2 $26.58
BALL BASKETBALL STREETMAX MEN S • ABC School Supply, Inc $14.24 2 $28.48
BALL SOCCER MAX PRORUBBER SZ 4 • ABC School Supply, Inc $9.30 2 $18.60
BALL SOCCER SUPER SOFT TOUCH #5 GREEN/BLUE/WHITE • ABC School Supply, Inc $12.91 2 $25.82
VOLLEYBALL TX5 WHITE • ABC School Supply, Inc $12.34 2 $24.68
BALL FOOTBALL MAX PRORUBBER #6 JUNIOR • ABC School Supply, Inc $11.39 2 $22.78
RACQUET RACQUETBALL YELLER • ABC School Supply, Inc $18.99 2 $37.98
BALLS RACQUETBALL BLUE • ABC School Supply, Inc $20.89 1 $20.89
BALL TETHERBALL SPORTIME YELLER • ABC School Supply, Inc $12.34 2 $24.68
AIR PUMP OMNIKIN • ABC School Supply, Inc $11.39 1 $11.39
INFLATING NEEDLES STD S/12 • ABC School Supply, Inc $3.79 1 $3.79

Materials cost

$245.67

Vendor shipping charges

 $24.57

Sales tax

 $22.48

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.69

Fulfillment labor & materials

$35.00

Total project cost

$331.41

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$58.48

Total project goal

$389.89

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $389.89

9 Donors

-$169.95

Donations toward project cost

-$144.46

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$25.49

Matching donations from our partners

-$219.94

Match offers toward project cost

-$186.95

Match offers to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$32.99

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