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A Good Day to Play Two: Reviving Baseball in Our City

My students need baseball gloves to build character through learning the game of baseball.

FULLY FUNDED! Mr. Payton's classroom raised $304

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My Students

"Let's do ten more," barked the captain of our baseball team as a few stragglers came in from our afternoon run at half pace. He was not satisfied with the effort of his teammates and they responded by running ten, eleven, some of them even twelve more poles. Such passion has become a daily showing.

We have a team full of the most incredible students you could ever hope to coach.

A group of kids whose mantra is that they will use grit and self-control to get them to and through college, against seemingly impossible odds, from neighborhoods where crime and constant stress are vastly more visible than college degrees. Our scholars recognize that what we are doing is unique. They understand that the number of African American baseball players has dwindled dramatically over the last thirty five years consider themselves ambassadors for their community in the effort to spread the character development that comes with playing our nation's pastime. Our team leans on seven core character traits to guide them - grit, self control, optimism, zest, gratitude, social intelligence, and curiosity. Those traits are in constant development on the field so that they can be transferred to the neighborhood, the classroom, and eventually the boardroom.

My Project

Most of my scholars have had limited to no exposure to the game of baseball. They disproportionately come from poor neighborhoods where basic needs often go unmet. Baseball gloves, bats, and other equipment are not a high priority for our families. But, those tools can be instruments of change for our kids. My scholars will treat their new gloves with love and respect. They will operate with the understanding that gloves are more than implements for catching a ball. Our actions on the field translate to high character decisions off the field. The way we treat our equipment will be an outward manifestation of the way we feel about ourselves and those around us.

On opening day of 1979, 26 percent of Major League Baseball Players were African American.

That number plummeted to 8.3 percent in 2013. Black kids are no longer playing the game whose all-time greats look mostly like them. Guys like Hank Aaron and Jackie Robinson changed attitudes about race, and the next generation of young men have the opportunity to build on their legacy by excelling on the field, in the classroom, and in their neighborhoods.

Mr. Payton KIPP Impact School Grades 6-8

Celebrate Black teachers and kids! This project supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of students are Black.

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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.

Jacksonville, FL View local requests

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

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Easton BX1250B 12.5- Inch Baseball Glove (Right Hand Throw) • Amazon $29.99 2 $59.98
Louisville Slugger 31-Inch FG Genesis Catchers Mitts, Brown, Right Hand Throw • Amazon $46.94 1 $46.94
Easton ZFX 1051 Z-Flex Series Ball Glove (Right Hand Throw, 10.5-Inch) • Amazon $21.52 2 $43.04
Easton BX1300B 13- Inch Baseball Glove (Left Hand Throw) • Amazon $29.99 1 $29.99
Rawlings Renegade Series Youth Glove, Right Hand Throw, 10.5-Inch • Amazon $23.93 1 $23.93
Rawlings Players Series 10.5-inch Youth Baseball Glove, Left-Hand Throw (PL105BB) • Amazon $20.36 1 $20.36

Materials cost

$224.24

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.36

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$257.60

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$45.46

Total project goal

$303.06

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $303.06

5 Donors

-$173.65

Donations toward project cost

-$151.35

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$22.30

match offer

-$125.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$106.25

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$18.75

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$4.41

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 $0.00

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