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Mr. Westphal from Augusta KS is requesting sports & exercise equipment through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

A.'s Baseball Equipment Expansion

Help me give my students the resources needed to expand their knowledge of baseball with updated equipment.

  • $853 goal

This project expired on March 29, 2021.

This project expired on March 29, 2021.

My Students

I teach middle school students; specifically 8th-grade students, but our entire building consists of 6th through 8th graders from all walks of life and backgrounds.

I thoroughly enjoy teaching at the middle school level because I believe it is one of the most important times in our/their lives as well as one of the most difficult.

It comes with a lot of emotions, the discovery of themselves, and every bit of unexpected events you can imagine, but I LOVE IT!

Every donation helps improve the educational experience for my students and future students I will have.

My Project

The goal of this project is to provide my athletes with updated and new equipment each year. With the lack of funding and COVID-19; we were unable to purchase new materials this year and some of the equipment is starting to deteriate.

With the help of generous donors + their donations, we will be able to maintain our equipment needs while also expanding the availability of what we have to offer the athletes to improve their overall knowledge and skills.

Any and all donations are greatly appreciated and will help the program progress by supplying much needed and expensive materials that isn't typically within our budget.

The greatest need are baseballs; they tend to wear fast and are expensive to replace. Having 100+ new baseballs will drastically help our team and allow us to split the baseballs up amongst various stations / drills far easier and more effectively.

Mr. Westphal
Grades 9-12
  • Augusta Middle School
  • Augusta, KS
    • More than a third of students from low‑income households

    This project will reach 40 students.

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Diamond D-OB Official League Practice Bucket of 30 Baseballs • DICK'S Sporting Goods $114.99 4 $459.96
PRIMED 7' Instant Net w/ Pocket • DICK'S Sporting Goods $99.99 1 $99.99
PRIMED Xplosion Training Bat • DICK'S Sporting Goods $39.99 2 $79.98

Materials cost

$639.93

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $45.12

3rd party payment processing fee

$9.60

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$724.65

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$127.88

Total project goal

$852.53

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