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Mr. Poole from Chicago IL is requesting sports & exercise equipment through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Baseball Season is Back

My students need baseballs, pants, belts, socks, and training aids to continue their development.

  • $2,253 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

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Celebrate Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

This project is a part of the Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month celebration because it supports a Latino teacher or a school where the majority of students are Latino.

My Students

Our students are unbelievable kids. They are leaders in the school and in our community. They put in a ton of time an effort, often conditioning before school throughout the winter and lifting after school. In addition, they take their school work seriously. Our program boasts many honor roll students.

In addition to their hard work and dedication, our students volunteer at park districts across the city to help youngsters learn and appreciate the game of baseball.

This demonstrates their ability to be positive mentors.

More specifically the boys baseball team has found a resurgence in the past few years. Through the hard work of the players and coaching staff, our team has finished second in the city at both the Varsity and Junior Varsity level and won an Illinois state regional. More importantly the school has seen over 30 players in the last 6 seasons continue their career at the college level with 6 more to come this season.

Without the help of donors like you none of this would be possible. We thank you for any help you can provide, and as always, go Wildcats!

My Project

I am requesting these items to outfit, train, and protect our players as well as create another level in our program.

In Chicago Public Schools, we have very few resources.

For example, we have zero baseballs for our games. Helping us with these items will provide a level playing field with the teams we face.

With the addition of another level to the Lake View baseball program, we will give opportunities to players that may not have been able to continue playing. Through donations to this account you will help provide pants and socks as well as equipment to make this happen.

Mr. Poole
Grades 9-12

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Wilson A1010s Blem Baseballs 12 Ball Pack • Amazon Business $39.95 10 $399.50
Rukket 15pk Weighted Baseball / Softball Heavy Training Balls | Practice Hitting, Batting and Pitching with Complete Control Powerball (1 pound, 3-inch diameter) includes Bucket • Amazon Business $79.99 3 $239.97
Champro Elastic Baseball Belt with 1.5-Inch Leather Tab (Scarlet, 28-52-Inch) • Amazon Business $7.44 25 $186.00
Champro Sports Multi-Sport Socks, Scarlet, Medium • Amazon Business $5.99 25 $149.75
Champro Mens Champro Sports Adult Triple Crown Open Bottom Piped Pants, Grey, Scarlet Pipe, Small • Amazon Business $21.29 6 $127.74
Champro Sports Multi-Sport Socks, Black, Medium • Amazon Business $5.99 20 $119.80
Champro Mens Champro Sports Adult Triple Crown Open Bottom Piped Pants, Grey, Scarlet Pipe, Large • Amazon Business $22.99 4 $91.96
Easton Ball Bag • Amazon Business $24.95 3 $74.85
TAP Extreme Duty Weighted Ball Set • Amazon Business $68.70 1 $68.70
Easton E100G Equipment Bag • Amazon Business $33.45 2 $66.90
Precision Impact Weighted Baseballs: Heavy Weighted Baseball Set for Throwing/Pitching Training • Amazon Business $59.95 1 $59.95
Rawlings Baseball/Softball Lineup Cards 3-Pack (36 Total Cards) Bundled With Gripadelic Pencil and Refill Pack • Amazon Business $18.99 3 $56.97
Champro Mens Champro Sports Adult Triple Crown Open Bottom Piped Pants, Grey, Scarlet Pipe, X-Large • Amazon Business $24.99 2 $49.98
Trademark Gameroom Black Cushioned Folding Stool, 18" • Amazon Business $13.60 3 $40.80
CAP Rubber Medicine Ball, 8-Pound, Yellow • Amazon Business $38.71 1 $38.71
EASTON DUAL PITCH COUNTER • Amazon Business $10.77 3 $32.31
Total Bar | Exercise Bar, Workout Bar and Rehabilitation Equipment | Includes Carrying Case, Nutrition Booklet, and Exercise Booklet • Amazon Business $29.97 1 $29.97
Champro Mens Champro Sports Adult Triple Crown Open Bottom Piped Pants, Grey, Scarlet Pipe, Medium • Amazon Business $22.81 1 $22.81

Materials cost

$1,856.67

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$27.85

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$1,914.52

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$337.86

Total project goal

$2,252.38

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$2,252.38

12 Donors

-$2,029.38

Donations toward project cost

-$1,724.97

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$304.41

match offer

-$223.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$189.55

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$33.45

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$0.00

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