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Ms. Nakada from Los Angeles CA is requesting other through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Basketballs for Our New Gym

My students need 20 basketballs to stay fit and help develop their game.

  • $745 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

My Students

At Emerson Middle School, our students play hard. With our updated facilities, they need the equipment to help them develop their skills.

Our sports academy and P.E.

middle school students come from all backgrounds from all over our diverse city. They love to play and they play hard. Some of our students come from means, but others don't have access to facilities or equipment unless they are at school.

My Project

Students will use these 20 basketballs before school, when they love to shoot around, during AT time, Nutrition, and Lunch when they play pick-up games, during P.E. basketball units, and during basketball team practices. There is always a game to be played at Emerson and our students check out equipment for the gym and outdoor courts all day long.

With plenty of access to basketballs, students can start games and develop their skills before and after school as well as throughout the school day.

Emerson students play hard and these basketballs will help them play harder!

Ms. Nakada
Grades 6-8

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Spalding NBA All Conference Composite Basketball (28.5") • DICK'S Sporting Goods $24.99 10 $249.90
Spalding NBA All-Conference Composite Official Basketball (29.5") • DICK'S Sporting Goods $24.99 10 $249.90

Materials cost

$499.80

Vendor shipping charges

 $49.98

Sales tax

 $45.73

3rd party payment processing fee

$7.50

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$633.01

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$111.71

Total project goal

$744.72

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $744.72

5 Donors

-$545.72

Donations toward project cost

-$463.86

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$81.86

match offer

-$199.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$169.15

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$29.85

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

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