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Mr. Davis from Bronx NY is requesting sports & exercise equipment through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Batter Up

My students need bats and training aids to compete next year.

  • $301 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

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.

Celebrate Black Teachers and Students

This project is part of the Black History Month celebration because it supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of the students are Black.

My Students

Our school, located in the South Bronx, is in the poorest Congressional district, where funding for extracurricular activities has been an afterthought for quite some time. Our students compete on the baseball team every year, yearning for a safe, fun, and productive way to spend their free time. As the school is in the heart of the South Bronx, space is nearly nonexistent, and the parks around are not safe places for us to practice.

Our reality has never dampened our players' spirits.

Each one floods to my classroom every day at three, ready for practice. Our options are the basketball gym, which we share with two other schools, or our horseshoe-shaped concrete recess area behind the school building. Although the only times we played on an actual baseball diamond were for our games, the team played with fierce tenacity, never making excuses.

My Project

We need bats to replace the broken ones from last season. The baseball bat weight is designed to increase hitters' power. This should translate into greater success in games. When the players have gear and equipment we stay out for hours. The hitting equipment will be used to develop our players' skills, despite the disadvantages of our physical environment or resources. The students put in maximum effort, but we do not have the equipment necessary to address the basic component of the game. This project aims to address our need to provide students with a productive after-school experience.

As most of the students are immigrants or children of immigrants from the Dominican Republic, baseball provides them with an opportunity to see connections between American and Dominican culture.

Teachers have also seen the undeniable, and positive, effect baseball has had on the academic performance of our players. Our kids love to play.

Mr. Davis
Grades 6-8

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Easton S1 Hybrid Maple/Bamboo Wood Baseball Bat, 31-Inch/28-Ounce • Amazon Business $49.90 4 $199.60
Pow'r Wrap Bat Weight for Baseball, 24-Ounce, White • Amazon Business $22.76 1 $22.76

Materials cost

$222.36

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.34

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$255.70

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$45.12

Total project goal

$300.82

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$300.82

2 Donors

-$150.41

Donations toward project cost

-$127.85

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$22.56

match offer

-$150.41

Match offer toward project cost

-$127.85

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$22.56

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$0.00

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