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Mr. Sylvestre from Worcester MA is requesting sports & exercise equipment through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Even Professional Athletes Started as a Beginner

Help me give my students sports equipment to increase their skills to live a long and healthy life!

  • $563 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

My Students

Our school strives to find the leader in all students. Every child has capabilities, talents, and strengths; sometimes, all it takes is exposure or motivation. The students in my class strive for excellence. They all inherently care about one another and continually make an effort to improve in all aspects. I would like to provide each of my students more opportunity to participate in activities they love and enjoy!

There are 40 students in Physical education at a time and over 200 students every single semester!

Of those students, We carry limited equipment for all students to participate within each class. Gaining more equipment would allow each of my students an opportunity to learn and succeed. In turn, our future leaders will gain the necessary skills to lead.

My Project

With the additional Equipment, students will be provided additional opportunities to practice and learn different sports and activities.

We look to assist students to develop their whole-self and experience different skills that no other classroom can help them develop.

We aim to create future leaders, through skill development in teamwork, communication, intrinsic and extrinsic motivation, as well as developing a respect to each and every person for their similarities and differences.

Thank you for your consideration in donating to this project, because this truly changes lives and give all a chance to succeed.

Mr. Sylvestre
Grades 6-8

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
SportimeMax Men's Basketballs, 29-1/2 Inches, Multiple Colors, Set of 6 • School Specialty $82.12 2 $164.24
Sportime FourCourt Volley Nets Only, Set of 4 • School Specialty $131.99 1 $131.99
Sportime Volleyball Trainers, Assorted Colors, Set of 6 • School Specialty $105.59 1 $105.59

Materials cost

$401.82

Vendor shipping charges

$40.18

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.03

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$478.03

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$84.36

Total project goal

$562.39

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$562.39

1 Donor

-$531.15

Donations toward project cost

-$478.03

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$53.12

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$31.24

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$0.00

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