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Coach Laird from Daphne, AL is requesting classroom basics through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Female Athletes in Need of Softballs for an Efficient Practice!

Help me give my students softballs for our girls softball teams grades 4th-12th!

  • $239 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

My Students

Do you remember how you felt waiting for the first game of the season and all the preparation that took place to get ready? My female athletes share that excitement of waiting for and then finally getting to compete on their respective court and/or field. These girls have the desire to become not just better athletes but better people across the board!

Many of our students are using athletics, in addition to their academic achievements, to get offered a scholarship so that they may build a better future for themselves.

With that being said, many of our student-athletes have jobs in order to help support themselves and alleviate the pressure put on their parents. They know what hard work is, and they are not afraid of it. They thrive in situations others would have a very hard time facing. We really do have great kids that want to better themselves in every way and I am so proud of them!

My Project

This item will make a huge difference for our team! We are in desperate need of balls. We have so many girls in our program (junior league, middle school, JV, and varsity) that we aren't able to provide them with an efficient practice because every time we turn around we have to pick up the balls. We are hosting anywhere from 30-90 girls at our field for practice on a daily basis. This project getting funded would mean so much to them!

These girls work so hard and I would love for them to be able to reap the benefits of their hard work!!

Please consider investing in my kids!! I promise you that they will make you proud!! Thank you in advance for your generosity!

Coach Laird
Grades 9-12
  • Daphne High School
  • Daphne, AL
  • More than half of students from low‑income households Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more

    This project will reach 200 students.

    2 donors have given to this project.

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Rawlings Sporting Goods C12RYLAH Official ASA Dream Seam Fast Pitch Softballs (One Dozen), Yellow, Size 12 • Amazon Business $78.89 2 $157.78

Materials cost

$157.78

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$12.86

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.37

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$203.01

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$35.83

Total project goal

$238.84

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$238.84

1 Donor

-$119.42

Donations toward project cost

-$101.51

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$17.91

match offer

-$119.41

Match offer toward project cost

-$101.50

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$17.91

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

$0.00

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