You're on track to get doubled donations (and unlock a reward for the colleague who referred you). Keep up the great work!
Take credit for your charitable giving! Check out your tax receipts
To use your $50 gift card credits, find a project to fund and we'll automatically apply your credits at checkout. Find a classroom project
Skip to main content

Help teachers & students in your hometown this season!
Use code HOME at checkout and your donation will be matched up to $100.

Your school email address was successfully verified.

See this teacher's page

Ms. Garcia from Hephzibah GA is requesting sports & exercise equipment through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Go Team! Yay Water! Wow Sports!

My students need good, quality practice balls to enhance our skills and a common set of water bottles to prevent cramps and dehydration on the field.

  • $612 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

My students come from low economic and socioeconomic backgrounds, but that does not stop them from achieving great things academically and in sports and physical activities. My students do whatever it takes to get things done from staying after school and walking home, to skipping lunch to practice for tests or games. Many of my 14-18 year olds already work jobs, babysitting, mowing lawns, and more just to try and save enough to get a college education and graduate.

My students inspire me, daily.

All of my students eat free lunch because their economic status is so low across the board. They understand the value and importance of books and materials, but often they can't afford to buy these things on their own. Parents work multiple jobs and are hard to reach, but care greatly about the success of their children. These are my children and I do whatever I can to help them succeed as much as possible not just in my class and on the field, but in life.

My Project

The materials I am requesting will go to our boy's and girl's soccer teams. I am the Team Manager for the boy's team, and two other teachers have stepped up as head coaches. Our students have nothing: no jerseys, no water bottles, no balls, nothing to play or practice with. But they have heart and spirit; they are willing to spend out of pocket for jerseys to play with and match as a cohesive group on the field. So I am asking for practice balls and water bottles to give them an edge on the field and the right to feel like a real soccer team. Two of our team members fell last practice due to severe leg cramps, all because they are not drinking enough on and off the field. Therefore, I am requesting enough water bottles to support the boy's and the girl's teams and allow for everyone to stay hydrated and healthy while we fund other essential needs.

These kids are willing to do whatever it takes to play the sport they love.

I have also requested six armbands for our captains, three for the boys and three for the girls, all academically and physically achieving students who deserve the slight recognition and pride a simple armband can provide. My main goal as Team Manager is to keep the students as healthy as possible, and hopefully, I can be funded for these water bottles and practice balls to give them the edge to achieve and succeed.

Ms. Garcia
Grades 9-12

Boost your odds

Add a profile photo in addition to your classroom photo. If you add a photo, it'll show up right here on your project page.

You are more likely to receive funding if you put a face to your name.

Upload a photo

Top rated for efficiency and transparency.

You donate directly to the teacher or project you care about and see where every dollar you give goes.

Expand the "Where your donation goes" section below to see exactly what Ms. Garcia is requesting.

See our finances

TEACHERS, FEELING INSPIRED?

You can start a project with the same resources being requested here!

Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Wilson NCAA Copia Soccer Ball - White - 5 • DICK'S Sporting Goods $19.99 8 $159.92
DICK'S Sporting Goods Straw Water Bottle - No Color • DICK'S Sporting Goods $4.99 30 $149.70
A&R Water Bottle and Hockey Puck Plastic Carrier - No Color • DICK'S Sporting Goods $19.99 4 $79.96
Kwik Goal Adult Captain's Armband - Black • DICK'S Sporting Goods $3.99 6 $23.94

Materials cost

$413.52

Vendor shipping charges

$41.35

Sales tax

$28.53

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.20

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$519.60

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$91.69

Total project goal

$611.29

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$611.29

2 Donors

-$609.53

Donations toward project cost

-$519.60

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$89.93

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$1.76

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

$0.00

Our team works hard to negotiate the best pricing and selections available.

View complete list Show less

Support your local school!

Donate directly to any school in the US. Your donation will go towards directly purchasing urgent supplies.

Find a local school

Project Activity

{"pmaHash":"","schoolCity":"Hephzibah","showProjectRecommendations":true,"teachersOnPage":[3789226],"isTeacherViewingTheirOwnProject":false,"hideTeacherDetails":false,"schoolState":"GA","teacherPossessivePronoun":"her","PMsManager":null,"schoolGradeType":{"id":4,"name":"High School"},"TeacherPMForms":{},"proposalId":3065862,"proposalMessageFormModel":null,"numActiveProjects":0,"completingDonationAmount":0,"teacherHasClassroomPhoto":true,"proposalURL":"https://www.donorschoose.org/project/go-team-yay-water-wow-sports/3065862/","verifyShowPhotos":"","eligibleToBeCopied":false,"mayHaveReplacements":true,"numStudents":30,"teacherScreenName":"Ms. Garcia","isEquityFocus":true,"authorIds":{"3789226":{"owner":"Ms. Garcia","donationSalutations":{}}},"displayedPercentFunded":1.0,"proposalsOnPage":[3065862],"proposalHash":"1211934566","isApplePayMobileOnly":true,"progressBarPercentage":100.00,"pmaId":"","teacherProfilePhotoURL":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp3789226_272x272.png?width=136&height=136&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1473358040120","teacherHasProfilePhoto":true,"currentWorkflowStatusCode":21,"teacherChallengeId":20824223,"photosPublished":true,"queryString":"","DonorPMForm":null,"isApplePayEnabled":true,"fundedByTarget":false,"activeProject":null,"donorIdsForImpactPhotoCheck":["NTIzNDM4NQ==","MjkxMzMwMQ=="],"teacherId":3789226,"schoolCounty":"Richmond","fullyFunded":true,"isStudentLed":false,"isExpired":true,"schoolStateObj":{"code":"GA","name":"Georgia"}}