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Coach Krato from Laddonia, MO is requesting sports & exercise equipment through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Healthy Bodies Create Healthy Minds

Help me give my students a weight room that can help them achieve dreams of pursuing an athletic career in college. Equipment such as chains, ropes, jump ropes, weighted vests, and much more!

  • $629 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

My Students

My students attend a school in a rural school district. Most of them work on farms and in their free time are involved with numerous athletics. Some of them have the potential to play sports at the collegiate level.

Some of them come in prior to school starting because they are unable to get into a weights class during the school day.

The average student has gone up 14% increase in their bench maxes from the beginning of the year. Their squat maxes have increased by 19% during the course of the school year.

With limited resources and materials, my students have hustled and put in the efforts to get stronger in the weight room.

My Project

I am a weights coach at a small rural school district where many of my students have aspirations to pursue a collegiate athletic career. My job as their weights coach is to make sure they are reaching their potential in their strength, cardio, flexibility, and overall health to put themselves in the best position possible to achieve their dreams.

Some of the equipment that could best help me get the most out of them chains that we can use when squatting and benching to create more explosiveness for the athletes as well as prepare them to lift heavier weights.

The ropes would help benefit these students by helping them with their cardio and coordination.

The weighted vest would benefit my more serious athletes who need more of a challenge when we jump rope, do pull ups/dips, or box jumps.

The scale would be used for the students in my class that are in weights to lose weight and can weigh themselves everyday to see their progress.

The equipment that is being asked for could drastically help my students improve their health and create more interest in being healthy. Some of my students have began to perform better in the classroom and socially because they have begun to feel more confident about themselves due to the their efforts in the weight room.

Coach Krato
Grades 9-12
    More than a third 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 50 students.

    2 donors have given to this project.

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Logest Weight Lifting Chains with Collars - 1 Pair Available in 15LB 25LB 35LB 45LB Steel Workout Chains - Fitness Equipment for Deadlifts Bench Presses and More Targets Back Legs Core Weight Chains • Amazon Business $41.99 4 $167.96
Redify 2 Pack Adjustable Jump Rope for Workout, Fitness Jump Rope for Men Women and Kids, Speed Jumping Rope for Exercise • Amazon Business $13.57 10 $135.70
Amazon Basics 1.5 Inch Heavy Exercise Training Workout Battle Rope - 344 x 1.5 Inch, Black • Amazon Business $38.29 2 $76.58
SKLZ Super Sandbag Heavy Duty Training Weight Bag (10 - 40 Pounds) • Amazon Business $59.99 1 $59.99
PACEARTH Weighted Vest with Ankle/Wrist Weights 12lbs Adjustable Body Weight Vest with Reflective Stripe Workout Equipment for Strength Training, Cardio, Walking, Jogging, Running for Men Women • Amazon Business $39.98 1 $39.98
Etekcity Digital Body Weight Bathroom Scale, Large Blue LCD Backlight Display, High Precision Measurements,6mm Tempered Glass, 400 Pounds • Amazon Business $16.88 1 $16.88

Materials cost

$497.09

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$7.46

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$534.55

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$94.33

Total project goal

$628.88

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $628.88

1 Donor

-$419.25

Donations toward project cost

-$356.36

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$62.89

match offer

-$209.63

Match offer toward project cost

-$178.19

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$31.44

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