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Mrs. Bourne from Trenton, NJ is requesting sports & exercise equipment through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Hoping for Some Hoops!

Help me give my students a Portable Basketball hoop so they can play basketball when they go outside.

  • $509 goal

This project expired on July 2, 2024.

This project expired on July 2, 2024.

My Project

I teach middle school students in an urban area where the most popular sport to play is basketball. Unfortunately our school has no outside courts. I would love for my students to have a safe place to play outside when it it gets nice, so they are not just standing around.

Many of my students don't have a safe place to play with friends, this is why many of them go to the after school program.

They look forward all day to just "playing" with their friends. The hoop could be used by the after school students and when they go outside to play after lunch.

In the afterschool program my students only want to go to the gym because that's where the b-ball hoops are, but the gym is not always available. I want them to go outside to get fresh air but I also want them to be able play basketball and have fun. Please help my students be able to enjoy the sport they love outside.

Mrs. Bourne Arthur J Holland Middle School Grades 6-8

Celebrate Black teachers and kids! This project supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of students are Black.

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This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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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

400 students impacted

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Lifetime 51544 Front Court Portable Basketball System, 50 Inch Shatterproof Backboard • Amazon Business $379.00 1 $379.00
BaseGel Polymer for Basketball Goal and Outdoor Indoor Sign Hoops Bases, Perfect Replacement for Sand and Sandbags to Anchor Portable Sports Pools Baskets, Easy to Use and Apply with Water, 16 oz • Amazon Business $17.25 1 $17.25

Materials cost

$396.25

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 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.94

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$432.19

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$76.27

Total project goal

$508.46

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