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Mr. Cooper from Chicago IL is requesting sports & exercise equipment through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Lifting Up Our Student Athletes Part 3!

Help me give my students the necessary items to rebuild our weight room!

  • $965 goal

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Hooray! This project is fully funded

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 Project

Your donations will help go towards rebuilding our schools weightroom! This project is focused on procuring items needed to enhance the dilapidated weight room in our school. We are looking for weight plates, weight bars, and kettle bells. These items will not only help out schools Track and Field team, which I coach, but they will also help all other sports in our school as well which will include Football, basketball, soccer, softball, swimming, and wrestling! All in all we project that these items will help over 500 student athetes prepare for there respective seasons! Thank you in advance for all your help!

Mr. Cooper
Grades 9-12

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Sporzon! Rubber Encased Hex Dumbbell in 35 Pounds Singles • Amazon Business $47.56 2 $95.12
Powergainz Olympic 2-Inch Cast Iron Plate Weight Plate for Strength Training, Weightlifting and Crossfit,Black • Amazon Business $36.99 2 $73.98
Yes4All Vinyl Coated Kettlebell Weights – Great for Full Body Workout and Strength Training (25Lb - Dark Blue) • Amazon Business $33.99 2 $67.98
Amazon Basics Weighted Medicine Ball for Workouts Exercise Balance Training, 12 Pounds, Orange/Black • Amazon Business $33.57 2 $67.14
Amazon Basics Rubber Encased Exercise and Fitness Hex Dumbbell Hand Weight for Strength Training, 30-Pound • Amazon Business $31.37 2 $62.74
Amazon Basics Weighted Medicine Ball for Workouts Exercise Balance Training, 10 Pounds, Blue/Black • Amazon Business $30.33 2 $60.66
Yes4All Vinyl Coated Kettlebell Weights – Great for Full Body Workout and Strength Training , 20Lb, Dark Blue • Amazon Business $27.99 2 $55.98
Amazon Basics Weighted Medicine Ball for Workouts Exercise Balance Training, 8 Pounds, Red/Black • Amazon Business $25.86 2 $51.72
BalanceFrom Rubber Encased Hex Dumbbell in Pairs or Singles • Amazon Business $49.99 1 $49.99
Yes4All Vinyl Coated Kettlebell Weights Set – Great for Full Body Workout and Strength Training – Vinyl Kettlebell 15 lbs • Amazon Business $21.99 2 $43.98
Everyday Essentials Color Coded Olympic Bumper Plate Weight Plate w Steel Hub, Single, Black • Amazon Business $39.99 1 $39.99
Powergainz Olympic 2-Inch Cast Iron Plate Weight Plate for Strength Training, Weightlifting and Crossfit,Gray • Amazon Business $19.99 2 $39.98
Amazon Basics Rubber Encased Exercise & Fitness Hex Dumbbell, Hand Weight for Strength Training, 15 lbs, Black • Amazon Business $19.60 2 $39.20
Yes4All Vinyl Coated Kettlebell Weights Set – Great for Full Body Workout and Strength Training – Vinyl Kettlebell 10 lbs • Amazon Business $14.86 2 $29.72

Materials cost

$778.18

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$11.67

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$819.85

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$144.68

Total project goal

$964.53

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $964.53

2 Donors

-$482.26

Donations toward project cost

-$409.92

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$72.34

match offer

-$482.27

Match offer toward project cost

-$409.93

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$72.34

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