Marshall High School Volleyball Program Explodes With Record Participation
Help me give my students a dynamic volleyball experience! Our program has exploded and we need your help! Ball carts are SO expensive and it's important to purchase good ones that will last.
I am the volleyball coach for our school and our program, in the last 2 years, has gone from 20-30 participants to 65-70! My students come from a very rural area of Arkansas and many do not have the ability to participate in extra-curricular activities because of the financial strain placed on their family. Our students are often required to purchase the necessary equipment to participate and they simply cannot afford it. With DonorsChoose and Dick's Sporting Goods support, we hope to purchase additional uniforms so that each group will have an actual uniform and not just a t-shirt, as well as additional equipment to facilitate better practices. I believe that so much can be learned through participation in extracurricular activities-leadership, communication, teamwork, as well as how to handle disappointment and success. Our students are full of potential if we can provide the opportunity for them to see themselves in a positive, successful situation.
With our program growing at such a rapid rate and our area of the state being so rural and poor, we simply do not have the funds to purchase equipment and uniforms.
My Project
I have asked for a couple of carts and some extra sets of knee pads. Some of our students are unable to purchase even the smallest of items. We don't want them to feel that they can't participate just because they can't afford knee pads! The carts are good and durable and will last our program for years. We need them to facilitate effective practices and give our students the best volleyball experience possible. We are so excited about the number of students wanting to play volleyball (65-70) and we need to be able to foster this desire to participate in a lifelong sport.
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