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Mr. Molfetta from Brooklyn, NY is requesting sports & exercise equipment through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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New Basketballs

Help me give my students new basketballs for this upcoming season! These 6 basketballs and traction board will be provided for our JV and Varsity basketball team for practices and games!

FULLY FUNDED! Mr. Molfetta's classroom raised $840

This project is fully funded

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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.

My Project

Our students are super passionate about basketball!! Having new basketballs for the season will help make this season enjoyable for all the players and encourage them to be in the gym and practicing more frequently. My hope with these new basketballs is that our players feel supported and their confidence continues to grow as they develop into great athletes. Our community has a long standing tradition with basketball and it's something our students and families care about very much. Having quality equipment will ensure our students have the best chance of success and making memories that they will hold forever!

Mr. Molfetta Junior High School 50 John D Wells Grades 6-8

Equity Focus

This project directly supports students at a historically underfunded school. Learn more about our Equity Focus.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Brooklyn, NY View local requests

More than three‑quarters 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

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
WILSON Evolution Indoor Game Basketballs - Size 5, Size 6 and Size 7 • Amazon Business $79.95 6 $479.70
StepNGrip Brand Basketball Traction Board, White, Paper, for Wood Surfaces, Includes 30 Sticky Sheets • Amazon Business $48.49 4 $193.96

Materials cost

$673.66

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$10.10

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$713.76

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$125.96

Total project goal

$839.72

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$839.72

1 Donor

-$419.86

Donations toward project cost

-$356.88

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$62.98

match offer

-$419.86

Match offer toward project cost

-$356.88

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$62.98

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$0.00

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