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Ms. McCook from Hinesville GA is requesting sports & exercise equipment through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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On The Block, 1..2..3... Go!!

My students need eight scholastic starting blocks for track and field.

  • $1,707 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

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 Students

My students live in a high poverty area. The vast majority of my students are minority students with extremely diverse backgrounds due to the large number of transient students we have. We are a Title I school. Most students cannot afford the basic supplies needed for class.

Most of my students are the first ones in their family to aspire to go to college, which not only affects the student's life but their family's life as well.

Many of my students struggle to connect what they learn in the classroom to real-world events going on around them. I want to use resources to not only help my students build tolerance and acceptance but to also build a small community within our school.

My Project

I am helping our track and field students by requesting the starting blocks they need. Their current equipment is outdated and unsafe. We have elite athletes every year in track and field and in order for our students to compete and be successful on such a high level, they need to practice at that same level. These starting blocks will not only give them the great practice they need, it will also provide our team with a lot safer equipment. The budget for track and field is very small but our athletes compete in so many different events. Each of these events requires very specific equipment to ensure they are successful!

Ms. McCook
Grades 9-12
  • Bradwell Institute
  • Hinesville, GA
    • More than a third of students from low‑income households

    This project will reach 40 students.

    3 donors have given to this project.

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Gill Scholastic Starting Block - Gray • DICK'S Sporting Goods $149.99 8 $1,199.92

Materials cost

$1,199.92

Vendor shipping charges

 $119.99

Sales tax

 $82.79

3rd party payment processing fee

$18.00

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$1,450.70

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$256.01

Total project goal

$1,706.71

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $1,706.71

2 Donors

-$851.14

Donations toward project cost

-$727.22

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$123.92

match offer

-$851.15

Match offer toward project cost

-$723.48

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$127.67

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$4.41

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 $0.00

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