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

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Our Basketballs Need a Safe Home

Help me give my students a ball locker for our brand new basketballs.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Leighton's classroom raised $495

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 Students

My school is a comprehensive learning community dedicated to providing a safe and nurturing environment where students can thrive academically, emotionally, and socially. All students will receive an education that places a premium on relationships, engagement with the wider community, and scholarship.

I have the honor of being able to teach almost the whole student body.

I will mainly be teaching Pre-K through 4th grade, consisting of about 500 students. Most of our students live in the neighborhood. Our students are active and excited to come to P.E.!

My Project

We have just received brand new basketballs for our students to use for the remainder of the school year and hopefully for years to come. In order to make sure our basketballs stay in good condition, we need to lock them up for the summer.

This portable locker would help ensure that our basketballs do not go missing or are miss used during the summer months.

Please help support our school by giving to this great project. This locker would help us not have to replace basketballs every year and help us grow our Physical Education program in other ways.

Ms. Leighton Brooklyn Arbor Elementary School 414 Grades PreK-2

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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

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

550 students impacted 3donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Champion Sports Full Size Lockable Ball Storage Locker (36 Inch x 24 Inch x 36 Inch) • Amazon Business $192.18 1 $192.18
Champion Sports Full Size Lockable Ball Storage Locker (36 Inch x 24 Inch x 36 Inch) • Amazon Business $192.18 1 $192.18

Materials cost

$384.36

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.77

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$420.13

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$74.14

Total project goal

$494.27

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $494.27

2 Donors

-$139.00

Donations toward project cost

-$118.15

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$20.85

match offer

-$355.27

Match offer toward project cost

-$301.98

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$53.29

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 $0.00

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