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Ms. Hernandez from Miami Lakes FL is requesting materials related to food, clothing & hygiene through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Performance Ready Cheer Squads, Must always have strong Quads!

Help me give my students the Valeo Adjustable ankle weights to prepare them for the cheer season.

  • $208 goal

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Hooray! This project is fully funded

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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

A wise cheerleader once said, "Cheerleading is more than a sport, it’s an attitude!" And my team has the right attitude. They are responsible teenagers with so much heart and passion. They strive to inspire their peers and are role models at their school. Most of my cheer members take on multiple sports, put together charity events for their community and lead separate clubs all on their own. They always manage to stay focused and positive. They push themselves and each other to excel in academics and athletics. They are an exceptional group. Their wonderful attitudes merits a reward.

This is why I need your help to give my team the proper equipment they need to reach their goals.

My team has been dreaming about going to competition. It has been about 10 years since they last competed. Unfortunately, the school has lacked the appropriate funds to purchase equipment and resources needed to take the program to the next level. Additionally, most parents do not have the financial stability to buy their children their cheer necessities. Please help my team get back on the mat and into the spotlight! Any donations will help us "FLY HIGH."

My Project

The goal I have for my team is to make them better and stronger. We hope to be competition ready by march but we can only do this with strict diets and lots of physical conditioning. This is why my cheerleaders always start their practices with a series of stretches and warm ups to ease into cheer technique and skill. Cheerleaders use ankle weights to build leg muscles while they do activities like jump squats and toe touch crunches.

The goal is to use equipment to strengthen their bodies and build cheer technique.

We hope to be as physically fit and prepared for the tough and intricate tricks that we will perform at competition.

Ms. Hernandez
Grades 9-12

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Valeo Adjustable Ankle/Wrist Weights - 5 lbs Total (2.5 lbs each) With Adjustable Metal D-ring And Soft Padding For Comfort, 1 Size Fits Most, VA4533BK • Amazon Business $18.00 8 $144.00

Materials cost

$144.00

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.16

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$176.16

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$31.09

Total project goal

$207.25

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$207.25

3 Donors

-$180.73

Donations toward project cost

-$176.16

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$4.57

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$26.52

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$0.00

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