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Promoting School Spirit and Staying Warm

The cost of the eighteen jackets from Eastbay is $2435, including shipping and <a target="new" href="http://www.donorschoose.org/html/fulfillment.htm" onclick="g_openWindow('http://www.donorschoose.org/html/fulfillment.htm', 300, 800, 'fulfillwindow');return false;">fulfillment</a>.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. K.'s classroom raised $2,472

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I am trying to get the John Marshall High School Cheerleader team ready to enter their first competition after being missing from the cheerleader circuit for ten years. We have obtained new uniforms to look competition ready; however it is very cold in Chicago. We would like school jackets to wear when we attend clinics and competitions. This display will also help bring more school pride and school spirit to a school that is trying to build up its school pride. Our team list consists of 16 members and two coaches. We cheer at the football games and the basketball games, both boys and girls. Most of the students cannot afford to purchase a school jacket and they do not see many students at our school or other local schools wearing school jackets, however when visiting private, suburban and elite CPS schools. Our team members noticing the other teams having a school jacket has sparked conversation and interest. Our school colors are maroon and athletic gold. Sizes include 3 smalls, 8 mediums, 3 larges, 2 x-larges, 2 X-larges

Ms. K. John Marshall Metro High School Grades 9-12

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This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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Nearly all 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

16 students impacted 1donor

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
jacket • Eastbay, Inc. $99.00 18 $1,782.00

Materials cost

$1,782.00

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

3rd party payment processing fee

Fulfillment labor & materials

Total project cost

$2,026.43

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$444.83

Total project goal

$2,471.26

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$2,471.26

1 Donor

-$2,383.89

Donations toward project cost

-$2,026.43

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$357.46

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$87.37

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$0.00

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