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Mr. Nathaniel Swopes Jr from Chicago IL is requesting sports & exercise equipment through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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RHS Girls Volleyball

Help me give my students knee pads, shorts, ball bags, and training equipment.

  • $2,530 goal

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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.

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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

This is the girls' volleyball program of RHS. Before I started with this program they were 0-16. Two years ago we finished 11-14. Last year we finished 20-8, ranked 30th in the Chicago Public school league, and was one game away from winning conference. DonorsChoose has been a tremendous help to the transformation of this program. We want to continue to build and hopefully become one of the better programs in the city of Chicago. Thank you very much to all the donors that continue to support us.

My Project

We are embarking on another amazing season of Girls Volleyball at Chicago RHS. We are raising funds for knee pads, volleyball shorts, ball bags, and training equipment. We need knee pads to help our girls stay safe from injury during practice and games. We need shorts for games and practices as well. We need ball bags for storage and to help transport our volleyballs to and from games. We need this particular training equipment to help our girls become a better serving team. We also need the training equipment to help our girls with their hand and eye coordination. Please continue to support these wonderful young girls.

Mr. Nathaniel Swopes Jr
Grades 9-12

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Mizuno Core Flat Front Vortex Hybrid Volleyball Shorts (M) • DICK'S Sporting Goods $24.99 25 $624.75
Nike Streak Volleyball Knee Pads (XL/2X) • DICK'S Sporting Goods $24.99 18 $449.82
Nike Streak Volleyball Knee Pads (M/L) • DICK'S Sporting Goods $24.99 17 $424.83
Mizuno Core Flat Front Vortex Hybrid Volleyball Shorts (S) • DICK'S Sporting Goods $24.99 10 $249.90
Tandem Volleyball Pal • DICK'S Sporting Goods $19.99 6 $119.94
Tandem Volleyball Mesh Ball Bag • DICK'S Sporting Goods $15.99 2 $31.98

Materials cost

$1,901.22

Vendor shipping charges

 $190.12

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$28.52

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$2,149.86

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$379.39

Total project goal

$2,529.25

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $2,529.25

11 Donors

-$1,250.80

Donations toward project cost

-$1,065.43

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$185.37

match offer

-$1,275.80

Match offer toward project cost

-$1,084.43

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$191.37

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$2.65

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 $0.00

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