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Ms. O.'s classroom raised $4,273

Soccer Players Without Any Goals?!

My students need two regulation size soccer goals with nets.

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Ms. O.
Grades 6-8

Help us score a goal!! Help us kick it up a notch donors!! I teach 7th and 8th graders English and Social Studies, and also I currently coach Soccer, Basketball and Track at a public K-8 Elementary school. We are located in a high-need community, and most of the students who attend receive a free lunch and are living on or below the poverty line. My request will mainly benefit our soccer program, but also the goals can be used by our gym classes as well. Our school serves over 400 students.

We love soccer. We have about 25 players, grades 5-8th grade playing soccer right now. I can't cancel practice if I wanted too! They enjoy the game and the competition, but we are at a horrible disadvantage. We have no field and have to play all away games. Our practice field is smaller than regulation and we have NO goals to shoot into. We currently use cones for practice. It would be great to have goals, not only so we can be more competitive, but also so that my student athletes can have the same opportunity as soccer players in other schools.

As I mentioned, I have about 25 players on my soccer team currently. We practice at a local park across the street from our school. Our team is in its third year and I've been coaching the team for three years. Each year I purchase something to help the team--the first year it was shorts, socks, and shin guards. Last year I had to double the amount of socks, shorts and shin guards--we grew! We make t-shirts every year. The kids wear these all the time. This year, and for MANY years after I would like to get us up to speed with two soccer goals. When our team go to away games, we are at a disadvantage. They do not get to practice under the same conditions--and you know you play how you practice! The sport is growing in popularity in our school and our team has grown from 10 players in our first year to over 25 kids in our third year. We are composed of 5th to 8th grade students with a mix of new players as well as "veterans." Please consider this project--it will really benefit students for years to come.

Your donation will give my student athletes the opportunity that so many kids in our neighborhood do not have. You will make it possible for them to have the same resources that kids in other areas already have. They really will appreciate it and I KNOW once this project is funded the kids will NEVER want soccer practice to end.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

400 students impacted 130 donors
Ms. O. Grades 6-8

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

400 students impacted 130donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Portable Soccer Goals - 8' x 24' Net • Sportime, Inc. $167.99 2 $335.98
3-Piece Portable Soccer Goals • Sportime, Inc. $1,319.00 2 $2,638.00

Materials cost

$2,973.98

Vendor shipping charges

 $297.40

Sales tax

 $178.44

3rd party payment processing fee

$44.61

Fulfillment labor & materials

$9.00

Total project cost

$3,503.43

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$769.05

Total project goal

$4,272.48

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $4,272.48

117 Donors

-$4,241.74

Donations toward project cost

-$3,503.43

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$738.31

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$30.74

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