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Coach Laird-Montgomery from Theodore AL is requesting sports & exercise equipment through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Soft-Balling Out!

Help me give my students much needed 8 dozen softballs for our 4 softball teams.

  • $655 goal

This project expired on March 28, 2021.

This project expired on March 28, 2021.

My Students

Do you remember how you felt waiting for the first game of the season and all the preparation that took place to get ready for it? My female athletes share that excitement of waiting for and then finally getting to compete on their respective court and/or field. These girls have the desire to become not just better athletes but better people across the board!

Many of our students are using athletics, in addition to their academic achievements, to get offered a scholarship so that they may build a better future for themselves.

More than half of our students at THS are from low-income households. With that being said, many of our student-athletes have jobs in order to help support themselves and alleviate the pressure put on their parents. They know what hard work is and they are not afraid of it. They thrive in situations others would have a very hard time facing. We really do have great kids that want to better themselves in every way and I am so proud of them! Go Bobcats!

My Project

Donations to this project will make sure a huge difference for our teams. At our high school, our field is host to 4, that's right FOUR, softball teams. We have our Varsity and JV programs, our middle school program (7th-8th), and then a junior league program (4th-6th). With that being said we have tons of girls to accommodate. Your donations to this project will help us create and run much more efficient practice.

This will allow our girls to get so many more reps at practice and will really help them better their game!

These girls work so hard and we just want to give them the best possible experience possible.

Thank you so much for helping us help our girls!

Coach Laird-Montgomery
Grades 9-12
  • Theodore High School
  • Theodore, AL
    • More than half of students from low‑income households

    This project will reach 60 students.

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
DICK'S Sporting Goods Bucket of 12'' Softballs - Dozen • DICK'S Sporting Goods $59.99 8 $479.92

Materials cost

$479.92

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $39.11

3rd party payment processing fee

$7.20

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$556.23

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$98.16

Total project goal

$654.39

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