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Ms. Hemming from Janesville WI is requesting sports & exercise equipment through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Staying Connected (Virtually) by Playing Basketball

Help me give my students the opportunity to stay connected with their teammates and improve their skills by making sure all players have their own basketball.

  • $191 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

My Students

My students live in a growing area that is full of opportunity. They come from diverse backgrounds and have a variety of both strengths and needs.

My students enjoy being active in their learning and are excited to make connections with one another and the community.

What makes my students most special is their desire to help one another and work together. They love group activities and engaging in fun challenges. Students use these opportunities to build lasting relationships with one another.

My Project

Over the last three seasons, our program has experienced a shift. Previously, our player's financial and ethnic backgrounds have not been representative of our school's diverse population, but this is changing. Our program is more racially diverse than ever and about a third of our athletes were eligible to have their athletic fee waived or decreased.

Players from strong financial backgrounds have opportunities to play AAU and have access to resources that will help them improve while over half of our athletes are missing out on these opportunities during the quarantine.

I am hoping to keep my athletes connected while they are forced to stay home by writing individual workouts, creating weekly challenges, and by leading by example.

About half of the players in our program have a basketball at home that they can use to participate in our challenges. I want to ensure that all players have the opportunity to participate by providing a basketball to those who do not have one. This small resource will allow them to stay connected with their teammates, improve their skills, and stay active (but isolated) during the quarantine.

Ms. Hemming
Grades 9-12
  • Craig High School
  • Janesville, WI
    • More than half of students from low‑income households

    This project will reach 20 students.

    6 donors have given to this project.

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Spalding NBA Varsity Outdoor Basketball (28.5) • DICK'S Sporting Goods $12.99 10 $129.90

Materials cost

$129.90

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$1.95

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$161.85

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$28.56

Total project goal

$190.41

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $190.41

6 Donors

-$189.53

Donations toward project cost

-$161.85

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$27.68

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$0.88

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 $0.00

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