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Coach Wilkie from Boiling Springs SC is requesting sports & exercise equipment through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Striving to Be Better

My students need a storage cart, two weighted basketballs, and dribble goggles to improve their basketball skills and have a place to store their equipment.

  • $494 goal

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My Students

My boys' basketball players are determined and hard working. They put more into learning the game and developing as basketball players more than most. They are all seventh and eighth graders. They are enthusiastic and energetic. We are in a rural area with no outdoor parks or places to play basketball except in the school setting.

They want to become better basketball players but do not always have the funds to pay for what they need.

School budgets are spread thin with physical education and athletics the last to receive funding.

My Project

Over the course of the year, the basketball program has grown. The boys not only work hard during the season but will put in a lot of time in the off-season. Our athletic budget is very small so it is difficult to receive new equipment. The equipment in this grant will allow practices to become more efficient and the boys are able to get more individualized workouts.

My players need 2 weighted basketballs, dribble goggles and a basketball storage cart to use during practice and skill development drills.

This way no one is standing around and there is no downtime. The rack will give us the ability to keep all of our equipment in one place that will also be portable. The 2 weighted basketballs and dribble goggles will help players develop confidence in ball handling as well as shooting.

Donations to this project will support boys who are great student-athletes and will allow them more opportunities to better their skills as players. More equipment leads to more reps during practice and skill development.

Coach Wilkie
Grades 3-5

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Trigon Sports Procage HD Secure Ball Locker • Amazon Business $216.92 1 $216.92
Spalding NBA 6 lb Weighted Basketball • Amazon Business $49.95 2 $99.90
Unique Sports 12 Pack Dribble Specs Basketball Training Aid, Black, One Size Fits All • Amazon Business $42.18 1 $42.18

Materials cost

$359.00

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $25.31

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.38

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$419.69

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$74.06

Total project goal

$493.75

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $493.75

20 Donors

-$225.07

Donations toward project cost

-$211.27

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$13.80

match offer

-$245.20

Match offer toward project cost

-$208.42

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$36.78

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$23.48

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

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