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Mr. Cruz from Worcester MA is requesting sports & exercise equipment through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Teaching Kids Sports

My students need play equipment to have more of them participate in organized activities and play at their different skill sets and abilities.

  • $562 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

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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.

My Students

We are a local public Elementary School in Worcester, MA. We have completed a few months of school and our students are well into the routines and structures that make our school flow effectively.

We ask a lot of our students on a daily basis, and they try their hardest to live up the expectations.

Providing clean, new recess equipment is a small way of giving back and showing them we care. We have been able to get some recess equipment through some donations earlier this year, but there's still a need. We have a student body of 500 and all of them have a different set of skills and abilities. This request will include some items for lower grades and will help supplement what we already have. It's important for our students to learn the art of appropriate play, by taking turns and socializing in a positive manner.

Please consider our request and help us put a smile on these kids faces so they can be more successful through the day. Thank you in advance!

My Project

We ask for your support in sponsoring recess equipment such as basketballs, soccer balls, footballs, flag football belts, practice pinnies, jump ropes, frisbees, and hoops. These materials will make a difference in our students' learning because it will provide some quality downtime for them to let out some steam during recess. Being in a low-income district, most of these kids won't have the opportunity to play an organized sport or engage in appropriate gameplay often. We are trying to provide a high-quality program to expose them to different sports and activities.

The equipment we are requesting will provide more opportunities for kids to learn certain sports, and engage in outdoor recess activities at different levels.

They will have a chance to play more than just team sports. They will improve their coordination and be healthier by playing with jump ropes, frisbees and then some.

Mr. Cruz
Grades 3-5

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
FLAG FOOTBALL BELTS - RED/YELLOW - SIZE M - SET-12 • School Specialty $28.53 2 $57.06
Nike KD IX Playground Basketball (28.5) - White • DICK'S Sporting Goods $25.00 2 $50.00
Franklin Youth Practice Pinnies - 6 Pack - No Color - One Size Fits All • DICK'S Sporting Goods $24.99 2 $49.98
8 Ft Braided Jump Rope • Staples Advantage $19.25 2 $38.50
Champion Sports Plastic Frisbee Set. Assorted Colors, 6 Count of 6 Frisbees Per Order (CHSFD125) • Staples Advantage $18.99 2 $37.98
adidas Starlancer V Soccer Ball - Blue - 4 • DICK'S Sporting Goods $15.99 2 $31.98
Nike Youth Spin 3 Football - Crimson/Black • DICK'S Sporting Goods $15.00 2 $30.00
Spalding NBA Varsity Basketball (28.5) - No Color • DICK'S Sporting Goods $13.99 2 $27.98
BASIC HOOPS - 30 INCH - SET OF 12 • School Specialty $27.54 1 $27.54
Nike Tracer Training Soccer Ball - Pink - 4 • DICK'S Sporting Goods $12.00 2 $24.00
American Educational Jump Rope, Double Dutch Rope, 30" Long • Staples Advantage $9.89 2 $19.78
Nike Youth Spin 3 Football - Electric/Black • DICK'S Sporting Goods $15.00 1 $15.00

Materials cost

$409.80

Vendor shipping charges

$31.35

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.15

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$477.30

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$84.23

Total project goal

$561.53

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$561.53

1 Donor

-$238.65

Donations toward project cost

-$238.65

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$0.00

match offer

-$280.76

Match offer toward project cost

-$238.65

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$42.11

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$42.11

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$0.00

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