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Mr. Ceballos from Brooklyn, NY is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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We're Not a Team, We're a Family

My students need bats so they could hit the ball and helmets to keep them safe while in the batters box.

FULLY FUNDED! Mr. Ceballos's classroom raised $928

This project is fully funded

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Celebrate Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

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

Our students are mostly from lower income households, where their families are either struggling to get by or experiencing the hardships of mothers, fathers, and even siblings living apart from one another, many times in another country. They end up in our schools with a variety of needs, often times not speaking the language, having any family near, or sometimes sharing living quarters with relative strangers.

Our students are immigrants and minorities, many who come with very little by way of money or experience and need something to keep them motivated and excited to keep coming to school everyday.

We love them all the same, and so we decided to create a baseball team that will allow them to develop bonds with others who have similar interest, on a baseball diamond where the grass is always green and it isn't over until the fat lady sings.

My Project

When I was hired as social studies teacher at The Green School in Brooklyn, New York in the fall of 2014, we didn't have a baseball team. I didn't really understand why, since all you would hear and see in the halls are students all decked out in the favorite team's fitted caps and jerseys talking about how the Yankees are the best or how the Mets "run" New York now, by students. Perhaps it was because we're a small school that shares our building with two other excellent schools, The Brooklyn Latin school and Lyons Community school, that a baseball team never got off the ground.

Nevertheless, it dawned on me that this was my chance to do something I both love and could share with our students after school in safe and caring environment.

We found the team that very year in 2014, after some long meetings between the schools regarding funding and school expectations. Last year we played our first full season in the PSAL system and we did really well, going 8-0 and eventually being promoted in just one season to Division "A" ball.

Our mission in establishing this page is to get our boys the gear they need to be successful on the field, and for that we need your help. Please donate to our cause, I will regularly post updates regarding games and pictures of our students in action. Thanks for the love.

Mr. Ceballos Williamsburg High School Art & Technical Grades 9-12

Equity Focus

This project directly supports students at a historically underfunded school. Learn more about our Equity Focus.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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More than three‑quarters of students from low‑income households Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Rawlings Senior S80 80MPH Matte Batting Helmet - BLACK - L • DICK'S Sporting Goods $54.99 4 $219.96
Rawlings Senior S80 80MPH Matte Batting Helmet - BLACK - M • DICK'S Sporting Goods $54.99 3 $164.97
Sam Bat CD1 Maple Bat - ONE COLOR - 32.0 IN • DICK'S Sporting Goods $134.99 1 $134.99
Sam Bat PS2 Select Maple Bat - ONE COLOR - 31.0 IN • DICK'S Sporting Goods $134.99 1 $134.99
Pow'r Wrap Bat Barrel Weight - ONE COLOR - One Size • DICK'S Sporting Goods $24.99 1 $24.99

Materials cost

$679.90

Vendor shipping charges

 $67.99

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$10.20

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$788.09

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$139.07

Total project goal

$927.16

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $927.16

5 Donors

-$429.97

Donations toward project cost

-$407.47

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$22.50

match offer

-$447.79

Match offer toward project cost

-$380.62

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$67.17

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$49.41

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

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