My students need new basketballs, ball bags, sticky mats to help with shoe grip and athletic training equipment to help deal with injuries.
$644 goal
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Celebrating 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.
The girls in the basketball program are responsible students who are successful in the classroom. Some of them are 3 sport-athletes, in the top 10% of the class, taking more than one AP class, and are bilingual. The girls work hard in the classroom but I want them to have the same success and support on the court.
They want to become better basketball players but do not always have the funds to pay for what they need.
Our school's athletic budget is very small so it is necessary that we supplement it through fundraising efforts. The girls are excited to begin not just playing on a basketball team but building a program.
My Project
Over the course of the year, the basketball program has grown. The girls not only work hard during the season but are putting in a lot of time in the off-season. Our athletic budget is very small so it is difficult to receive new equipment. It is important that we have enough basketballs for every girl in the program. This allows practices to become more efficient and the girls are able to get more individualized workouts. Because we don't have an athletic trainer to deal with injuries, the coaches have to act as a make-shift trainer at times so we require supplies for that as well. Before games, the floor can sometimes be slippery, so having access to a sticky mat will help the girls stay safer on the court when they play. Donations to this project will support girls who are great student-athletes and will allow them more opportunities to better their skills as players.
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