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Mr. Blackman from New York, NY is requesting sports & exercise equipment through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Basketballs for Brandeis

Help me give my students better quality basketballs to utilize for practices and games.

  • $560 goal

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Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

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

My student-athletes are hard working, smart, skilled and love to excel on and off the basketball court. At our campus, all of the student-athletes (Boys and Girls) display a tremendous amount of school spirit and are extremely proud to represent our campus. We currently have 13 sports teams that participate in the Public School Athletic League (PSAL).

My students are focused on striving to attend college and participating in positive activities such as sports and fitness.

The goal is to get more training equipment and uniforms so that our student-athletes can train to get better. We are limited in the resources we have and there isn't funding available for us to utilize.

My Project

Our student-athletes are in need of new basketballs. The current basketballs have been utilized for over three years and many are in bad condition and barely have grip. The coaches at Brandeis would like to supply our student-athletes with better quality basketballs.

Unfortunately, our school does not have adequate funding to allocate towards purchasing equipment for sports teams.

We have 13 sports teams on the campus and very minimal funding to help support each team. The coaches of the respective teams usually use their personal funds to purchase equipment and uniforms.

The Brandeis high school community appreciates all of the help we can get. Thanks to donor's choose and other great organizations, we are able to provide more resources for our students.

Mr. Blackman Global Learning Collaborative Grades 9-12

Equity Focus

At this school, more than 50% of students are Black, Latino, and/or Native American, and more than 50% come from low-income households. Learn how your donation to this school supports a more equitable education.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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New York, NY View local requests

Nearly all 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

100 students impacted 3donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Wilson Evolution Game Basketball (28.5") • DICK'S Sporting Goods $49.98 8 $399.84

Materials cost

$399.84

Vendor shipping charges

 $39.98

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.00

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$475.82

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$83.97

Total project goal

$559.79

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $559.79

2 Donors

-$280.00

Donations toward project cost

-$238.00

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$42.00

match offer

-$279.79

Match offer toward project cost

-$237.82

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$41.97

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 $0.00

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