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Help me give my students in the Sports Media Club cameras and zoom lenses for the chance to document our high school's teams equitably.

56 donors
$8,367 still needed

56 donors
$8,367 still needed

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When the Sports Media Club started, we had two cameras and a handful of kids. Now we have more than 100 kids and...two cameras. This is to shoot multiple teams, games, and performances a day. Only two to cover our school's booming athletics teams — and numerous other extracurricular activities and stage productions — for student publications and social media, we need way more gear, like the four Nikon Z&IIs, the Nikon 24-200mm lens and the Tamron 35-150mm lens we're asking for in funding. Yes, it's a big number, but action sports photography requires specialized equipment, and we can't do the work without it. Shooting multiple frames per second at 1/2000th of a second each requires camera gear beyond a simple iPhone. And shooting four assignments a day with 10 or 12 kids on the scene, well, it's hard sharing two camera bodies with those demands.

Our work helps power the student newspaper, the yearbook, and the school website and adorns the halls of the school to celebrate our athletes and performers.

But sports and action photography is one of those areas where you truly are only as good as the tools you are using. Anything you can do to help will get us closer to giving kids the chance to experience sports photography and enrich the high school community. Sports media and marketing is a growing career pathway and many of the Club's members say they are interested in pursuing a future in the industry. This needed equipment will help more kids gain the experience to help them spark a new interest, get a foot in the door for future studies, or even gain a new skill set that can be applied more broadly. Nut they can't do it without you.

Mr. Newman will only receive his materials if this project is fully funded by January 12.

Mr. Newman

Never Before Funded Never Before Funded Grades 9-12

Amundsen High School

Chicago, IL

Illinois

More than half of students from low‑income households

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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 reach 100 students.

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Materials Cost Quantity Total

Nikon - Z 7 II 4k Video Mirrorless Camera (Body only) - Black • Best Buy Education $2,564.47 4 $10,257.88

Tamron - 35-150mm F/2-2.8 Di III VXD Standard Zoom Lens for Nikon Z Mount Cameras • Best Buy Education $1,589.20 1 $1,589.20

NIKKOR Z 24-200mm f/4-6.3 VR Telephoto Zoom Lens for Nikon Z Cameras - Black • Best Buy Education $765.12 1 $765.12

Materials cost			$12,612.20
Vendor shipping charges			FREE
Sales tax			$0.00
3rd party payment processing fee			$189.18
Fulfillment labor & materials			$30.00
Total project cost			$12,831.38
Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms			$2,264.36
Total project goal			$15,095.74
How we calculate what's needed
Total project goal			$15,095.74
51 Donors			-$4,942.50
Donations toward project cost			-$4,317.12
Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms			-$625.38
Matching donations from our partners			-$1,650.00
Match offers toward project cost			-$1,402.50
Match offers to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms			-$247.50
Excluded support for DonorsChoose			-$136.46
Still needed View calculation Hide calculation			$8,366.78

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