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Mrs. Weisser from Richmond, VA is requesting sports & exercise equipment through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Falcons' Girls' Volleyball

Help me give my students the materials they need to compete with confidence.

  • $1,051 goal

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My Students

Our 1200+ urban school demographics are 93% minority, 99% economically disadvantaged, 24% Hispanic, and 69% African American. The volleyball team receives very little funding. The sport is not taken seriously by many school districts in the US and our girls want to change that by looking like a real sports team and having the necessary materials to compete with non-urban school districts in their division with pride.

The girls' volleyball team is motivated to grow, compete, and conduct outreach in the school and in the community.

Many of the team members have graduated during the district's closing due to the pandemic, and the team could not conduct outreach and build the team. These items will also help them conduct the necessary marketing to grow the team and the school pride in their sport.

My Project

The girls' volleyball team needs quality kneepads to protect them during practice and in competitions, as well as providing them with a uniform team appearance. The duffle bags will allow the students to bring their equipment and uniforms to competitions, and also allow them to have a uniform team appearance.

The uniform kneepads and team bags will help students feel more confident when competing outside of the district and assist in generating pride in the team.

Appearance is important for urban students when competing in non-urban environments where sports funding is higher.

Mrs. Weisser Huguenot High School Grades 9-12

Celebrate Black teachers and kids! This project supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of students are Black.

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.

More about Mrs. Weisser

Richmond, VA 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

20 students impacted 5donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
adidas Defender III Medium Duffle Bag • DICK'S Sporting Goods $40.00 15 $600.00
Nike Streak Volleyball Knee Pads - M/L • DICK'S Sporting Goods $24.99 5 $124.95
Nike Streak Volleyball Knee Pads - XL/2X • DICK'S Sporting Goods $24.99 5 $124.95

Materials cost

$849.90

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$12.75

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$892.65

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$157.53

Total project goal

$1,050.18

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$1,050.18

3 Donors

-$525.09

Donations toward project cost

-$446.33

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$78.76

Matching donations from our partners

-$525.08

Match offers toward project cost

-$446.32

Match offers to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$78.76

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$0.00

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