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Coach Sutherland from Brooklyn, NY is requesting sports & exercise equipment through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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For the Love of Basketball and Students!

Help me give my students the chance to excel on and off the courts by using their teambuilding skills in basketball!

  • $513 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

I am physical ed. teacher, coach and athletic director at a middle school in Mill Basin, Brooklyn. I coach girls Volleyball, JHS boys and girls basketball, and fifth & sixth grade co-ed basketball. I consider the student athletes on my team as my family and my own children.

My students athletes are special to me due to the fact that they dedicate themselves to working hard as a team while building personal friendships .My students are dedicated to coming to school, all their practices and games even when personal challenges arise in their daily lives.

In our community being a part of school teams is mainly their safe heaven from their outside distractions.

Many of my student athletes live in tough low socio -economic neighborhoods and are faced with challenges in their lives on a daily basis. Some examples of my students being helpful would be helping out the little children in their school when they struggle with behaviors or their work, setting up the gym for the teams, getting sports equipment out of the office, being responsible leaders and holding each other accountable for their actions on and off the court.

My Project

The basketball hoop will make a difference in my students learning by motivating them to be a productive student in their physical education class for the beginning of the school year. With our new equipment I can teach and provide a healthy and fun gym curriculum to all of my students.

The students will also feel safe with the new basketball hoops while no longer having to worry about the equipment malfunctioning or being unable to utilize it due to inconveniences like screws missing or the backboard cracking.

I feel this gift will boast my students morale and will encourage them to strive for greatness while displaying positive behavior by using their sportsmanship and teamwork skills that will emphasized upon this upcoming year. Thank you so much for helping out my students. It is much appreciated.

Coach Sutherland Hebrew Language Academy Charter School Grades 6-8

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

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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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Lifetime 52 Steel-Framed Shatterproof Portable Basketball Hoop • DICK'S Sporting Goods $399.99 1 $399.99

Materials cost

$399.99

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.00

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$435.99

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$76.94

Total project goal

$512.93

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $512.93

3 Donors

-$257.00

Donations toward project cost

-$218.45

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$38.55

match offer

-$255.93

Match offer toward project cost

-$217.54

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$38.39

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 $0.00

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