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Mrs. Rucker from Nashville, TN is requesting sports & exercise equipment through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Game Balls Needed for 2018 Season

My students need 25 new balls for the upcoming season for games and practices.

  • $1,347 goal

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My Students

Our high school is a public high school located in Nashville, TN. Our school is very diverse with 54.8% students who are economically disadvantaged and 59.8% that are Latino, black, or Native American.

Our volleyball team is a perfect blend that represents our school's diverse needs.

We have still a found a way to overcome and find success on and off the court. Some of the items are difficult for us to manage such as balls and gear for the players. We need 25 new balls for the season for our three teams of 30 players. This will allow the girls to have enough balls to practice with and allow us to have nice game balls for our 2018 season.

Girls' athletics programs often get overlooked and smaller sports don't get the funding as easily as male sports.

My Project

We have been successful in our district winning the district title for the last three seasons. Our 9th grade team has won the district title two out of the three seasons and our JV team won the city tournament last season.

We have found great success but want to match our equipment within our program to our success.

I think a reflection of their play would be better represented in newer balls for the season. Currently, we don't have enough decent balls for each player. I want our girls to have pride about their program as a whole and by having matching balls that aren't deflated and old they will feel more pride and success in their program.

Mrs. Rucker Hillsboro High School Grades 9-12

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Nashville, TN View local requests

More than a third 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
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Mikasa VQ2000 Plus NFHS Competition Indoor Volleyball (One Size) • DICK'S Sporting Goods $39.99 25 $999.75

Materials cost

$999.75

Vendor shipping charges

 $99.98

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$15.00

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$1,144.73

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$202.01

Total project goal

$1,346.74

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $1,346.74

12 Donors

-$781.46

Donations toward project cost

-$671.74

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$109.72

match offer

-$556.46

Match offer toward project cost

-$472.99

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$83.47

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$8.82

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

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