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

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Gear Up, Game On! Let's Get the Ball Rolling!

Help me give my students sports equipment, like basketballs, soccer balls, footballs, handballs, and jump ropes, that will promote healthy and active lifestyles! Thank you for your generosity!

  • 2 donors
  • $678 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 Project

The sports equipment I am requesting will provide crucial hands on learning for my students in their physical education class. My students will use this equipment to develop hand-eye coordination, foot-eye coordination, agility, balance, and speed.

Sports is an excellent avenue for students to explore self-expression, joy, health-building activities, appropriate social-emotional interactions with peers for team building, compassion and cooperation.

The goal for this project is to introduce the students to sports and physical activity in the hopes it will ignite a lifetime pursuit and passion for movement.

This equipment will be so useful to engage and provide instruction for a student body of such diverse backgrounds. They have such a yearning and love to play, especially basketball, football, soccer, and handball. It will give opportunities to them that they would never experience outside of school due to lack of family engagement, lack of community resources, and/or a distraction of technology that stops our students from exploring playing outside.

Mr. Maio PS X14 Sen John Calandra Grades 3-5

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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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Bronx, NY View local requests

More than half 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

350 students impacted 2donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Amazon Basics Jump Rope • Amazon Business $7.69 15 $115.35
Champions Water-Resistant Rubber-Covered Sports Ball White/Black Size 5 Soccer Ball • Staples $8.86 10 $88.60
FlagHouse Active Series Men's Rubber Basketball, Size 7 - Polyester/Nylon - Durability • School Specialty $5.90 15 $88.50
Sky Bounce® Balls Rainbow Color Rubber Handball for Recreational Handball (Hand Ball), Stickball, Racquetball, Catch, Fetch, and Many More Games 2 1/4" Diameter Premium Hollow Rubber (Pack of 12) • Amazon Business $16.96 5 $84.80
48 Pcs Sports Pencils with Eraser for Kids Boys Pencils Baseball Football Basketball Soccer Ball Pencils Sports Themed Teacher HB Drawing Supplies for Come Back to School Classroom Student Rewards • Amazon Business $8.99 5 $44.95
Franklin Sports Kids Junior Football - Grip-Rite 100 Youth Junior Size Rubber Footballs - Peewee Kids Durable Outdoor Rubber Footballs - Single Footballs + 6 Football Bulk Packs Available • Amazon Business $34.99 1 $34.99
Wilson Championship Tennis Balls, Pack of 3 - Teacher-Parent Resources - Adult • School Specialty $6.97 5 $34.85
Franklin Sports Kids Junior Football - Grip-Rite 100 Youth Junior Size Rubber Footballs - Peewee Kids Durable Outdoor Rubber Footballs - Single Footballs + 6 Football Bulk Packs Available • Amazon Business $33.49 1 $33.49

Materials cost

$525.53

Vendor shipping charges

 $12.34

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$7.88

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$575.75

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$101.60

Total project goal

$677.35

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $677.35

1 Donor

-$451.56

Donations toward project cost

-$383.83

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$67.73

match offer

-$225.78

Match offer toward project cost

-$191.91

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$33.87

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