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

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Soccer Gear

Help me give my students soccer balls, socks, and shorts for the season.

  • $700 goal

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My Students

The students of our academy form a special bond as they learn in an environment that weaves the discipline of the military with the rigors of middle and high school academia.

Every morning all over Richmond the uniformed cadets walk to their bus stop to take the long road to school.

Although not from the same neighborhood, the students and their parents have applied and chosen our academy to provide them the best opportunity possible to bring them success. In turn, our students receive a quality education and the opportunities to participate in extracurricular activities, develop leadership skills, and serve their community.

The result is a well rounded, disciplined cadet who, along with their peers, is prepared to face and make a meaningful impact on the world.

My Project

This is year six in providing our soccer team the opportunity to train year round and play in a proper uniform. With your help students will have the opportunity to learn to pass, dribble, shoot and control a soccer ball. Also, our young athletes will have the proper clothes to wear for practice and games, this includes soccer shorts and socks to cover their shin guards.

Students take great pride in the opportunity to play for their school and to have the look of a true soccer team.

Every year we make sure kids have the chance to train as a team and come game day, look like a team.

Behind the uniform are young men and women who have trained together, take classes together, and stick up for each other. The uniform is the symbol of the hard work to get there.

Mr. Metcalf Franklin Military Academy 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

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.

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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

50 students impacted 12donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Nike Pitch Training Soccer Ball (Racer Blue/Black) (5) • Amazon Business $18.98 9 $170.82
adidas Unisex Metro IV OTC Soccer Sock (1-Pair), Black/White/Night Grey, 5-8.5 • Amazon Business $6.75 20 $135.00
Nike Men's Team Equalizer Soccer Shorts, Black, Medium • Amazon Business $25.00 5 $125.00
Nike Men's Team Equalizer Soccer Shorts, Black, Small • Amazon Business $25.00 5 $125.00

Materials cost

$555.82

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$8.34

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$594.16

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$104.85

Total project goal

$699.01

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $699.01

5 Donors

-$346.00

Donations toward project cost

-$301.60

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$44.40

match offer

-$344.19

Match offer toward project cost

-$292.56

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$51.63

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$8.82

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 $0.00

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