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Teacher Mohebalian from Houston, TX is requesting sports & exercise equipment through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Soccer Players Need Tools to Reach Their Goals

Help me give my students soccer balls so they can all develop their skills simultaneously.

  • $1,977 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 have the honor of teaching at an inner city high school that has a large body of socio-economically challenged students that come from many different backgrounds and upbringings.

Having a strong athletics program at our school gives our students the necessary motivation to work hard in the classroom when their supports outside of the school fail to keep them focused on academic success.

We have 100 student-athletes among 3 soccer teams that work hard every day to be the best they can possibly be on the soccer field and in the classroom.

Every student-athlete holds each other accountable for passing their classes and showing up to practice every single day. My athletes are eager to learn and grow not only as athletes, or students, but as boys growing into responsible young men. In order to keep my student-athletes focused on their goals academically and athletically it is imperative that they have the necessary equipment to keep trying to improve.

My Project

Using soccer balls in practice to develop our student-athletes skills is a daily activity. We use the same set of balls with our students during their athletic periods, during after school practices, pre-game warm ups, and even as actual game balls for district, non-conference, and tournament games. It is important that we have a functional set of balls for all of our players to practice with, and a few game balls to present to the other schools with pride.

By donating to our project, you will be helping supply our athletes with the equipment they need to improve and be competitive with the other school districts in our area as well as inspiring them to be as successful as they can be inside the classroom to be eligible to be successful on the soccer field.

We have had the same set of balls to practice and play games with for over 10 years, and over that time many of the balls have been ripped, popped, and undergone general wear and tear to the point where only a handful are usable. lost, stolen,

Having well funded and functioning programs are crucial to the development of young adults in underfunded communities like these because it provides them with similar opportunities as students from wealthier districts. We strive to assist our struggling students with having an equal opportunity to learn and thrive after high school by getting everything we can for them to be as competitive as students from other districts.

Preventing these students from leaving school and wandering the streets is one of our primary goals so that they can develop into responsible adults, and supplying our student-athletes with new equipment would motivate our athletes to take pride in their team, school, education, and community.

Teacher Mohebalian Sam Houston Math Science Technical High School Grades 9-12

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 Teacher Mohebalian

Houston, TX 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

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Nike Gold Cup 2017 Strike Soccer Ball (5) • DICK'S Sporting Goods $19.99 50 $999.50
Nike Merlin Quick Strike Official Match Soccer Ball (5) • DICK'S Sporting Goods $160.00 3 $480.00

Materials cost

$1,479.50

Vendor shipping charges

 $147.95

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$22.19

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$1,679.64

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$296.41

Total project goal

$1,976.05

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $1,976.05

11 Donors

-$1,489.73

Donations toward project cost

-$1,335.53

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$154.20

Matching donations from our partners

-$404.84

Match offers toward project cost

-$344.11

Match offers to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$60.73

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$81.48

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 $0.00

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