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Mr. S. from Los Angeles, CA is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Softball and Track & Field Equipment for Scholar Athletes

My students need 9 different kinds of equipment including softballs, softball bats, relay batons, and shot put equipment for our spring sports teams.

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Help overcome teenage obesity and lethargy in South Los Angeles! I'm an English teacher and athletic director in a very successful small public high school with an inadequate physical education program and no budget for sports.

In a community in which more young people go to prison than college it is natural to deprioritize physical education in favor of academics. But a sports program done the right way is a part of a good education -- one that educates the whole person.

Our school district and state do not provide basic funds for athletics. It is assumed that revenue from vending machines, a student store, and ticket sales from football and basketball games will cover those expenses. Unfortunately, our small school has none of those revenue sources and so we must scrape and beg or ask students (many of whom live below the poverty line) and coaches to fund athletics.

We have, for some years, maintained a jerry-built softball team with hand-me-downs and coach-bought uniforms and equipment. We are in need of some official bats and a good supply of softballs. We are starting a track and field team this year and have nothing other than the enthusiasm and commitment of the athletes. Our coaches are teachers who understand that competitive sports are just another way to educate students and that they often provide the kind of authentic teaching opportunities not always easy to come by in the classroom. Your generous donations will help kids learn teamwork and camaraderie and excellence pursuing victory with honor -- and, perhaps most important -- they will discover how to run TO something (a goal, a dream, a finish line) not just run FROM something (poverty, ignorance, a bullet).

Mr. S. Middle College Senior High School Grades 9-12

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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.

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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

40 students impacted 9donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Relay Batons - Gold • Sportime, Inc. $2.59 10 $25.90
Iron Shot And Rubber Discus - Shot, 8 lbs. (3.63 Kilo) • Sportime, Inc. $10.59 2 $21.18
Iron Shot And Rubber Discus - Shot, 12 lbs. (5.44 Kilo) • Sportime, Inc. $14.59 2 $29.18
Trial Practice Shots - 2.7 k. / 6 lbs., Dark Orange • Sportime, Inc. $51.29 1 $51.29
Sportime Pak™ Folding Hurdles - 12" (30.5cm), Red • Sportime, Inc. $67.99 1 $67.99
Aluminum Softball And Baseball Bats - Easton Cyclone Pro 32" (81cm) Youth Baseball Bat • Sportime, Inc. $37.59 1 $37.59
Aluminum Softball And Baseball Bats - Easton Cyclone Pro Fastpitch 30" (76cm) Softball Bat • Sportime, Inc. $41.99 1 $41.99
Louisville Girl Power Aluminum Softball Bat - 31" • Sportime, Inc. $22.59 1 $22.59
Most Popular High-Quality Softballs - Diamond 12RFPSC • Sportime, Inc. $7.29 5 $36.45

Materials cost

$334.16

Vendor shipping charges

 $33.42

Sales tax

 $24.23

3rd party payment processing fee

$8.35

Fulfillment labor & materials

$17.00

Total project cost

$417.00

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$91.54

Total project goal

$508.54

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $508.54

7 Donors

-$482.67

Donations toward project cost

-$417.00

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$65.67

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$25.87

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