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Mr. Van Houten from Las Vegas, NV is requesting sports & exercise equipment through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Start The Year Off With A Proper Footing!

Help me give my students proper footwear for the upcoming cross country and track seasons!

  • $938 goal

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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 weather may not have cooled yet, but the fall sports seasons are upon us! This fall we will be offering cross-country for the first time! Donations to our newest team sport will help students have proper footwear for the cross country and track season while also giving students proper footwear to train on.

These shoes from New Balance, Asics, Nike, Puma, and Saucony will ensure we are ready to compete in all seasons throughout the school year.

By donating to our cause you will help set up our team for success in our first year of competition. Not only will this help our team run fast and safely, but also run in style.

Mr. Van Houten Equipo Academy Grades 9-12

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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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Las Vegas, NV 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 3donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
UA Women's Surge 3 Running Shoes Under Armour • Firsttothefinish.com $60.00 1 $60.00
Ascis Gun Lap 2 Asics 6.5 • Firsttothefinish.com $29.95 2 $59.90
Ascis Gun Lap 2 Asics 7 • Firsttothefinish.com $29.95 2 $59.90
Asics Hyper MD 7 Asics 5.5 • Firsttothefinish.com $29.95 2 $59.90
Asics Hyper MD 7 Asics 10 • Firsttothefinish.com $29.95 2 $59.90
Asics Hyper MD 7 Asics 8.5 • Firsttothefinish.com $29.95 2 $59.90
Nike Zoom Rival S 9 Men's Spikes • Firsttothefinish.com $34.95 1 $34.95
New Balance XC 5000 Spike New Balance 8 • Firsttothefinish.com $29.99 1 $29.99
Asics Fastlap MD Spike Asics 4 • Firsttothefinish.com $29.99 1 $29.99
New Balance XC 900 Spike New Balance 5.5 • Firsttothefinish.com $29.99 1 $29.99
New Balance XC 900 Spike New Balance 6.5 • Firsttothefinish.com $29.99 1 $29.99
New Balance XC 900 Spike New Balance 6 • Firsttothefinish.com $29.99 1 $29.99
Puma Tomline Track Spikes • Firsttothefinish.com $29.95 1 $29.95
Asics Hyper MD 7 Asics 8 • Firsttothefinish.com $29.95 1 $29.95
Asics Hyper MD 4 Men's Spikes Asics 11 • Firsttothefinish.com $14.95 2 $29.90
Nike Zoom Rival MD 5 Men's Spikes • Firsttothefinish.com $19.99 1 $19.99
Nike Zoom Mamba 2 Men's Spikes • Firsttothefinish.com $19.99 1 $19.99
New Balance 900 XC Spikes • Firsttothefinish.com $9.99 1 $9.99
Saucony KilKenny XC7 Saucony 11.5 • Firsttothefinish.com $6.99 1 $6.99

Materials cost

$691.16

Vendor shipping charges

 $65.00

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$10.37

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$796.53

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$140.56

Total project goal

$937.09

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $937.09

1 Donor

-$409.52

Donations toward project cost

-$409.52

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$0.00

match offer

-$455.31

Match offer toward project cost

-$387.01

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$68.30

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$72.27

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 $0.00

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