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

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Swing for the Fence

Help me give my students a baseball bat with which they can compete and practice this coming baseball season.

  • 2 donors
  • $410 still needed

expires May 05

  • 2 donors
  • $410 still needed
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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

As a coach for a baseball team, having a new baseball bat will come in handy in our everyday routine. There are several students on the varsity team that were lacking this resource. You and I both know that a bat is almost the most essential thing to a baseball player.

As we start off our 2025 season, my students have renewed their energies and strength.

This contribution will shout compassion, having this new baseball bat. We are currently off to a great start for the season, and have great goals and dreams to achieve throughout the year. Thank you for making this possible for us. You will impact our lives more than you can imagine.

Teacher CORTEZ Gladys Porter Early College 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.

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Brownsville, 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

25 students impacted 2donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Louisville Slugger 2025 Atlas™ (-3) BBCOR Baseball Bat - 33"/30 oz • Amazon Business $349.95 1 $349.95

Materials cost

$349.95

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.25

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$385.20

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$67.98

Total project goal

$453.18

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $453.18

1 Donor

-$20.00

Donations toward project cost

-$20.00

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$0.00

match offer

-$20.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$17.00

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$3.00

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$3.53

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $409.65

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