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Ms. DiGregorio from Brooklyn, NY is requesting sports & exercise equipment through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Train Like a Champion!

My students need sets of different weighted dumbbells and barbells for every athlete to succeed.

  • $547 goal

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My Students

My students are a great group of students who are filled with a lot of energy. They are a mixture of Brooklyn natives and recent immigrants to our country. I have a large population of recent Yemeni immigrants. They come to school every single day excited to learn. Their excitement pushes me to do my best everyday.

Many of my recent Yemeni immigrants have experienced years of interrupted schooling, destruction of their homes and family members that have been lost due to the conflict in their home country.

Despite all of their trauma these kids are resilient and inspiring! They absolutely love sports and many of them can't wait for the school day to be over so they can go to basketball club or track practice! My goal is to help my students be the best athletes possible!

My Project

Weight training is a very important part of all team sport training. Building strength will help athletes prevent injury. Runners puts a lot of stress on their knees, hips and hip flexors, therefore runners need to build more muscle to protect those specific areas from injury. More muscle also equals faster speed. What runner doesn't want to win by being the fastest? What basketball player doesn't want to run laps around everyone on the court without getting winded? Lastly, building strength increases an athlete's efficiency by increasing VO2 max. The less oxygen used during a given time, the more efficient the athlete.

Every single student athlete, no matter what sport, can benefit from weight training.

At our school, we have a track team and a basketball team. I guarantee you that every one of my student athlete's performances will improve after building strength through weight training.

Ms. DiGregorio Khalil Gibran International Academy 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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Brooklyn, NY View local requests

More than three‑quarters of 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 3donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Fitness Gear Cast Hex 10-30 lb Dumbbell Set - No Color • DICK'S Sporting Goods $199.99 1 $199.99
Fitness Gear 300 lb. Olympic Weight Set - No Color • DICK'S Sporting Goods $189.98 1 $189.98

Materials cost

$389.97

Vendor shipping charges

 $39.00

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.85

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$464.82

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$82.03

Total project goal

$546.85

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $546.85

2 Donors

-$272.54

Donations toward project cost

-$233.16

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$39.38

match offer

-$272.54

Match offer toward project cost

-$231.66

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$40.88

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$1.77

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 $0.00

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