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Mr. Hemsey from Clifton, NJ is requesting materials related to food, clothing & hygiene through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Wrestlers Never Bag It Up! [Part 7]

My students need Cliff Keen Wrestling Bags to store their uniforms, headgear, and toiletries for practice, games, and travelling.

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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 teach special education US History for my incredibly diverse population of students. This group of young people work incredibly hard despite their challenges. Their eyes light up when they figure something out and they are excited when they learn new things.

Most of my students are receiving free lunch, meaning they live at or below poverty level; many have parents who speak a foreign language at home and are first generation citizens.

Because of their diversity, it is important that we work together to create a cohesive classroom.

I teach at the largest high school in my state. With over 3,500 students, we are across 2 campuses and have the opportunity to give the students a wide variety of electives and sports opportunities.

I am also the coach of the High School Varsity wrestling team as well as a strength and conditioning mentor. I work with the various sports teams in the weight room all year and coach wrestling in the winter season. We have 30 wrestlers and over 600 varsity athletes in our school who use the weight room.

My Project

I am working with my other coach colleague to get enough bags for all of the students. Our wrestlers are incredibly hard working, as are their parents and their families. Many of my wrestlers cannot afford a nice, athletic wrestling bag to hold all of their wrestling supplies. This particular bag has 2 parts, a dry section in the back and a mesh section in the front. The mesh section is specifically designed for the wrestlers to put their dirty uniforms, socks, etc. after practice so that the bag does not become smelly. The dry section can contain phones, toiletries, etc. There is also a hook on the outside for their headgear.

This project is for 5 wrestling athletic bags for our team members so that they look and feel like a team; a major part of feeling like a family is having a full team uniform.

We have a significant amount of equipment and uniforms that the team needs to bring with them each day and having a team set of duffel bags will help during competitions, both home and away, and during practices. This project is part 7 of 10, for a total of 50 athletic bags.

Mr. Hemsey Clifton 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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Clifton, NJ View local requests

More than half 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

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Cliff Keen Wrestling Backpack - Black • DICK'S Sporting Goods $34.99 5 $174.95

Materials cost

$174.95

Vendor shipping charges

 $17.50

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.62

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$225.07

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$39.72

Total project goal

$264.79

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $264.79

4 Donors

-$127.36

Donations toward project cost

-$116.80

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$10.56

match offer

-$127.37

Match offer toward project cost

-$108.26

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$19.11

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$10.05

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 $0.00

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