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Mrs. Brooks from Atlanta GA is requesting other through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Let the Trumpet Sound...

My students need a trumpet due to a lack of instruments.

  • $545 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Celebrate Black Teachers and Students

This project is part of the Black History Month celebration because it supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of the students are Black.

My Students

I currently teach 6-9 grade band at a charter school. The students are very intelligent and eager to become proficient on their instruments.

My band students come from various socioeconomic backgrounds, and most have had very little playing experience.

The students are incredibly talented and are very hard workers. I would like to be able to provide a first class musical experience for them. Our students set very high goals for themselves and are accepting the challenges I put in front of them.

My Project

This year, my goal was to provide more students with the opportunity to experience the wonderful world of band. Due to major recruiting, my program doubled in size. Unfortunately, the number of instruments remained the same. Currently, our trumpet players are sharing instruments. Adding a new trumpet to our inventory would allow all of our trumpet players to perform together. This would also give them the opportunity to take their instrument home for individual practice.

I believe that music is essential to a student's total development.

Many of the students are being introduced to music for the first time and I want to ensure that their experience is meaningful and nurturing.

Mrs. Brooks
Grades 6-8

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
TR711 Student Bb Trumpet • Woodwind and Brasswind $399.00 1 $399.00

Materials cost

$399.00

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$27.53

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.98

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$462.51

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$81.62

Total project goal

$544.13

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$544.13

3 Donors

-$539.13

Donations toward project cost

-$458.26

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$80.87

match offer

-$5.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$4.25

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$0.75

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$0.00

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Project Activity

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