You're on track to get doubled donations (and unlock a reward for the colleague who referred you). Keep up the great work!
Take credit for your charitable giving! Check out your tax receipts
Donate
To use your $50 gift card credits, find a project to fund and we'll automatically apply your credits at checkout. Find a classroom project
Menu
Skip to main content

Help teachers & students in your hometown this season!
Use code HOME at checkout and your donation will be matched up to $100.

Your school email address was successfully verified.

Mr. Potter from Chicago IL is requesting other through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

We Desperately Need Mouthpieces For Band!

My students need these mouthpieces and spray.

  • $985 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

My students are the most amazing people, but unfortunately, most come from a background of poverty. As the new band director I was doing inventory over the summer and discovered that we have little to no mouth pieces for our instruments. We need your help to get mouth pieces so they can have a band!

My students attend a school for social justice.

It is a public school and they are very diverse in personality, but sadly, most struggle with poverty on a regular basis. They are the most talented and dedicated people that I know. Chicago is a violent city right now and we need music more than ever to bring healing to the lives of our youth that face difficult times and situations.

My Project

Be a part of our team! Do you remember a time in your life that was difficult when someone or something helped you to become a better person? Our students want to succeed and band is their life! Partner with us in making music come alive in the lives of those who truly need it the most. Be a part of our family. Our band is our family and we need your help more than ever to keep their dreams alive. Our students are serious about music and some depend on it as they have received scholarships to college in the past for music.

The music is the voice of our students.

Without the instruments, their voices will not be heard! Help their voices to be heard! Give to this project and help our students dreams come true!

Mr. Potter
Grades 9-12

Boost your odds

Add a profile photo in addition to your classroom photo. If you add a photo, it'll show up right here on your project page.

You are more likely to receive funding if you put a face to your name.

Upload a photo

Top rated for efficiency and transparency.

You donate directly to the teacher or project you care about and see where every dollar you give goes.

Expand the "Where your donation goes" section below to see exactly what Mr. Potter is requesting.

See our finances

TEACHERS, FEELING INSPIRED?

You can start a project with the same resources being requested here!

Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
WWBW - Take 15% Off All Items With a Green Tag! • Woodwind & Brasswind -$55.90 1 -$55.90
WWBW - Take 15% Off All Items With a Green Tag! • Woodwind & Brasswind -$22.00 1 -$22.00
Clearview Embouchure Visualization Pack • Woodwind & Brasswind $120.00 6 $720.00
8 oz. Premixed Germicide Spray • Woodwind & Brasswind $2.95 50 $147.50

Materials cost

$789.60

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$11.84

Fulfillment labor & materials

$35.00

Total project cost

$836.44

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$147.61

Total project goal

$984.05

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $984.05

35 Donors

-$982.93

Donations toward project cost

-$844.94

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$137.99

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$11.12

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

Our team works hard to negotiate the best pricing and selections available.

View complete list Show less

Support your local school!

Donate directly to any school in the US. Your donation will go towards directly purchasing urgent supplies.

Find a local school

Project Activity

Project Activity
Back to top

DonorsChoose is the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

As a teacher-founded nonprofit, we're trusted by thousands of teachers and supporters across the country. This classroom request for funding was created by Mr. Potter and reviewed by the DonorsChoose team.

See how DonorsChoose works
{"pmaHash":"","schoolCity":"Chicago","showProjectRecommendations":true,"teachersOnPage":[555095],"isTeacherViewingTheirOwnProject":false,"hideTeacherDetails":false,"schoolState":"IL","teacherPossessivePronoun":"his","PMsManager":null,"schoolGradeType":{"id":4,"name":"High School"},"TeacherPMForms":{},"proposalId":434554,"proposalMessageFormModel":null,"numActiveProjects":0,"completingDonationAmount":0,"teacherHasClassroomPhoto":true,"proposalURL":"https://www.donorschoose.org/project/we-desperately-need-mouthpieces-for-band/434554/","verifyShowPhotos":"","eligibleToBeCopied":false,"mayHaveReplacements":true,"numStudents":150,"teacherScreenName":"Mr. Potter","isEquityFocus":true,"authorIds":{"555095":{"owner":"Mr. Potter","donationSalutations":{}}},"displayedPercentFunded":1.0,"proposalsOnPage":[434554],"proposalHash":"-1193806937","isApplePayMobileOnly":true,"progressBarPercentage":100.00,"pmaId":"","teacherProfilePhotoURL":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/136/teacher-placeholder-3_136.png","teacherHasProfilePhoto":false,"currentWorkflowStatusCode":21,"teacherChallengeId":35264,"photosPublished":true,"queryString":"","DonorPMForm":null,"isApplePayEnabled":true,"fundedByTarget":false,"activeProject":null,"donorIdsForImpactPhotoCheck":["NTkwMjU4","NTkwMjYw","NTkwMzg5","NTkwNDM2","NTkwNDQ5","NTkwMjY5","NTg3Mjkw","NTg1MzI4","NTkwNDU1","NTkwNDU0","NTkwMjgz","NTkwNDY3","NTkwMjA0","NTkwNDAw","NTkwNDE3","NTkwNDMy","MjE3MzQw","NTkwMTAy","NTg3MjE5","OTc1OTk=","NTg5Mjky","NTkwNTE3","NTkwMzM1","NTkwMzQ2","NTkwNDAy","NTg4ODA4","NTkwMjg5","NTkwMjky","NTg5ODM2","NTkwMzAz","NTkwMjk3","MTU5NTgw","NTg3NDY2","NTkwMzEw","NTkwNDk4"],"teacherId":555095,"schoolCounty":"Cook","fullyFunded":true,"isStudentLed":false,"isExpired":true,"schoolStateObj":{"code":"IL","name":"Illinois"}}
Supporting teachers and students since 2000

DonorsChoose makes it easy for anyone to help a classroom in need. Public school teachers from every corner of America create classroom project requests, and you can give any amount to the project that inspires you.

We've earned the highest possible ratings from Better Business Bureau, Charity Watch, Charity Navigator, and Guidestar.