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Be A Guitar Hero!

My students need 35 basic acoustic guitars in order to apply their lessons to hands-on music making.

  • $1,420 goal

This project expired on December 12, 2012.

This project expired on December 12, 2012.

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Mr. Bernardini Ben Franklin Elementary School
Philadelphia, PA Grades 6-8

My Students

Studies have shown that learning to play a musical instrument helps students do better in school, teaches them discipline, relieves stress, and gives them a sense of achievement. Unfortunately, most students do not have an opportunity to learn a musical instrument in school due to budget concerns.

My students are sixth through eighth graders at an urban middle school.

They are very enthusiastic learners, and many of them are working toward attending specialty high schools for the arts. They are a very diverse group, collectively speaking over 30 different languages!

My Project

As a classroom general music teacher, I do whatever I can to help expose my students to music in all its varied forms. However, with extremely limited funds, our opportunities for hands-on music making are few and far between. Your donations can help us purchase beginner guitars for all students to use in the classroom, perhaps even inspiring them to continue their studies outside of school.

With so many budget cuts, music is one of the few expressive arts/extracurricular activities my students have left.

Please help me to expand their horizons and their minds with guitars.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Nearly all students from low‑income households

500 students impacted
Mr. Bernardini Ben Franklin Elementary School Grades 6-8

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This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Philadelphia, PA 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

500 students impacted

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Starter Acoustic Guitar • Woodwind & Brasswind $32.99 35 $1,154.65

Materials cost

$1,154.65

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$17.32

Fulfillment labor & materials

$35.00

Total project cost

$1,206.97

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$212.99

Total project goal

$1,419.96

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