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Mrs. Reed from Dearborn, MI is requesting musical instruments through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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A Case for Care Part 2

Help me give my students cases, straps, and felt picks for the classroom set of ukuleles.

  • $1,202 goal

This project expired on December 7, 2024.

This project expired on December 7, 2024.

My Project

We were very surprised to have received the gift of a classroom set of 30 concert ukuleles last school year. Some of the ukuleles are being used in the Special Education music classroom and some in the general education music classrooms. The cases will help us care for the ukuleles and keep them protected when they are not in use. The straps will enable our students to hold the ukuleles without fear of the instrument being dropped. The ukulele felt picks will enable our students to strum the ukuleles more gently than when using their finger. This will add years of life to the ukulele strings.

We want to teach our children that when a gift is received we are to take good care of that gift.

With the neck straps and protective cases the gift will last us many years, thereby touching the lives of many students. We have students from many different backgrounds that will benefit from using the ukuleles.

Mrs. Reed Howe Elementary School Grades 3-5

Equity Focus

This project directly supports students at a historically underfunded school. Learn more about our Equity Focus.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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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

72 students impacted

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Kala Stripe Ukulele Strap - Blue • Music & Arts $39.00 15 $585.00
Road Runner Concert Ukulele Gig Bag in a Box Floral Concert • Music & Arts $24.99 15 $374.85
Maasechs 20 Pcs Ukulele Felt Picks Multicolored Felt Picks Accessories Cute Ukulele Picks Assorted Felt Thumb Picks with Maasechs-22 0 • Amazon Business $10.01 1 $10.01
Maasechs 20 Pcs Ukulele Felt Picks Multicolored Felt Picks Accessories Cute Ukulele Picks Assorted Felt Thumb Picks with Holder Case for Guitar Bass Music Instruments (Classic) • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99

Materials cost

$976.85

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$14.65

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$1,021.50

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$180.26

Total project goal

$1,201.76

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