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Mrs. Sirmeyer from Casselberry, FL is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Band... Aids.

My students need various repair and maintenance materials as well as mallets for performances.

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Sirmeyer's classroom raised $975

This project is fully funded

My Students

The music classroom is a place where students can have a sense of pride and accomplishment. It is also a place where a student can experience self-expression and creativity. It may provide an escape for those who seek musical refuge or it can be the one class that a student finds themselves excelling in. No matter what, I want our class to truly matter to them.

I teach over 100 students at a Title-1 school in central Florida.

This means that over 75% of our student population is on free or reduced price lunch due to financial strife. However, we are a strong community and push through the challenges, and are committed to the kids and their total education. My students are driven and extremely talented, and I feel they deserve the best when it comes to the equipment and materials we use in my class.

My Project

There's a lot that goes on in a band room to make it function day to day...students, instruments, music, etc. However, in order for all those things to function I have to make sure that we have the equipment needed to keep everything in working order. A repair kit in the classroom will mean less instruments in the shop and more repaired "in house" by the director. Reeds and mallets are used on a daily basis by students and will be accessible to those who cannot afford their own. Swabs are oils will keep instruments in good working condition to avoid damages and teach students responsibility for their equipment.

I get the great honor of working with some of the most talented, brilliant and hard working students in the entire school.

Music is a great motivator. What can be unmotivating though is when students can not play on their instrument because it's broken and they are unable to fix it. Although the school struggles financially I have a group of 100 students whose families make sacrifices so that their students can participate in my band program. So, I want to try to do the best I can as an educator to provide means to keep their instruments in the best shape and be able to offer items that can make their life easier in the band classroom.

Mrs. Sirmeyer South Seminole Middle School Grades 6-8

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.

Casselberry, FL 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

100 students impacted 9donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Teacher's Travel Repair Kit • Woodwind and Brasswind $279.99 1 $279.99
Silk Clarinet Swab • Woodwind and Brasswind $8.99 20 $179.80
Alto Saxophone Reeds • Woodwind and Brasswind $31.99 5 $159.95
Traditional Bb Clarinet Reeds • Woodwind and Brasswind $20.39 5 $101.95
Contemporary Series Birch Marimba Mallets • Woodwind and Brasswind $30.22 1 $30.22
Contemporary Series Birch Marimba Mallets • Woodwind and Brasswind $26.99 1 $26.99
Rotor Lubricant - 12 • Woodwind and Brasswind $7.49 1 $7.49

Materials cost

$786.39

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$11.80

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$828.19

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$146.15

Total project goal

$974.34

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $974.34

8 Donors

-$498.34

Donations toward project cost

-$425.84

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$72.50

match offer

-$473.35

Match offer toward project cost

-$402.35

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$71.00

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$2.65

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 $0.00

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