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Mrs. O'Brien from Norristown PA is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Bucket Music: Keep Calm and Play On

My students need buckets and drum sticks for bucket drumming.

  • $188 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

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Celebrate Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

This project is a part of the Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month celebration because it supports a Latino teacher or a school where the majority of students are Latino.

My Students

We are a community school that services 600 students from different economic backgrounds in Norristown, Pennsylvania. Our school is also very diverse, including many who speak multiple languages. Our students come to school full of life, ready to learn, and excited to see what is in store for them each day. We have a variety of musical options for our students to participate in, and we would like to encourage more students to be involved.

We have a thriving and growing music department that prepares students to develop their musical skills so they can succeed at the next level.

My Project

Bucket drumming is an exciting and effective way to teach students how to read rhythms and use their creativity and expressive skills to create original musical pieces. We have many students in the percussion program, but do not have the resources to supply all students with the opportunity to play in the percussion ensemble.

"A drummer is usually like the backbone." With this donation, all students will experience the art of bucket drumming, and we hope to start a bucket drumming ensemble that will perform at concerts and different events throughout the school year.

Students will use the buckets and sticks to create wonderful music.

Mrs. O'Brien
Grades 6-8

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Leaktite 744456 1-Gallon White Plastic Pail Paint Pail/Container • Amazon Business $6.85 10 $68.50
Hickory Timbale Sticks • Woodwind and Brasswind $3.95 15 $59.25

Materials cost

$127.75

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$1.92

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$159.67

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$28.18

Total project goal

$187.85

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$187.85

6 Donors

-$149.32

Donations toward project cost

-$129.92

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$19.40

match offer

-$35.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$29.75

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$5.25

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$3.53

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$0.00

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