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Mr. Mahan from Bulls Gap, TN is requesting musical instruments through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Buy Our School's First Ever Flute!

Help me give my students a Pearl Belsona 200 Student Flute because our school is full of students with untapped musical potential.

FULLY FUNDED! Mr. Mahan's classroom raised $1,109

This project is fully funded

My Project

Our school is a small K-12 school tucked in the hills of East Tennessee. For the first time in our history, we have our own full-time band director. My students are eager, creative, and resilient. Many come from families where money is limited, but their dreams are big. They are hungry for the chance to learn, perform, and express themselves through music.

Our band is growing quickly, but we face a major roadblock: we don’t have a single playable flute in our entire program.

Right now, my flute students sit silently in rehearsals, watching their friends play while they wait for the chance to participate. That breaks my heart.

This project will provide our first working flute along with a Join the Band Kit to help kid’s find their fit for instruments. Together, these resources will give my students a fair and equal chance to learn, play, and fall in love with music.

By adding a flute and Join the Band Kit to our band room, I can place real instruments in students’ hands immediately, instead of asking them to sit and watch., build a lasting inventory of quality instruments that will serve not just today’s kids, but generations to come, and create equity in my classroom, where every child has the same opportunity to participate regardless of what their family can afford.

Music education changes lives. It builds confidence, teamwork, and discipline, and it gives children a voice that reaches far beyond the classroom. My students are already showing that their passion outweighs their circumstances. With your support, you’ll be giving them more than an instrument---you’ll be giving them a chance to belong, to shine, and to carry the joy of music into our community for years to come.

Mr. Mahan Bulls Gap 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.

Bulls Gap, TN View local requests

More than three‑quarters 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

94 students impacted 21donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Pearl Flutes Belsona 200 Series Student Flute Offset G C-Foot • Music & Arts $849.00 1 $849.00
Jupiter Join the Band! Wind Instrument Try-Out Kit • Music & Arts $50.00 1 $50.00

Materials cost

$899.00

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$13.48

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$942.48

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$166.32

Total project goal

$1,108.80

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $1,108.80

13 Donors

-$962.04

Donations toward project cost

-$827.73

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$134.31

match offer

-$135.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$114.75

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$20.25

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$11.76

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 $0.00

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