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Mr. Carrera from New Haven, CT is requesting musical instruments through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Drum Pads For Silent Drumming

Help me give my students access to drums pads to practice at home

  • $449 goal

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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 Project

My percussion students see me at most 2 times a week for 40 minutes. In order for them to be successful they need to be able to practice both in school with me and at home when they don't see me. In order for them to continue their learning and expanding their knowledge they need access to practice at home.

My students come from low income families and qualify for free lunch.

They won't be able to afford their own drums or practice pads on their own.

The practice pads are standard practice pads that are durable and should last for a couple of years. The pads mimic the exact properties of a standard snare drum. I would store these drum pads in my office and lend them out to my students so that they can practice at home. These drums pads will last for years and be passed down from class to class so that all percussionists have a way of practicing at home.

Mr. Carrera John Daniels International Comm Magnet School Grades 6-8

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This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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New Haven, CT 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

20 students impacted 3donors

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Silent Drum Practice Pad - 12 Inches Double Sided Drum Pad Provides A Great Rebound - Perfect Snare Drum Pad For Quiet Workouts On Snare Drums And On Your Lap • Amazon Business $24.99 13 $324.87
Vankcp Marimba Mallets, 1 Pair Medium Blue Hard Yarn Marimba Mallets and 1 Pair Rubber Mallets Sticks with Wood Handle for Percussion Marimba Playing Glockenspiel Marimba (Style 1) • Amazon Business $20.99 1 $20.99

Materials cost

$345.86

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.19

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$381.05

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$67.24

Total project goal

$448.29

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $448.29

2 Donors

-$236.63

Donations toward project cost

-$201.14

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$35.49

match offer

-$211.66

Match offer toward project cost

-$179.91

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$31.75

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 $0.00

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