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Mr. Hamilton from Baltimore, MD is requesting musical instruments through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Drum Pads for the Drumline

Help me give my students drum pads in order for the school drumline to rehearse at a quiet volume.

  • $328 goal

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Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

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

As a music teacher, I often instruct several different directions at the same time in order to differentiate for each music instrument that the students are playing. Drum pads will allow my percussion students to rehearse at a quiet volume while I work with other students' instruments in the classroom.

My goal for this project is to create a more engaging learning experience for my percussion students.

My students are special because most of them have no prior music knowledge and still display tremendous growth in a short period of time in my classroom.

Mr. Hamilton Mergenthaler Vocational Technical Senior High School 410 Grades 9-12

Celebrate Black teachers and kids! This project supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of students are Black.

Equity Focus

At this school, more than 50% of students are Black, Latino, and/or Native American, and more than 50% come from low-income households. Learn how your donation to this school supports a more equitable education.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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Baltimore, MD 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

200 students impacted 1donor

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Evans RealFeel 2-Sided Speed and Workout Drum Pad Gray 12 in. • Woodwind and Brasswind $39.99 5 $199.95
Evans SoundOff Hi-Hat Cymbal Mute 14 in. • Woodwind and Brasswind $16.99 1 $16.99
Evans SoundOff Cymbal Mute • Woodwind and Brasswind $13.99 1 $13.99

Materials cost

$230.93

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $13.86

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.46

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$278.25

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$49.10

Total project goal

$327.35

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $327.35

1 Donor

-$327.35

Donations toward project cost

-$278.25

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$49.10

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