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Mr. Smith from Sparks, NV is requesting musical instruments through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Drumming For Mental Health

Help me give my students the opportunity to work out their aggression in a constructive manner, by playing music, and by hitting drum heads that sound good, and respond, instead of ones that are old and dead sounding!

FULLY FUNDED! Mr. Smith's classroom raised $1,005

This project is fully funded

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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

These resources will give them good equipment to play on, which will in turn give them a higher quality instrument that they can let their emotions out through playing the drum. We have a high population of students that tend to be a little bit more aggressive than others. Giving them this as an outlet is a great way for them to have a constructive way to work out their aggression and learn a new skill or discipline. When students play on Low quality equipment, they might feel low quality in return. I feel as though my students deserve the best and that is why I am doing this Donors Choose!

Mr. Smith Procter Hug High School Grades 9-12

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This project directly supports students at a historically underfunded school. Learn more about our Equity Focus.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Sparks, NV 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

50 students impacted 3donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Evans MX1 White Marching Bass Drum Head 28 in. • Music & Arts $63.99 2 $127.98
Evans MX1 White Marching Bass Drum Head 24 in. • Music & Arts $54.99 2 $109.98
Evans MX1 White Marching Bass Drum Head 20 in. • Music & Arts $48.95 2 $97.90
Evans MX1 White Marching Bass Drum Head 22 in. • Music & Arts $46.99 2 $93.98
Evans MX1 White Marching Bass Drum Head 18 in. • Music & Arts $44.99 2 $89.98
Evans MX1 White Marching Bass Drum Head 16 in. • Music & Arts $41.99 2 $83.98
Evans System Blue Marching Tenor Drum Head 13 in. • Music & Arts $18.99 2 $37.98
Promark White Drum Stick Tape • Music & Arts $8.95 4 $35.80
Evans System Blue Marching Tenor Drum Head 10 in. • Music & Arts $16.99 2 $33.98
Evans System Blue Marching Tenor Drum Head 14 in. • Music & Arts $14.49 2 $28.98
Evans System Blue Marching Tenor Drum Head 12 in. • Music & Arts $12.99 2 $25.98
Evans System Blue Marching Tenor Drum Head 8 in. • Music & Arts $11.49 2 $22.98
Evans System Blue Marching Tenor Drum Head 6 in. • Music & Arts $10.99 2 $21.98

Materials cost

$811.48

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$12.17

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$853.65

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$150.64

Total project goal

$1,004.29

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $1,004.29

2 Donors

-$942.53

Donations toward project cost

-$811.15

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$131.38

match offer

-$50.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$42.50

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$7.50

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$11.76

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

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