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Mr. Castro from San Mateo, CA is requesting musical instruments through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Drums for Days!

Help me give my students new concert snare drums with stands to learn and perform with!

FULLY FUNDED! Mr. Castro's classroom raised $1,065

This project is fully funded

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

We are in need of some new concert snare drums to add to our band program. The number of students who were interested in learning percussion this year was extremely high. We have two sections of beginning band in our program and the two classes join together for performances. However, we won't have enough drums when the two classes merge!

We need a few more drums so that all percussion students have a drum to play at our Winter and Summer concerts!

Will you help us?

These drums will be used by both beginning band students and concert band students. We have so many talented percussionists in our program and they deserve to have their own instruments on stage when it comes time to perform.

Mr. Castro Bayside Academy Grades 6-8

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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.

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More than a third 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

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Yamaha Student Steel Snare Drum • Woodwind and Brasswind $140.48 3 $421.44
Yamaha Concert Height Snare Drum Stand • Woodwind and Brasswind $122.95 3 $368.85

Materials cost

$790.29

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $72.31

3rd party payment processing fee

$11.85

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$904.45

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$159.61

Total project goal

$1,064.06

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $1,064.06

4 Donors

-$1,058.18

Donations toward project cost

-$904.45

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$153.73

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$5.88

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 $0.00

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