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Ms. D from Oakland, CA is requesting musical instruments through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Give Our Students the Gift of Music

Help me give my students the gift of music and give them a drum set for the drummers in our school.

  • $914 goal

This project expired on July 10, 2024.

This project expired on July 10, 2024.

My Project

Please help us give our students a drum set. We have several students who are extremely gifted musically who play the drums. Sadly, we don't have access to drums at school and want to give our students the gift of drumming. One of our students wants to be a drummer when he grows up, but doesn't have the ability to play or practice. For so many of our students, music is an important emotional outlet and gives them a hobby that can develop their creative strengths.

Please help us give our students the gift of music.

More than half of our student population is low-income and the majority of our student population is Black and POC. Help us support student creativity and uphold the musical talent of our students by helping us access a drum set for the very first time.

Ms. D Envision Academy of Arts and Technology 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.

Oakland, CA 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

100 students impacted

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Pearl Roadshow 5-Piece New Fusion Drum Set Bronze Metallic • Woodwind and Brasswind $659.99 1 $659.99
Vic Firth Corpsmaster Ralph Hardimon Drum Sticks Wood • Woodwind and Brasswind $14.99 1 $14.99

Materials cost

$674.98

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 FREE

Sales tax

 $61.76

3rd party payment processing fee

$10.12

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$776.86

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$137.09

Total project goal

$913.95

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