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Mrs. Cabral from Portland, ME is requesting musical instruments through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Giving All Students the Opportunity to Participate in Band

Help me give my students the opporunity to learn how to play a band instrument. We lend instruments out to students in grades 5-8 who want to learn how to play, and we often don't have enough instruments.

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Cabral's classroom raised $1,527

This project is fully funded

My Project

There are many students in Portland that would like to learn how to play a musical instrument and join their school band. We have run out of instruments and have not been able to provide all students in grades 5 though 8 the opportunity to begin an instrument. In some cases, students have had to flee their countries without anything, are already able to play an instrument, and would like to continue playing in Portland. We often do not have enough to provide to these students, so I am requesting an additional flute and two trumpets.

I love what I teach and feel fortunate to be able to teach what I am passionate about.

Playing an instrument not only teaches students to learn another language or be part of a team, but learning an instrument is a lifelong skill. Learning an instrument provides students with social skills and playing an instrument ties into becoming better students in English as well as math.

Students who are in Portland, Maine deserve the same opportunity as those in any other school district, the ability to learn how to play an instrument.

Mrs. Cabral Lincoln Middle School Grades 6-8

Equity Focus

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

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Portland, ME 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

4 students impacted 2donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Di Zhao DZ-100 Student Flute G C-Foot Offset G C-Foot • Woodwind and Brasswind $650.00 1 $650.00
Etude ETR-100 Series Student Bb Trumpet Lacquer • Woodwind and Brasswind $269.99 2 $539.98

Materials cost

$1,189.98

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $59.50

3rd party payment processing fee

$17.85

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$1,297.33

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$228.94

Total project goal

$1,526.27

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $1,526.27

1 Donor

-$682.80

Donations toward project cost

-$648.66

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$34.14

match offer

-$763.14

Match offer toward project cost

-$648.67

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$114.47

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$80.33

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 $0.00

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