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Mr. Brooks from Poway, CA is requesting musical instruments through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Guitar Inspires Students

Help me give my students an electric guitar to inspire a love of music and learning!

FULLY FUNDED! Mr. Brooks's classroom raised $426

This project is fully funded

My Project

Our music class has been a great way to unlock the potential of high school students. Our students are at-risk or behind in credits; most of these students have slipped through the cracks in a traditional school environment. The goal of the guitar and ukulele class is to motivate students toward learning.

Music class has been great at rebuilding a desire for students to be successful at school.

Attendance has improved, and students' grades are rising in all subjects for students involved in our music class. Music has also been a great outlet during the pandemic.

We need to keep building our music class to reach more students. This class is not funded like other subjects at our school, and we are relying on donations to keep the class going. Students are drawn to electric guitar and we need more to facilitate our students.

Mr. Brooks Abraxas High School Grades 9-12

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.

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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

200 students impacted 4donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Squier Affinity Series Stratocaster FMT HSS Maple Fingerboard Electric Guitar Si • Music & Arts $299.99 1 $299.99

Materials cost

$299.99

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$27.45

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.50

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$361.94

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$63.87

Total project goal

$425.81

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$425.81

1 Donor

-$194.47

Donations toward project cost

-$194.47

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$0.00

match offer

-$197.02

Match offer toward project cost

-$167.47

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$29.55

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$34.32

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$0.00

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