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Mr. Vargas from Tucson, AZ is requesting musical instruments through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Guitars For Those Who Rock!

My students need premium quality guitars in order to make their talents shine. A good instrument is vital in a player's growth as a musician.

FULLY FUNDED! Mr. Vargas's classroom raised $688

This project is fully funded

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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 Students

My students are absolutely incredible. Every day they amaze me with their talent and their ways of expressing themselves through music. I believe that I have one of the best jobs in the world as a music teacher. It is a great honor to serve these students at our high school.

I have 150+ aspiring guitarists that I get the privilege of teaching!

Their skill levels vary, however, every student finds a place in our guitar program. All of my guitarists are engaged in the curriculum but also make time for their own musical endeavors. Students participate in quarterly concerts, perform for the community, partake in outreach opportunities and have the opportunity to study with many professional musicians from around Tucson.

I am very proud of my students and their accomplishments.However, not all of my students are able to afford their own guitars and the few guitars that we have at the school are not in the best condition. The fact that these students make these low-quality instruments sound so good is amazing but they deserve to have the best equipment for as hard as they work!

My Project

The students' guitars at the moment are not in the best condition and are well aged. These acoustic/electric hybrid guitars are great instruments for the students to really release their talent. A good player is only as good as his/her instrument and it bums me out when I see these amazing players use guitars with holes in them or with strings that haven't been changed in years.

These guitars will be used to emotionally move our community in ways that have been proven in the past by these awesome students' talents.

They will be showcased at all performances and will be well used.

Mr. Vargas Pueblo Magnet 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.

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More than three‑quarters 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

150 students impacted 15donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
V70CE Acoustic-Electric Guitar • Woodwind and Brasswind $169.99 3 $509.97

Materials cost

$509.97

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$36.46

3rd party payment processing fee

$7.65

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$584.08

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$103.07

Total project goal

$687.15

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$687.15

10 Donors

-$658.33

Donations toward project cost

-$567.08

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$91.25

match offer

-$20.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$17.00

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$3.00

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$8.82

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$0.00

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