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Mrs. Barnes from Las Vegas, NV is requesting musical instruments through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Hand Drum, Hand Drum, We Will Play

Help me give my students small hand drums that they can easily hold.

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Barnes's classroom raised $295

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 Project

My students absolutely love playing drums! I use them with as many lessons as possible for reinforcing pulse and rhythmic patterns.

My younger students need smaller drums that they can easily hold and also move around with while they play.

These small hand drums are the perfect size for smaller hands.

My students love being able to choose the djembe, for its unique shape and because they can use the strap and put it over their shoulder. It makes them feel cool and special to walk around with this drum. I only have one right now and would like to have more for them to use at one time.

Mrs. Barnes Mervin Iverson Elementary School Grades PreK-2

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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.

Las Vegas, NV View local requests

Nearly all 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
Remo KD-0608-01 Kids Percusson 8" Djembe Drum, Rain Forest • Amazon Business $119.95 1 $119.95
Sound Choice 8" Remo Hand Drum, Pack of 2 (WEPWM8408HD-2) • Quill.com $29.59 3 $88.77

Materials cost

$208.72

Vendor shipping charges

$8.89

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.13

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$250.74

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$44.25

Total project goal

$294.99

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$294.99

4 Donors

-$198.96

Donations toward project cost

-$187.87

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$11.09

match offer

-$73.96

Match offer toward project cost

-$62.87

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$11.09

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$22.06

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$0.00

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