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Help! Garment Bags Need for our New Concert Wear!

Help me give my students garment bags to help them look as great as they sound with our new concert wear.

1 donor
$305 still needed

1 donor
$305 still needed

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My students create a family at our school. We are a performing arts family (bands, choirs, strings, theatre, and dance) that support each other on the stage, in the classroom, and beyond. We are a NJ high school, just outside NYC, servicing a multicultural population of students from varying socioeconomic backgrounds. We strongly believe that the arts can instill positive change, transform, inspire, and change lives. The music program is a powerful unifier in our school. We are going to build this program over a strong foundation and proud history and generations of art students.

This project will provide garment bags for our new concert wear to ensure our students will look as great as they sound.

This year, our choir received new tuxes and concert dresses but we forgot to include garment bags to ensure the longevity of this investment. The garment bags also feature a pocket where we can label with each student's name.

These tools will support our mission to spread the importance of arts education in our community, highlight our student performers, continue to build pride in their performing skills, and provide equal access to all. My students are extremely motivated. They are eager and love creating music together.

"The arts and humanities define who we are as a people. That is their power -- to remind us of what we each have to offer, and what we all have in common. To help us understand our history and imagine our future. To give us hope in the moments of struggle and to bring us together when nothing else will." Michelle Obama

Mr. Van Wyk will only receive his materials if this project is fully funded by August 18.

Mr. Van Wyk

Grades 9-12

Rahway High School

Rahway, NJ

New Jersey

More than half of students from low‑income households

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This project will reach 120 students.

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Materials Cost Quantity Total

KEEGH Garment Bags for Hanging Clothes 60" (Set of 10) Dress Bags for Gowns Long Dress Bags for Closet Storage with Zipper and Eye-Hole for Folding for Suit Coats Dresses, Black • Amazon Business $43.53 4 $174.12

KEEGH 40" Suit Bags for Closet Storage (Set of 16) Garment Bags for Hanging Clothes, Suit Cover Bags for Suits Coats Dress with Zipper and Transparent Window, Black • Amazon Business $46.53 2 $93.06

Materials cost			$267.18
Vendor shipping charges			FREE
Sales tax			$0.00
3rd party payment processing fee			$4.01
Fulfillment labor & materials			$30.00
Total project cost			$301.19
Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms			$53.15
Total project goal			$354.34
How we calculate what's needed
Total project goal			$354.34
1 Donor			-$50.00
Donations toward project cost			-$42.50
Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms			-$7.50
Still needed View calculation Hide calculation			$304.34

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