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Mrs. Hernandez from Wilmington CA is requesting other through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Help Keep Our Band High-Steppin'

My students need a new clarinet and trumpet so we can keep the band marching.

  • $626 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

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

With the budget cuts in education there is little if any money available for the arts. We have to purchase instruments a few at a time, but we never seem to be able to have what we actually need. Many of our brass and woodwind instruments are missing keys or the valves or slides do not work.

Our students are hard-working young people.

Most are interested in trying to become better musicians even though many have never had a music lesson in their life. They live in a low income area and many will be the first in their family to attend college. They work hard in their academic classes so that they maintain their grades and are well on their way to high school graduation and college admission.

My Project

With this new clarinet and trumpet we will be better prepared for the many performances we have each year. We will be able to continue to perform and entertain the thousands that see us each year. The students will learn responsibility and be able to take pride in having instruments they do not have to be ashamed of.

Your donations will help students see that others are interested in young people doing positive things, instead of hanging out in the streets.

As young adults this should also show them that reaching out to help others can be rewarding for both parties involved. Later as adults, we hope they will reciprocate this experience for others.

Mrs. Hernandez
Grades 9-12

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
CL711 Bb Student Clarinet • Woodwind & Brasswind $299.00 1 $299.00
ETR-100 Series Student Bb Trumpet • Woodwind & Brasswind $149.99 1 $149.99

Materials cost

$448.99

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$41.08

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.73

Fulfillment labor & materials

$35.00

Total project cost

$531.80

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$93.85

Total project goal

$625.65

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$625.65

21 Donors

-$312.83

Donations toward project cost

-$265.91

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$46.92

match offer

-$312.81

Match offer toward project cost

-$265.89

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$46.92

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$0.01

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$0.00

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