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Mr. Forstall from Baton Rouge, LA is requesting musical instruments through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Help Our Under-Funded Band Program!

Help me give my students these mouthpieces who are mostly from low-income and minority communities.

FULLY FUNDED! Mr. Forstall's classroom raised $226

This project is fully funded

My Project

Help our high school Band! Our high school is rebuilding our band program after many years of neglect.

Most of our high school students come from low-income and minority communities.

Our band is 100% self-funded, meaning we receive no funding from our school or school district, for the necessary materials needed to produce high-quality music. This being said our brass players are in desperate need of some necessary equipment to be a capable band program.

The Brass players are a very dedicated group of students. They are in need of specific brass equipment to make our dream a reality! Please help my students feel equal to other Louisiana Schools by helping them with this necessary equipment!

Mr. Forstall Tara High School Grades 9-12

Celebrate Black teachers and kids! This project supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of students are Black.

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This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Baton Rouge, LA 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

30 students impacted 2donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Tuba and Sousaphone Mouthpieces • Woodwind and Brasswind $61.64 1 $61.64
Trumpet Mouthpieces in Silver • Woodwind and Brasswind $25.05 2 $50.10
Trumpet Mouthpieces in Silver • Woodwind and Brasswind $34.99 1 $34.99

Materials cost

$146.73

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $12.84

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.20

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$191.77

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$33.84

Total project goal

$225.61

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $225.61

1 Donor

-$150.41

Donations toward project cost

-$127.85

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$22.56

match offer

-$75.20

Match offer toward project cost

-$63.92

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$11.28

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 $0.00

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