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Mr. Mckaughan from Fort Lewis, WA is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Help Us Start a Fourth Grade Brass Section for our Concert Band

My students need trumpets and trombones, with a mute and plungers.

FULLY FUNDED! Mr. Mckaughan's classroom raised $547

This project is fully funded

My Students

Brass instruments sound so powerful. Students enjoy learning to play the trumpet and trombone. They are fun to play and can make beautiful music. The students want to learn how to play the trumpet and trombone, but they need access to the instruments in order to learn how to play them.

The students at our school are into music.

They enjoy listening to music, singing, playing instruments, reading about music, and creating music. We are located on a military base, yet we are a public elementary school. Our student population comes from the neighborhood surrounding the school.

My Project

These instruments will be used by students learning how to play them for the first time. They will get the opportunity to practice this instrument at home and perform it in our class band during the school day. Students in future years will be able to use this instrument to play in the band. Since our school deals with students coming and going to and from other military installations, these instruments will be played by multiple students in one school year. The students lives will be enriched by the experience of playing music. They will learn how to produce sounds and play music by reading a form of notation that works best for their learning style. They will be able to perform on-stage with their grade level peers and play a show.

By supporting this project, you will help get a trumpet and trombone into the hands of a fourth grade band student.

They will learn how to play songs and feel good about their new skill as a musician. We are increasing our outreach of music education at our school. With your help, we are able to provide the resources that our students need to learn how to play music. Having a brass section is an important part of concert bands. I want our band to have that rich sound.

Mr. Mckaughan Greenwood Elementary School Grades 3-5

Equity Focus

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 half 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

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
ETB-100 Series Student Trombone • Woodwind & Brasswind $149.99 1 $149.99
ETR-100 Series Student Bb Trumpet • Woodwind & Brasswind $149.99 1 $149.99
122 Stonelined Glenn Miller Tuxedo Plunger - Trumpet Version • Woodwind & Brasswind $12.99 5 $64.95
170 Bass Trombone Straight Mute • Woodwind & Brasswind $24.99 1 $24.99

Materials cost

$389.92

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$34.12

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.85

Fulfillment labor & materials

$35.00

Total project cost

$464.89

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$82.04

Total project goal

$546.93

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$546.93

4 Donors

-$102.18

Donations toward project cost

-$94.35

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$7.83

match offer

-$435.93

Match offer toward project cost

-$370.54

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$65.39

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$8.82

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$0.00

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