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Mr. Akers from Summersville WV is requesting musical instruments through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Lets Learn to Play Guitar

Help me give my students the guitars they need to learn to play and enjoy music in their classroom and their lives.

  • 8 donors
  • $1,397 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

My Project

My school is in the middle of rural WV, where families more often, have to prioritize bills and food over music and art supplies. My class provides an opportunity for students to experience music and learn to play an instrument when they normally wouldn't have that chance.

The guitars I have requested will be a beginning to replacing a very old and failing classroom set of instruments.

They have been used through the years to give students the opportunity to learn a positive and productive way to express themselves. The new instruments will replace those in the worst condition, and put us on a path to rebuilding our collection for the students.

Your support of our project and our students will be appreciated more than you will ever know, by many, many studetns for years to come.

Mr. Akers
Grades 9-12

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Yamaha F335 Acoustic Guitar Natural • Woodwind and Brasswind $189.99 6 $1,139.94

Materials cost

$1,139.94

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$17.10

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$1,187.04

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$209.48

Total project goal

$1,396.52

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $1,396.52

6 Donors

-$748.26

Donations toward project cost

-$636.02

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$112.24

Matching donations from our partners

-$648.26

Match offers toward project cost

-$551.02

Match offers to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$97.24

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 $0.00

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