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Mr. Davis from Atlanta GA is requesting musical instruments through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Make Band Great Again!

My students need instruments to play in band class and rebuild the program.

  • $877 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Celebrate Black Teachers and Students

This project is part of the Black History Month celebration because it supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of the students are Black.

My Students

My students come from a poverty-stricken community. Many students can't afford instruments, therefore, Im trying to find ways to help. I see it in their eyes daily when I tell them that we are getting closer to playing instruments, but the problem will be sharing. At this point, I know that they will be grateful for anything because they want to be in band.

With your help, we can keep students off the streets and in band class daily.

Currently, the students are learning the basic foundation of music notation. We have five working horns in rotation between students. I'm asking for your help with purchasing six instruments to help us in class.

My Project

This project will provide trumpets and flutes for students that can't afford to rent or purchase one. Even though instruments are expensive, some instruments are better than none. I will have to rotate students until we get more donations or funds for the band program.

The program I'm trying to rebuild has not had a band in the past four years.

I have 70 students that are buying into​ the importance of having a musical program and understands that this may be an "out" that may very well lead to scholarships for college. Please support my project and students, thank you.

Mr. Davis
Grades 6-8

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
ETR-100 Series Student Bb Trumpet • Woodwind and Brasswind $119.99 3 $359.97
Model EFL-100 Student Flute • Woodwind and Brasswind $99.99 3 $299.97

Materials cost

$659.94

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $45.54

3rd party payment processing fee

$9.90

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$745.38

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$131.54

Total project goal

$876.92

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $876.92

7 Donors

-$541.68

Donations toward project cost

-$480.33

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$61.35

match offer

-$311.82

Match offer toward project cost

-$265.05

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$46.77

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$23.41

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 $0.00

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