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Mr. Vessichio from New Haven CT is requesting musical instruments through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Marching Band Lyres

Help me give my students the proper musical equipment to march in parades.

  • 2 donors
  • $388 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

My Project

My students at our arts magnet school play in both a concert band and a marching band. Our marching band is now recently getting back in the groove of things after being off for a couple of years. We have a good supply of instruments, but some accessories are missing.

In order to get back out into the community and participate in local parades and festivals, our marching band needs to upgrade their marching band lyres which holds the music in front of them as they are marching at a performance.

Some of the music is very challenging and hard to memorize so these musical liars will help our students perform more difficult arrangements.

Mr. Vessichio
Grades 6-8

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Giardinelli Trumpet Lyre Bent Stem • Woodwind and Brasswind $10.99 10 $109.90
DEG HC250 Trombone Bell Lyre • Woodwind and Brasswind $11.99 5 $59.95
Protec Protec Nylon Saxophone Neck Strap with Plastic Swivel Snap, 22" Regular B • Woodwind and Brasswind $10.99 5 $54.95
Leblanc 2314 Sax Lyre • Woodwind and Brasswind $7.49 5 $37.45
Grover-Trophy Clarinet Marching Lyres • Woodwind and Brasswind $6.49 5 $32.45

Materials cost

$294.70

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.42

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$329.12

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$58.08

Total project goal

$387.20

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $387.20

1 Donor

-$193.60

Donations toward project cost

-$164.56

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$29.04

match offer

-$193.60

Match offer toward project cost

-$164.56

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$29.04

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 $0.00

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