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Ms. Dea from San Francisco, CA is requesting materials related to food, clothing & hygiene through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Materials Needed for Elementary Music!

Help me give my students band books, maintenance kits and other necessities for their instrumental music class!

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Dea's classroom raised $726

This project is fully funded

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This project is a part of the Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month celebration because it supports a Latino teacher or a school where the majority of students are Latino.

My Project

My students only receive music education once a week but they always show their excitement and passion to learn music and the instruments. I am in dire need of materials for the students to learn how to play their instruments. I teach elementary music at multiple elementary schools to 4th and 5th graders. Music enrollment is high this year and I and passionate about providing quality education and materials for my amazing young musicians!

Having a class set of books for each instrument is necessary because that is the main source of curriculum for instrumental music students.

Instrument maintenance is also a necessity. Many of my students do not have cleaning cloths for their flutes and clarinets which are supposed to be used each time they play their instruments. My violin players need shoulder rests/pads as well!

Ms. Dea Bret Harte 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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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

300 students impacted 16donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Herco® HE92 Silver Cleaning Cloth • Amazon Business $7.09 30 $212.70
Herco® HE50P Clarinet Swab Synthetic Chamois Cloth - 42050000001 • Amazon Business $5.58 30 $167.40
5 Pcs Violin Shoulder Rest Soft Foam Violin Shoulder Pad Violin Shoulder Pillow Violin Shoulder Chin Rests with 100 Yellow Rubber Bands for Violin Party Wed ding Concerts, 3/4-1/2 • Amazon Business $14.99 10 $149.90

Materials cost

$530.00

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$48.50

3rd party payment processing fee

$7.95

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$616.45

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$108.79

Total project goal

$725.24

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$725.24

13 Donors

-$661.71

Donations toward project cost

-$573.95

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$87.76

match offer

-$50.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$42.50

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$7.50

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$13.53

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$0.00

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