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Ms. Schmidt from Tampa, FL is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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On the Road Again...Performers Serving Their Community

My students need music for mallets, drums, keyboards and vocals, a power strip, speakers, mallets and Real Book backing tracks to take our performance on the road to a neighborhood nursing home and children's hospital.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Schmidt's classroom raised $589

This project is fully funded

My Students

My students attend a tough, inner city school where 98% of the population receives free lunch and 75% of their families receive AFDC assistance. The wealth of my school lies in our school community. We have fostered an environment where we play, sing and dance together as we learn. The students and staff of my school invest themselves in creativity and this type of learning has fostered significant trust. Because of this trust, my students are ready to confidently serve their community through performance.

My Project

After students at my school learn a variety of jazz standards and folk music using the Real Book, Rockin', Poppin' Mallets and One Fine Day, they will plan a field trip to a community nursing home and children's hospital to perform for the residents. The backing tracks, power strip and speakers will enable the students to take their performance 'on the road' to serve these community members who are home-bound and/or hospital-bound.

By taking their performance on the road to serve the community where they live, my students will experience a valuable service-learning lesson.

They will learn firsthand the feeling of giving back to others through something they love...performance.

Ms. Schmidt Cleveland Elementary School Grades 3-5

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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 three‑quarters 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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Materials Cost Quantity Total
DW3 Star Performer Marching Bass Drum Mallet by Vic Firth • Woodwind and Brasswind $59.99 3 $179.97
Logitech Z623 2 1 Channel Speaker System • CDW-G $142.19 1 $142.19
The Real Book Backing Tracks, Volume 1 (USB Flash Drive) • Woodwind and Brasswind $50.00 1 $50.00
Tripp Lite Power Strip 120V 5 15R 12 Outlet 15 Cord Vertical Metal 0URM • CDW-G $49.37 1 $49.37
What a Fine Day! Musical for Treble Voices, Orff Instruments and Piano (Director's Score) • Woodwind and Brasswind $24.95 1 $24.95
Rockin' Poppin' Mallets Collection of Popular Hits for Orff Inst Vocals Guitar Piano Teacher Ed • Woodwind and Brasswind $16.99 1 $16.99

Materials cost

$463.47

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.95

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$500.42

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$88.31

Total project goal

$588.73

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $588.73

5 Donors

-$588.73

Donations toward project cost

-$500.42

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$88.31

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