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Mr. Namkoong from Charlotte NC is requesting musical instruments through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Orchestra Instruments Need Bows and Strings

Help me give my students new engagement, motivation, and excitement by having a new string and a new bow for their instruments.

  • 2 donors
  • $651 still needed

expires Jul 25

  • 2 donors
  • $651 still needed
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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

I have orchestra classes, and all the instruments are very old. Most of the instruments are more than 20 years old and have never had the strings and bows replaced. The average replacement of a bow for rehair and strings is one year or less. Good supportive instruments give huge motivation to the new learners, which are middle schoolers.

The string instrument projects sound with strings and bows.

The strings and the hair of the bows get older; it won't make a sound anymore. Students had difficulty making sounds without continuously replacing the new strings and reharing the bow.

I don't have the skills to repair the bow myself, and we definitely need new strings and a new bow for the next few years. Young players especially love their instruments, but the sounds are not making or working properly.

Please help us for Title I school students to keep their dreams and dreams come true for them.

Mr. Namkoong
Grades 6-8

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
D'Addario Prelude Bass String Set • Amazon Business $94.99 2 $189.98
Super Sensitive Musical Strings Co. Steelcore 4/4 Cello Strings: Set (6107) • Amazon Business $47.50 3 $142.50
Yinfente 3/4 Upright double bass Bow Brazilwood German Bow Natural Bow Hair Well balanced • Amazon Business $60.00 2 $120.00
D'Addario Prelude Violin String Set, 4/4 Scale, Medium Tension – J810 4/4M - Solid Steel Core, Warm Tone, Economical and Durable – Educator’s Choice for Student Strings – 1 Set • Amazon Business $19.99 5 $99.95
D'Addario Prelude Viola String Set, Medium Scale Medium Tension – Solid Steel Core, Warm Tone, Economical and Durable – Educator’s Choice for Student Strings – Sealed Pouch to Prevent Corrosion, 1 Set • Amazon Business $31.90 3 $95.70
Anton Breton AB-110C Brazilwood Student Cello Bow - 4/4 Size • Amazon Business $38.80 2 $77.60

Materials cost

$725.73

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$56.61

3rd party payment processing fee

$10.89

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$823.23

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$145.28

Total project goal

$968.51

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$968.51

2 Donors

-$300.00

Donations toward project cost

-$270.00

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$30.00

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$17.65

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

$650.86

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Project Activity

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