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Mrs. Lucini from Providence, RI is requesting musical instruments through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Perk Up Percussion!

Help me give my students the basic band essentials for a successful performance!

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Lucini's classroom raised $385

This project is fully funded

Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

Celebrate Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

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 Students

My students come from a variety of cultural and economic backgrounds and have a myriad of needs, with 98% of students qualifying for free lunch, and a lot live below the poverty line. Many have single parents who work multiple jobs, and my students either watch younger siblings or work after school to help pay the rent. Because of this, participating in private musical instruction or outside performance groups has not been an option. However, they are very creative and eager to learn. They desire to participate in extracurricular performance opportunities any chance they get.

For the majority of my students, this is the first time they ever perform on stage is during their high school career.

But they are no stranger to music. They bring with them the different styles and sounds of their home countries, rich histories and cultures, languages, memories, passion, dedication and excitement.

Many have moved to this country with the hope of finding a new and better life filled with opportunity. My hope is to give every student the opportunity to succeed in music and performance whenever possible.

My Project

Our band performs in a number of different settings. We march in parades, play traditional concerts, travel for festivals and competitions, and play in small ensemble settings. Each of these performances have their own unique needs. This project is requesting some of the larger percussion section needs for large and small performance venues, as well as smaller flip books and lyres for parades.

Individually these needs are small, but collectively they greatly impact our performance abilities.

My students love performing in various settings and these supplies will help continue to make that a reality for our program. This will not only benefit students this year, but for many years to come. We look to generous donors like you to help make our program successful. Thank you for your support!

Mrs. Lucini Mount Pleasant High School Grades 9-12

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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

40 students impacted 3donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Concert Snare Drum Stand • Woodwind and Brasswind $99.99 1 $99.99
Heavy Ready Series - Stick Bag • Woodwind and Brasswind $9.99 5 $49.95
10 Window Flip Folio Folder • Woodwind and Brasswind $4.99 10 $49.90
Bassoon Reeds • Woodwind and Brasswind $15.20 2 $30.40
Hard Poly Mallets • Woodwind and Brasswind $9.99 3 $29.97
Clarinet Marching Lyres • Woodwind and Brasswind $4.99 4 $19.96
Marching Saxophone Lyre • Woodwind and Brasswind $2.99 4 $11.96

Materials cost

$292.13

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.38

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$326.51

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$57.62

Total project goal

$384.13

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $384.13

2 Donors

-$247.67

Donations toward project cost

-$217.67

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$30.00

match offer

-$128.05

Match offer toward project cost

-$108.84

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$19.21

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$8.41

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 $0.00

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