You're on track to get doubled donations (and unlock a reward for the colleague who referred you). Keep up the great work!
Take credit for your charitable giving! Check out your tax receipts
Donate
To use your $50 gift card credits, find a project to fund and we'll automatically apply your credits at checkout. Find a classroom project
Menu
Skip to main content

Help teachers & students in your hometown this season!
Use code HOME at checkout and your donation will be matched up to $100.

Your school email address was successfully verified.

See this teacher's page

Mrs. Karns from Gervais OR is requesting musical instruments through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Playing Together

Help me give my students new ukuleles to play together in our classroom!

  • $370 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! 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 small, rural, farming community in Oregon. They are a close knit group of kids that love to learn and try new things. They are kind, fun, smart, inquisitive, and creative!

My students come from diverse backgrounds, with many speaking Spanish as their first language.

Over 90% of our student body gets free or reduced lunch. While many students struggle with stressful home lives, the overarching feeling at our school is that of kindness to one another.

My Project

After introducing a new song that uses the ukulele, my students are hooked! The whole school has been learning to sing the song, "You'll Sing a Song and I'll Sing a Song" which I accompany with ukulele, and now they all want to learn to play it. We currently have two ukuleles, so we are hoping to get a few more so the class can learn to play in small groups. Learning to play the ukulele will help teach my students about chords, accompanying a song, and how to take the things they've learned in music class and apply them to making music at home.

Mrs. Karns
Grades 3-5

Boost your odds

Add a profile photo in addition to your classroom photo. If you add a photo, it'll show up right here on your project page.

You are more likely to receive funding if you put a face to your name.

Upload a photo

Top rated for efficiency and transparency.

You donate directly to the teacher or project you care about and see where every dollar you give goes.

Expand the "Where your donation goes" section below to see exactly what Mrs. Karns is requesting.

See our finances

TEACHERS, FEELING INSPIRED?

You can start a project with the same resources being requested here!

Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
EF-MN Minnow Ukulele • Woodwind and Brasswind $34.95 8 $279.60

Materials cost

$279.60

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.19

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$313.79

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$55.37

Total project goal

$369.16

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $369.16

3 Donors

-$369.16

Donations toward project cost

-$313.79

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$55.37

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

Our team works hard to negotiate the best pricing and selections available.

View complete list Show less

Support your local school!

Donate directly to any school in the US. Your donation will go towards directly purchasing urgent supplies.

Find a local school

Project Activity

Project Activity
Back to top

DonorsChoose is the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

As a teacher-founded nonprofit, we're trusted by thousands of teachers and supporters across the country. This classroom request for funding was created by Mrs. Karns and reviewed by the DonorsChoose team.

See how DonorsChoose works
{"pmaHash":"","schoolCity":"Gervais","showProjectRecommendations":true,"teachersOnPage":[6185821],"isTeacherViewingTheirOwnProject":false,"hideTeacherDetails":false,"schoolState":"OR","teacherPossessivePronoun":"her","PMsManager":null,"schoolGradeType":{"id":2,"name":"Elementary School"},"TeacherPMForms":{},"proposalId":4743652,"proposalMessageFormModel":null,"numActiveProjects":0,"completingDonationAmount":0,"teacherHasClassroomPhoto":true,"proposalURL":"https://www.donorschoose.org/project/playing-together/4743652/","verifyShowPhotos":"","eligibleToBeCopied":false,"mayHaveReplacements":false,"numStudents":400,"teacherScreenName":"Mrs. Karns","isEquityFocus":true,"authorIds":{"6185821":{"owner":"Mrs. Karns","donationSalutations":{}}},"displayedPercentFunded":1.0,"proposalsOnPage":[4743652],"proposalHash":"-1643507899","isApplePayMobileOnly":true,"progressBarPercentage":100.00,"pmaId":"","teacherProfilePhotoURL":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp6185821_orig.jpg?crop=827,827,x0,y0&width=136&height=136&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1565407443190","teacherHasProfilePhoto":true,"currentWorkflowStatusCode":23,"teacherChallengeId":21338476,"photosPublished":false,"queryString":"","DonorPMForm":null,"isApplePayEnabled":true,"fundedByTarget":false,"activeProject":null,"donorIdsForImpactPhotoCheck":[],"teacherId":6185821,"schoolCounty":"Marion","fullyFunded":true,"isStudentLed":false,"isExpired":true,"schoolStateObj":{"code":"OR","name":"Oregon"}}
Supporting teachers and students since 2000

DonorsChoose makes it easy for anyone to help a classroom in need. Public school teachers from every corner of America create classroom project requests, and you can give any amount to the project that inspires you.

We've earned the highest possible ratings from Better Business Bureau, Charity Watch, Charity Navigator, and Guidestar.