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Ms. Freestone from Tuluksak, AK is requesting musical instruments through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Songwriting's Shining Starts

Help me give my students these instruments for my songwriting class. My students have shared that they really want to try the mandolin and drums and have never had the opportunity to try these instruments together.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Freestone's classroom raised $450

This project is fully funded

My Project

My students have been very inspired by their songwriting class this semester. I teach in a rural school where my students have not had the opportunity to learn musical instruments and they have never had a music teacher. I get the unique chance to combine music teaching with English Language Arts in a class that focuses on both.

These instruments will help diversify the learning in my songwriting class.

These will allow the students to get to experiment with different instruments and compose a song together as a class. Right now, our class has a few Ukuleles, and these instruments will blend well and increase student engagement.

Ms. Freestone Tuluksak School Grades 9-12

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.

Tuluksak, AK View local requests

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

45 students impacted 8donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Mandolin A Style Acoustic Electric Mandolins Instrument Vintage Red Sunburst Mahogany Wood for Beginner Adults, by Vangoa • Amazon Business $136.98 1 $136.98
Latin Percussion LP601NY-AW LP City Wood Bongos - Natural • Amazon Business $119.99 1 $119.99
Pyle String Cajon - Wooden Percussion Box, with Internal Guitar Strings, Full Size • Amazon Business $84.99 1 $84.99

Materials cost

$341.96

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $5.13

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.13

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$382.22

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$67.45

Total project goal

$449.67

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $449.67

8 Donors

-$445.55

Donations toward project cost

-$382.22

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$63.33

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$4.12

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 $0.00

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