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Mr. Vans Evers from Tampa FL is requesting musical instruments through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Starting the Year Off Right!

Help me give my students 4 violins to learn fabulous songs at school!

  • $1,230 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

My Students

My students work hard to create a superior sound on the violin. They strive to demonstrate how to properly hold the violin upright, use great finger pressure, and to listen mindfully to the music coming from their own violins, their classmates, and their teacher.

Don't practice till you get it right; practice till you can't get it wrong!

That's our motto in violin. My students strive regularly to maintain a high level of tone and musicality in violin class from kindergarten to fifth grade. Their commitment to excellence is what makes our concerts a pleasure for the children and the parents.

My Project

We are in need of violins at my school, so that additional students are able to take an instrument home and practice! The more time a child can spend learning the violin, the better he or she will be!

Can you help us?

With these violins, 4 more students will be able to take an instrument home and practice our favorite songs, like Lightly Row, Allegro, and Perpetual Motion!

It is my goal to one day have enough violins to send home with every child who wants one, and this project helps us along towards that goal. Thank you for your support!

Mr. Vans Evers
Grades 3-5

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Perfection I Violin Outfit • Woodwind and Brasswind $249.99 4 $999.96

Materials cost

$999.96

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$15.00

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$1,044.96

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$184.40

Total project goal

$1,229.36

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$1,229.36

26 Donors

-$1,144.28

Donations toward project cost

-$979.09

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$165.19

match offer

-$77.50

Match offer toward project cost

-$65.88

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$11.62

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$7.59

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$0.00

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