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Ms. Verlinde from Colorado Springs CO is requesting musical instruments through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Stick to the Basics

Help me give my students reeds, sticks and drum pads to finish out the year!

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  • $648 still needed

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We are looking to fill out our percussion sticks for our students to be able to have matched sticks instead of mismatched ones for the end of the year. We are also encouraging students to try new instruments including bassoon and bari sax and those inherently come with more expensive reeds. If we can help off-set the cost, it only helps them pick up something new that we need in our ensemble.

Drum pads help our percussionists practice their parts even without a drum!

They can use them during class time or we can check them out so they can practice at home and reach that next level of learning! Any help you can provide is greatly appreciated!

Ms. Verlinde
Grades 9-12
  • Widefield High School
  • Colorado Springs, CO
    • More than a third of students from low‑income households

    This project will reach 150 students.

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Evans RealFeel 2-Sided Speed and Workout Drum Pad Gray 12 in. • Music & Arts $39.99 4 $159.96
Vic Firth Buy 3 Pairs of Black Drum Sticks, Get 1 Free 5A • Music & Arts $44.97 2 $89.94
Vic Firth Buy 3 Pairs of Black Drum Sticks, Get 1 Free 5B • Music & Arts $44.97 2 $89.94
Vandoren Baritone Saxophone Reeds Strength 2.5 Box of 5 • Music & Arts $48.00 1 $48.00
Vandoren Baritone Saxophone Reeds Strength 3 Box of 5 • Music & Arts $41.57 1 $41.57
Rico Royal Bb Clarinet Reeds, Box of 10 Strength 3 • Music & Arts $22.99 1 $22.99
Andreas Eastman Bassoon Reeds Medium Soft • Music & Arts $20.00 1 $20.00
Andreas Eastman Bassoon Reeds Medium • Music & Arts $20.00 1 $20.00
Sound Percussion Labs SPC22 Micro Cymbal Arm Stacker 6 in. • Music & Arts $9.99 2 $19.98

Materials cost

$512.38

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$7.69

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$550.07

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$97.07

Total project goal

$647.14

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $647.14

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 $647.14

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