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Mr. Phillips from Coeur D Alene ID is requesting musical instruments through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Sticky Strings

Help me give my students high quality replacement strings for school instruments. Also some rosin to insure that students have the right materials needed for rehearsals.

  • 5 donors
  • $867 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

My Project

Our school currently owns eight violins, nine violas, and twelve cellos, nearly all of which are utilized daily during rehearsals. Given the frequent usage, strings naturally degrade over time and are seldom replaced. Establishing a regular schedule for replacing all strings with higher quality ones is paramount.

Prelude strings emerge as the educator’s top choice for student strings, distinguished by their exceptional blend of warm tone, resilience, and affordability.

With a solid steel core design, Prelude strings deliver the warmest sound within a budget-friendly range. Moreover, they exhibit remarkable resistance to fluctuations in temperature and humidity, ensuring consistent and excellent bow response.

Your contribution towards funding this initiative will enable us to uphold and enhance the quality of the equipment we currently employ.

Mr. Phillips
Grades 9-12

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
D'Addario Natural Light Rosin with Black Rosin Guard • Woodwind and Brasswind $9.99 20 $199.80
D'Addario Prelude Cello String Set 4/4 Size • Woodwind and Brasswind $63.99 3 $191.97
D'Addario Prelude Series Viola String Set 15-16 Medium Scale • Woodwind and Brasswind $32.99 5 $164.95
D'Addario Prelude Violin String Set 4/4 • Woodwind and Brasswind $19.99 5 $99.95

Materials cost

$656.67

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $39.73

3rd party payment processing fee

$9.85

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$736.25

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$129.93

Total project goal

$866.18

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $866.18

4 Donors

-$591.67

Donations toward project cost

-$526.25

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$65.42

match offer

-$247.06

Match offer toward project cost

-$210.00

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$37.06

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$27.45

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