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Ms. Stewart from Austin, TX is requesting musical instruments through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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The Little Things!

Help me give my students nametags, shoulder rests and books to be successful on their instruments!

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Stewart's classroom raised $464

This project is fully funded

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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

Orchestra students at our middle school are extremely hard workers. Through generous grants and donations, they have been able to begin taking private lessons and achieve a high level of playing that furthers their ability and drive to continue perfecting their instrument.

We are a Title I school with 88% of students on free and reduced-priced lunch.

We have over 150 students in the orchestra program with 100% of them renting instruments. We maintain a high standard of care for instruments and often times need new strings, cleaning supplies, rosin, bows etc. to keep instruments in good working order.

My Project

Donors and grants always think about donating the big picture items. Instruments, music stands, bows etc. But once you have all of these for your school it costs a lot of money to upkeep them!

We are doing a Donor's Choose for all the small miscellaneous items that we need everyday in orchestra class to be successful!

We are asking for name tags to put on all student instruments so that we never misplace anything! New strings because we are always needing to change them to have a great sound! Books and shoulder rests for the violins so that they can each have individual equipment to work with and be successful!

Ms. Stewart Bedichek Middle School Grades 6-8

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This project directly supports students at a historically underfunded school. Learn more about our Equity Focus.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Austin, TX 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

160 students impacted 2donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
9 Packs Colorful Flexible Travel Luggage Tags for Baggage Bags/Suitcases - Name ID Labels Set for Travel • Amazon Business $10.99 12 $131.88
D'Addario Helicore 4/4 Size Violin Strings 4/4 Size Set with Steel E String • Amazon Business $39.02 2 $78.04
Everest ES2LPI ES Series Violin Adjustable Shoulder Rest 3/4-1/2 - Light Pink • Amazon Business $22.99 3 $68.97
EVEREST Spring Collection Violin Shoulder Rest 4/4, Blue • Amazon Business $21.99 3 $65.97
Suzuki Violin School: Violin Part, Vol. 1 • Amazon Business $4.63 3 $13.89

Materials cost

$358.75

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.38

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$394.13

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$69.55

Total project goal

$463.68

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$463.68

2 Donors

-$458.39

Donations toward project cost

-$394.13

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$64.26

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$5.29

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$0.00

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