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Mr. Doerr from Murrieta, CA is requesting musical instruments through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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To the Beat of Our Own Drums!

Help me give my students new marching percussion bass drum mallets, new timpani mallets, and cymbal felts and straps.

FULLY FUNDED! Mr. Doerr's classroom raised $681

This project is fully funded

My Project

New year, fresh start! My students are part of a successful music program, and we are in constant need of supplies. We are about to start our busy competitive marching band season and could really use the requested supplies.

We are in need of new bass drum mallets for our marching bass line and are long overdue to upgrade our concert timpani mallets.

We are in need of updated cymbal felts and crash cymbal straps. These students work incredibly hard, and we want to help set them up for success.

Your generous donations can help push our program to the next level! By helping us get these supplies, we will be able to tighten up our percussive end and make a bigger "impact" musically! Please consider helping us with our Booms and Crashes!

Mr. Doerr Murrieta Mesa High School Grades 9-12

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This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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More than half of 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

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Zildjian Leather Cymbal Straps • Music & Arts $12.95 8 $103.60
Vic Firth Corpsmaster Marching Bass Mallets Hard Small • Music & Arts $37.49 2 $74.98
Vic Firth Corpsmaster Marching Bass Mallets Hard Extra Large • Music & Arts $51.99 1 $51.99
Vic Firth Corpsmaster Marching Bass Mallets Hard Large • Music & Arts $50.99 1 $50.99
Vic Firth American Custom Timpani Mallets T6 Custom General • Music & Arts $42.99 1 $42.99
Vic Firth American Custom Timpani Mallets T3 Staccato • Music & Arts $42.99 1 $42.99
Vic Firth American Custom Timpani Mallets T1 General • Music & Arts $42.99 1 $42.99
Vic Firth Corpsmaster Marching Bass Mallets Hard Medium • Music & Arts $39.49 1 $39.49
PDP by DW 4-Pack Short Cymbal Felts • Music & Arts $2.99 8 $23.92
Gibraltar Large Cymbal Felt 4-Pack • Music & Arts $5.49 4 $21.96

Materials cost

$495.90

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $45.37

3rd party payment processing fee

$7.44

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$578.71

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$102.13

Total project goal

$680.84

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $680.84

1 Donor

-$377.92

Donations toward project cost

-$321.23

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$56.69

Matching donations from our partners

-$302.92

Match offers toward project cost

-$257.48

Match offers to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$45.44

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