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Ms. Estes from Cleveland OH is requesting musical instruments through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Uke Could Be the Difference!

My students need 20 Mitchell MU soprano ukuleles to use in music class.

  • $919 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

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This project is part of the Black History Month celebration because it supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of the students are Black.

My Students

My students attend an inner city school in Ohio with an ever growing enrollment. All of the students in the school qualify for free and reduced lunch. Many of my students must travel through areas of urban decay to get to this neighborhood school. But even though they face over-crowding, limited classroom resources and other circumstances that are beyond their control, they still come to school everyday with a strong desire to learn.

My students have a desire to express themselves and always shine when given the opportunity to do so.

They are a group of fantastic personalities who love to sing, dance and make music!

My Project

My students are are in need of instruments to use in music class. There are not enough age appropriate instruments for my older students to use without having to share. This means multiple students trying use the same instrument within a single class period. Many of my students have specifically expressed an interest in learning to play a sting instrument.

With two Mitchell MU40 Ukelele classroom 10-packs, my sixth grade students will be able to learn to play a string instrument without having to share the instrument through the class period.

This will allow them the time they need to improve their own individual music skills.

Ms. Estes
Grades 6-8

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
MU40 Soprano Ukulele Classroom 10-Pack • Woodwind and Brasswind $369.99 2 $739.98

Materials cost

$739.98

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$11.10

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$781.08

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$137.84

Total project goal

$918.92

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $918.92

3 Donors

-$459.02

Donations toward project cost

-$390.92

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$68.10

match offer

-$459.01

Match offer toward project cost

-$390.16

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$68.85

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$0.89

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

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