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Mr. Potter from Chicago, IL is requesting other through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Uplift High School Band Needs Percussion Items!!!

My students need a snare head, sticks and 5 practice pads.

FULLY FUNDED! Mr. Potter's classroom raised $478

This project is fully funded

My Students

Loud marching drums are not good for indoor playing in a small music classroom in during a winter in Chicago! That is why we need your help to get practice instruments for our percussionist in the high school band!

Our students are very bright and talented people.

The school really focuses on social justice and our students inspire us by standing up for what is right in a world where everything around them is going wrong. They are very creative people, we just need more resources to allow their voices to be heard.

My Project

During concert season, our percussionist really have nothing to do because they have no instruments! We want to provide them with the opportunity to at least begin their journey, but the funding simply is not there. We need your help to make this happen! Our students are ready to learn, they just need the resources.

Our students not having instruments in their hands would be like the greatest painter in the world without a paintbrush, simply tragic!

They are ready to create music! Be apart of something great by making their dreams come true!

Mr. Potter Uplift Community High School Grades 9-12

Celebrate Black teachers and kids! This project supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of students are Black.

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This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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More than three‑quarters 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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Where Your Donation Goes

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Ted Atkatz Concert Snare Stick • Woodwind & Brasswind $8.25 15 $123.75
2-Sided Speed and Workout Pad • Woodwind & Brasswind $39.99 5 $199.95
Black Max Crimped Marching Snare Head • Woodwind & Brasswind $41.99 1 $41.99

Materials cost

$365.69

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.49

Fulfillment labor & materials

$35.00

Total project cost

$406.18

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$71.68

Total project goal

$477.86

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $477.86

4 Donors

-$477.86

Donations toward project cost

-$406.18

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$71.68

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 $0.00

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