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Mr. Sowersby from Worcester MA is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Who'll Be Our Ukulele Hero?

My students need 30 ukuleles so they can apply their knowledge of melody, harmony, and rhythm to making beautiful music.

  • $1,468 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! 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

My students are inner city kids that come from backgrounds where poverty is a part of everyday life. Our wonderfully diverse student population represents over 25 countries and many of them are ELLs (English Language Learners).

Music brings my students joy, self-confidence, and gets them working together.

My students are always excited for music class and have so much creative potential. Despite the many challenges they face, my students are bright and courageous. They deserve opportunities to demonstrate what they can do.

My Project

The kids enjoy it when I play my ukulele for them and would love the opportunity to learn how to play as well. The ukulele is one of the more versatile classroom instruments because it can be used for playing melodies, chords, and rhythms. It's also an excellent tool for ensemble playing and accompanying voices. With ukuleles, my students will be able to perform, analyze, compose, improvise, and connect their musical knowledge to the real world.

This project will impact the lives of all my students at EP.

Having 30 ukuleles will be enough for every student that comes through my room to have an instrument to play. I chose the ukuleles from Kala's Waterman series, which are made from ABS composite plastic, because they are more durable than wood and will be easier to disinfect. They sound great too!

Mr. Sowersby
Grades 3-5

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
KA-SWB Waterman Soprano Ukulele • Woodwind and Brasswind $39.99 10 $399.90
KA-SWB Waterman Soprano Ukulele • Woodwind and Brasswind $39.99 10 $399.90
KA-SWB Waterman Soprano Ukulele • Woodwind and Brasswind $39.99 10 $399.90

Materials cost

$1,199.70

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Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$18.00

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$1,247.70

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$220.18

Total project goal

$1,467.88

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $1,467.88

19 Donors

-$1,086.12

Donations toward project cost

-$924.70

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$161.42

match offer

-$380.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$323.00

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$57.00

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$1.76

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

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