{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":true,"callToActionDisplayName":"McCollough - Unis School","outOfStateSupporters":43.6,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":7821357,"projectId":10503211,"letterContent":"Adding bongos to our classroom has allowed younger students to keep the beat during songs! The construction of these specific bongos allows students to play them easily without having to master holding the instrument properly. They are small enough that our smallest students in our Young Fives class can handle them appropriately. \r\n\r\nThank you so much for donating bongos to our program! Donors like you make these experiences possible for our kids when they may miss out completely otherwise. Thank you so much for your generous donation to our program.","fullyFundedDate":1787320535721,"projectUrl":"project/bongo-bonanza/10503211/","projectTitle":"Bongo Bonanza!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Kimmerly","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp7821357_orig.jpg?crop=783,783,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1618678362098","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/7821357"},{"teacherId":7821357,"projectId":10503231,"letterContent":"These tuners will be a big part of our ukulele unit coming later this year! Students here have been learning ukuleles on and off since January of 2026. Some students show deep interest and want to continue at home. With these tuners, I will be able to teacher students to tune the ukuleles! Without learning to tune, students are dependent on me or others to make their ukuleles sound \"right.\" If your instrument doesn't sound right, it is far less enticing to play at home.\r\n\r\nThese tools give us the chance to make our ukuleles sound like ukuleles. Now, students who want to play at home will have the ability to do so successfully, which will keep them playing. \r\n\r\nThank you so much for donating tuners to our classroom so we become independent on our ukuleles! Your generosity is very much appreciated! We can't wait to learn to tune!","fullyFundedDate":1787320536742,"projectUrl":"project/tuners-for-independence/10503231/","projectTitle":"Tuners for Independence","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Kimmerly","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp7821357_orig.jpg?crop=783,783,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1618678362098","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/7821357"},{"teacherId":7821357,"projectId":10503166,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for funding our seats for drumming! Our students are so excited to have drum seating for which they can be fully responsible. I currently have students in 1st - 5th grade using these items, but will add them to kindergarten throughout the year. Having students able to get out and put things away adds to their ownership of the whole experience. \r\n\r\nDonors like you make these experiences possible for our kids when they may miss out completely otherwise. Your donation expands their access to music from around the world, which they may never have a chance to see or use anywhere else. Thank you so much for your generous donation to our program.","fullyFundedDate":1787320584279,"projectUrl":"project/sound-seating/10503166/","projectTitle":"Sound Seating","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Kimmerly","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp7821357_orig.jpg?crop=783,783,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1618678362098","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/7821357"},{"teacherId":7821357,"projectId":10503051,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for giving us access to a class set of headphones! Before you funded this project, we had 10 keyboards and and zero headphones. Having headphones allows the sound level in the room to stay at a manageable level. When all students are playing instruments all at once, the sound level can encourage a more chaotic atmosphere. \r\n\r\nWhen students are able to work quietly, they can focus on their learning. The headphones in this project can plug into each other, allowing all students sharing the instrument the ability to hear what is being played.","fullyFundedDate":1787320565008,"projectUrl":"project/sharing-sound/10503051/","projectTitle":"Sharing Sound","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Kimmerly","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp7821357_orig.jpg?crop=783,783,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1618678362098","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/7821357"},{"teacherId":7821357,"projectId":10330980,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for contributing to our music room! We are so excited to add this keyboard to our class. We can't wait to use it to learn notation and ensemble skills. I can not thank you enough for making our cause a priority. Please know that your donation will have an impact on an entire school's population of elementary students. Thank you again for prioritizing education and music in your giving.\r\n\r\nDonors like you make these experiences possible for our kids when they may miss out completely otherwise. Your donation expands their access to music from around the world, which they may never have a chance to see or use anywhere else. Thank you so much for your generous donation to our program.","fullyFundedDate":1783985808540,"projectUrl":"project/not-your-average-keyboard-warriors/10330980/","projectTitle":"Not Your Average Keyboard Warriors","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Kimmerly","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp7821357_orig.jpg?crop=783,783,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1618678362098","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/7821357"},{"teacherId":7821357,"projectId":10159473,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for donating to our Boom Whacker project! Many of the songs that we use for this require a large quantity of instruments. Having enough for everyone can be tricky. This pack of Boom Whackers will allow more students to play at a time. It will also allow more students to play during performances. \r\n\r\nDonors like you make these experiences possible for our kids when they may miss out completely otherwise. Your donation expands their access to instruments which they may never have a chance to see or use anywhere else. Thank you so much for your generous donation to our program.","fullyFundedDate":1787320491744,"projectUrl":"project/boom-whack-and-roll-making-music-magi/10159473/","projectTitle":"Boom, Whack, and Roll: Making Music Magical","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Kimmerly","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp7821357_orig.jpg?crop=783,783,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1618678362098","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/7821357"},{"teacherId":7821357,"projectId":10503182,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for contributing to our music room sensory materials! Our students are so excited to have an interesting place to sit that occupies their body so they can focus on learning. I currently have students in kindergarten through 2nd grade using these items, but will add them to upper grade levels throughout the year. Students want to know all about them and how they work. They can't keep from touching them! We are still working on routines to fully incorporate them into our class.\r\n\r\nDonors like you make these experiences possible for our kids when they may miss out completely otherwise. Your donation expands their access to musical learning by capturing parts of their attention while allowing them to listen and learn. Thank you so much for your generous donation to our program.","fullyFundedDate":1787320520685,"projectUrl":"project/wiggle-while-you-work/10503182/","projectTitle":"Wiggle While You Work!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Kimmerly","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp7821357_orig.jpg?crop=783,783,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1618678362098","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/7821357"},{"teacherId":9989247,"projectId":10214238,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your donations to our classroom!! The addition of walkie talkies and cameras into our inventory is a game changer for upcoming performances and recruitment activites. I've never seen so many hands raise up so quickly as when the students found out that someone would be responsible for taking photos during upcoming trips and travel. They are so excited to have new technology to make life easier.\r\n\r\nOur drama department teachers were ecstatic when I told them about the new walkie talkies too. In previous years we have borrow our school's emergency walkie talkies from our office staff. With charging issues, the office being locked at the end of rehearsal, and all of the leg work involved with gathering and distributing them daily, these walkie talkies will ensure that we are able to run rehearsals without delay and have more crew members on comms to ensure a successful performance.\r\n\r\nThank you so much!!","fullyFundedDate":1787320546755,"projectUrl":"project/lights-communication-action/10214238/","projectTitle":"Lights! Communication! Action!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Aleman","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9989247_orig.jpg?crop=947,947,x550,y550&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1743533530623","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9989247"},{"teacherId":7821357,"projectId":10116529,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for contributing to our beat keeping buddy materials! Our students are so excited to use our new buddies to keep the beat during songs. I currently have students in young 5s and kindergarten using these items, but will add them to first grade next year. Students love all of the different colors and textures of the small stuffed animals. Many of them also have a bell or crinkle paper inside, so the function as an instrument as well as a beat keeping device. They can't keep from touching them! \r\n\r\nDonors like you make these experiences possible for our kids when they may miss out completely otherwise. Your donation expands their access to classroom tools and instruments from around the world, which they may never have a chance to see or use anywhere else. Thank you so much for your generous donation to our program.","fullyFundedDate":1778173509783,"projectUrl":"project/beat-keeping-buddies/10116529/","projectTitle":"Beat Keeping Buddies!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Kimmerly","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp7821357_orig.jpg?crop=783,783,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1618678362098","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/7821357"},{"teacherId":7821357,"projectId":10101043,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for contributing to our music room instruments! Our students are so excited to play these glockenspiels! I currently have students in young fives, kindergarten, and first grade using these, but will open them up to other grade levels throughout the year. They request these instruments every class period! They are easy for students to handle and also make such a clear, lovely sounds. We were able to play them yesterday with a song that we learned previously. With our new instruments, students were able to have many more turns!\r\n\r\nDonors like you make these experiences possible for our kids. These books will enhance our learning with these songs. Thank you so much for your generous donation to our program!","fullyFundedDate":1777396086945,"projectUrl":"project/more-bars-beats-and-responsibility/10101043/","projectTitle":"More Bars, Beats, and Responsibility","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Kimmerly","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp7821357_orig.jpg?crop=783,783,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1618678362098","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/7821357"},{"teacherId":9989247,"projectId":10096740,"letterContent":"Thanks to you we are able to create beautiful palace scenes for our upcoming production of Aladdin Jr! Our students began painting the canvas earlier this week and the excitement about our show is really setting in. As the set and backgrounds all come together in the final week's leading up to the production, we have you to thank for helping ensure that this show goes on successfully. In the past we have used heavy background pieces with plywood for our backdrop. However, with this show we face the challenge of reseting the palace and market several times throughout the show. Our new lightweight flats will make this much safer and easier for our students to succeed! Thank you for your donation!","fullyFundedDate":1776090770449,"projectUrl":"project/canvas-for-musical-set/10096740/","projectTitle":"Canvas for Musical Set","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Aleman","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9989247_orig.jpg?crop=947,947,x550,y550&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1743533530623","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9989247"},{"teacherId":7821357,"projectId":10122409,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for contributing to our music room library! Our students are so excited to read and sing these books! I currently have students in young fives, kindergarten, and first grade using these, but will open them up to other grade levels throughout the year. They request these books every class period! While video books help stories come to life, being able see and touch the books with as much time as they need helps them to understand what is going on in the story.\r\n\r\nDonors like you make these experiences possible for our kids. These books will enhance our learning with these songs. 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