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Ms. Brown from Santa Rosa, CA is requesting lab equipment through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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. . . Is This Thing On?

Help me give my students batteries to run the wireless microphones so that all their hard work can be heard.

  • $665 goal

This project expired on May 18, 2025.

This project expired on May 18, 2025.

My Project

I am so lucky to work with a diverse group of creative, energetic, responsible, caring individuals that just happen to be 13 years old. All year, we work together on theater productions that do so much more than entertain. The work we do together gives the students so much confidence and re-affirms their ability to solve their own problems and think for the good of the whole group. Each semester, they produce a performance or musical that is always impressive.

But the audience can't really enjoy their performance, if they cannot hear it, and that means working microphones.

We are so very fortunate to have a microphone for each performer in the play. But, that means that we need to use many, many AA batteries to run those microphones. The 400 plus batteries that we use in just one school year, really digs into our theater budget.

By donating batteries to our production, you can ensure that we can still afford to give every student the opportunity to be heard. Literally!

Ms. Brown Rincon Valley Middle School Grades 6-8 Santa Rosa, CA View local requests 130 students impacted

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Duracell Coppertop AA Alkaline Battery, 36/Pack (MN15P36) • Quill.com $38.84 10 $388.40
Gaffer Power Proudly Made in The USA, Real Professional Grade Gaffer Tape, Heavy Duty Gaffers Tape, Non-Reflective, Multipurpose. 2 Inches x 30 Yards, Black • Amazon Business $19.00 5 $95.00

Materials cost

$483.40

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Sales tax

 $44.23

3rd party payment processing fee

$7.25

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$564.88

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$99.68

Total project goal

$664.56

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