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Ms. Raines from San Ramon CA is requesting musical instruments through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Let There be Light! Help our Musical be Seen!

Help me give my students portable stage lighting to better light our stage musical to better see our shows.

  • $583 goal

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My Project

Fortunately, our Drama program has been building back steadily since the pandemic. This year we have eighty-eight, young performers in our school musical. We need to get creative with staging so all actors can be seen. My student designers are planning platforms in front and to the sides of our stage to stretch out the action, but we need to be able to light them in an easy, light, affordable way without needing a complete facilities overhaul. This system will serve us for this show, as well as countless future projects and helps us temporarily expand the scope of our stage.

Ms. Raines
Grades 6-8

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
CHAUVET DJ 4Bar LT Quad BT RGBA LED Wash Light System • Woodwind and Brasswind $419.99 1 $419.99

Materials cost

$419.99

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $38.43

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.30

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$494.72

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$87.30

Total project goal

$582.02

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $582.02

1 Donor

-$388.01

Donations toward project cost

-$329.81

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$58.20

match offer

-$194.01

Match offer toward project cost

-$164.91

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$29.10

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 $0.00

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