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Mr. Blazer from Philadelphia, PA is requesting a class trip through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Ambassadors of Music to the Puerto Rican Community

Help me give my students the experience of a lifetime as musical ambassadors to a community that has faced so much adversity, so they can share their passion for the arts with others!

  • $10,186 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

My Students

My music department students are some of the most amazing individuals that I have ever encountered! My school is a college preparatory academic magnet high school. Although traditional academic areas are the main focus for most students there, a huge cross-section of the population is heavily involved in the arts as well. I fully believe that a large part of the students' scholastic success is based on their involvement in the arts, specifically music.

The music department is also extremely culturally diverse and provides a safe space where students forge life long friendships and foster their love of making music together.

They perform repertoire from a variety of styles, genres, and periods of music history. In turn, they discover new works that enlighten them, and they continue to bring joy to the school community.

My Project

Our High School is a place where students from the School District of Philadelphia go to reach for their dreams. This academic magnet school boasts one of the finest music departments in the city. Our students are not only bright but incredibly talented as well. These talents and passion for the arts need to be shared with the world! In turn, our students will gain a new perspective on what it is like to make the world a better place through music.

Puerto Rico is a community that is still healing from the ravages of Hurricane Maria, and it is our hope to help in that healing process by bringing joy and comfort to the people of San Juan through the splendors of music.

Our students will not only perform publicly but also engage in a side by side event with a local high school. They will participate in clinics at the San Juan conservatory of music. And they will also contribute through involvement with a community service event. This is the type of trip that will change a young person's life in so many ways!

Mr. Blazer
Grades 9-12
  • Central High School
  • Philadelphia, PA
  • Nearly all 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

    This project will reach 105 students.

    121 donors have given to this project.

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Where Your Donation Goes

Component Company Total
Activity Four Winds Tours and Travel $8,500.00

Trip cost

$8,500.00

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$127.50

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$8,657.50

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$1,527.79

Total project goal

$10,185.29

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$10,185.29

99 Donors

-$9,566.92

Donations toward project cost

-$8,476.88

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$1,090.04

Matching donations from our partners

-$212.50

Match offers toward project cost

-$180.62

Match offers to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$31.88

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$405.88

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$0.00

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