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Ms. Schecter from Bayside, NY is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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...And The BAND Played On!

My students need basic supplies, like cleaning brushes, 4 sax straps and valve oil, to keep the band sounding great!

  • $418 goal

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My Students

Would you ever purposely avoid changing the oil in your car? I know I wouldn't! Just like your car, our band instruments need routine maintenance. We are requesting basic cleaning supplies, lubricants and neck straps to protect the longevity of our instruments.

Hope, pride and inspiration LIVE in the basement of our school!

In an otherwise dreary, lifeless hallway lives a our band program - truly a world on to its own! While many schools have lost their music programs in recent years, we feel blessed to still have an amazing band program. We are a large, Title I school in an extremely diverse setting. Our students regularly participate in local and regional festivals. This year an unprecedented 42 students from our school were selected to participate in All-County! My students are energetic, compassionate and through their hard work and determination, inspire me to be a better teacher!

My Project

Many of my students enter the band program with limited or no past band experience and the vast majority cannot afford their own instrument. Through immense fund raising and grant writing efforts I have expanded the program to reach 220+ students each school year. Since many of our students share school-owned instruments, a great deal of routine maintenance and repair is needed to alleviate the every day wear and tear. We are requesting Blue Juice, swabs and Slide O Mix to lubricate and clean the brass instruments, as well as new neck straps for our saxophones because many of our straps are broken. Finally we are in desperate need of a new snare drum, as ours is held together by string and duct tape!

A high-quality music education is only part of what our band program provides for our students.

Our band is a community which gives students a sense of belonging, hope, pride and spirit. With your support, I will be able to better maintain the instruments, thus reaching both current and future generations of deserving children.

Ms. Schecter Middle School 158 Marie Curie Grades 6-8

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Bayside, NY View local requests

More than half of 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

220 students impacted 5donors

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
SK750 Snare Drum Educational Kit • Woodwind & Brasswind $158.99 1 $158.99
Super Harness • Woodwind & Brasswind $25.89 1 $25.89
Soft Sax Strap • Woodwind & Brasswind $12.95 4 $51.80
Valve Oil 8 oz • Woodwind & Brasswind $10.46 3 $31.38
Trombone Lubrication System • Woodwind & Brasswind $9.99 2 $19.98
Brass Saver Cleaning Brushes • Woodwind & Brasswind $13.99 1 $13.99
Brass Saver Cleaning Brushes • Woodwind & Brasswind $12.99 1 $12.99

Materials cost

$315.02

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.73

Fulfillment labor & materials

$35.00

Total project cost

$354.75

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$62.60

Total project goal

$417.35

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $417.35

4 Donors

-$417.35

Donations toward project cost

-$354.75

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$62.60

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