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

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Band Room Basics

Help me give my students valve and rotor oil, cork and slide grease, drum practice pads and practice glockenspiels to fortify our band program.

  • $527 goal

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My Project

In just a few short weeks music will once resonate throughout the MS 158 basement hallway. As we prepare to make music together, we are in need of some basic supplies to help maintain our aging inventory of instruments. Valve and rotor oil will make our brass instruments more responsive and cork grease is needed regularly by our clarinet and saxophone students. The practice pads and bell kits will allow more of our percussionists the opportunity to practice at home.

With the eradication of COVID funding, the MS 158 band program has incurred tremendous budget cuts.

With increasing numbers of students in our band classes, funding from donors like you has become a major lifeline for our program. My students are passionate about music and their exuberance makes each day rewarding. Thank you in advance for supporting our band community!

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

196 students impacted 6donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Stagg 25 Note Bell Kit with Hard Case • Music & Arts $99.99 2 $199.98
Blue Juice Valve Oil • Music & Arts $5.59 12 $67.08
Selmer Cork Grease (Tube) • Music & Arts $2.25 20 $45.00
Silent Drum Practice Pad - 12 Inches Double Sided Drum Pad Provides A Great Rebound - Perfect Snare Drum Pad For Quiet Workouts On Snare Drums And On Your Lap • Amazon Business $14.99 3 $44.97
Yamaha Synthetic Rotor Oil • Music & Arts $9.99 4 $39.96
Yamaha Cymbal Stand Felt Washer (2pk) • Music & Arts $8.99 1 $8.99
Monster Oil Synthetic Tuning Slide Grease • Music & Arts $5.45 1 $5.45

Materials cost

$411.43

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.17

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$447.60

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$78.99

Total project goal

$526.59

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $526.59

5 Donors

-$345.18

Donations toward project cost

-$300.90

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$44.28

match offer

-$172.59

Match offer toward project cost

-$146.70

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$25.89

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$8.82

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 $0.00

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