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Desperately Seeking Strings--Violins, Violas, Cellos

The cost of a violin and a cello is $1254, including shipping and <a target="new" href="http://www.donorschoose.org/html/fulfillment.htm" onclick="g_openWindow('http://www.donorschoose.org/html/fulfillment.htm', 300, 800, 'fulfillwindow');return false;">fulfillment</a>.

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This is only the second year of existence for our fine arts elementary school in a rural part of South Carolina. My string students are growing in numbers as well as in individual sizes leaving me in desperate need of instruments. I have over 50 students at the elementary school and most of them rent instruments. However, it is a financial hardship for many of their parents and I want all of the students here who want to learn to play violin, viola, cello or bass to have that opportunity. Our program here is unique in that students have the opportunity to study privately with me and we work in groups. The impact it would have on my students is immeasurable because it means that students whose parents cannot afford to pay for instruments may still participate. This is the only string program in our county. Right now I have 7 students whose parents are struggling to pay for the instrument their child has and soon the instruments may be repossessed. Please consider buying just these two instruments. The impact may be long lasting and dramatic. You may be buying the first instrument for a child who will grow up to be a music teacher.

Ms. Dean Chester Park School of Inquiry Grades 3-5

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Chester, SC View local requests

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

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Klaus Mueller Etude Deluxe Violin • Southwest Strings $225.40 1 $225.40
Klaus Mueller Etude Cello • Southwest Strings $649.00 1 $649.00

Materials cost

$874.40

Vendor shipping charges

 $87.44

Sales tax

 $43.72

3rd party payment processing fee

$21.86

Fulfillment labor & materials

$17.00

Total project cost

$1,044.00

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$229.17

Total project goal

$1,273.17

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $1,273.17

7 Donors

-$1,220.29

Donations toward project cost

-$1,044.00

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$176.29

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$52.88

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