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Mrs. Tetenbaum from Little Neck, NY is requesting other through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Help Students with Special Needs to Keep Beating their Drums

My project needs 21 drumheads of varying sizes.

  • $396 goal

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Our middle and high school aged public school students may have special needs, but they are teenagers first -- with the same interests and needs as any other teenager.

Since we started our percussion band, the number of members has grown tremendously. Thanks to donations and previous grants we have obtained several drums of various shapes and sizes. The students and staff love to rehearse and perform; we have even taken our show on the road. The problem: with constant use the drumheads have begun to crack and break. Duct tape can only offer a temporary fix, and many of our drumheads are in very sad shape.

We need to replace what is broken. Replacement drum heads cost money and as you know, public school budgets are stretched and very limited.

More and more students want to join. In order for them to do so, and in order for the current students to keep playing, we need your help. If we can purchase replacement drumheads our band will only get bigger and better. Thank you.

Mrs. Tetenbaum PS Q811 Grades 9-12

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This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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Little Neck, NY View local requests

More than three‑quarters 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

40 students impacted 1donor

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Drumhead • Interstate Music $13.48 6 $80.88
Drumhead • Interstate Music $12.88 6 $77.28
Drumhead • Interstate Music $12.48 4 $49.92
Drumhead • Interstate Music $18.48 2 $36.96
Drumhead • Interstate Music $32.08 1 $32.08
Drumhead • Interstate Music $11.08 2 $22.16

Materials cost

$299.28

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$7.48

Fulfillment labor & materials

$17.00

Total project cost

$324.00

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$71.12

Total project goal

$395.12

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $395.12

1 Donor

-$381.18

Donations toward project cost

-$324.00

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$57.18

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$13.94

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 $0.00

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