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Mr. Ando from Lawrence, MA is requesting musical instruments through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Leahy Music Class Materials

Help me give my students new larger tubanos so they can experiment with different tones. The ukulele will give me a reliable, portable accompanying instrument that can be kept at the school.

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This project is a part of the Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month celebration because it supports a Latino teacher or a school where the majority of students are Latino.

My Project

My students at the have a rich, personal musical background. They have not been able to have consistent music education in their school due to various staffing and scheduling reasons. I want my students to be able to express themselves through music in a classroom setting and have fun while doing it.

With these new materials, my students will be able to thrive and create music that feels personal to them.

The new ukulele will give the school a reliable, high-quality, and portable accompanying instrument that is also accessible to students. The new tubanos will help students explore different tones of drums as well as allowing more students be able to participate at once.

Mr. Ando Francis M Leahy Elementary School Grades 3-5

Equity Focus

At this school, more than 50% of students are Black, Latino, and/or Native American, and more than 50% come from low-income households. Learn how your donation to this school supports a more equitable education.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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Lawrence, MA 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

250 students impacted 3donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Remo Kid's Percussion Rain Forest Tubano • Music & Arts $159.95 2 $319.90
Alvarez RU22B Regent Series Baritone Ukulele • Music & Arts $109.99 1 $109.99
Kala Goat Rock Gray Sonoma Coast Ukulele Gig Bag Gray Baritone • Music & Arts $69.99 1 $69.99

Materials cost

$499.88

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$7.50

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$537.38

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$94.83

Total project goal

$632.21

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $632.21

2 Donors

-$438.14

Donations toward project cost

-$372.42

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$65.72

match offer

-$194.07

Match offer toward project cost

-$164.96

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$29.11

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 $0.00

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