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Ms. Ichikawa-Masi from Los Angeles, CA is requesting other through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Lions Rock Band Needs A Mandolin!

My students need 1 mandolin.

  • $344 goal

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"I teach twenty-third, fourth, and fifth grade students guitar in an after school guitar program in urban Southern California. We were initially given 20 guitars by Little Kids Rock based on the East Coast, but we are adding instruments in order to make our performance seem like more of a band. We are teaching students in a poverty stricken, gang riddled community. This is the only thing some of these kids look forward to is our class twice each week. These students are dedicated. They are progressing and are even offering to play, other instruments. These are the first instruments many of these students have ever touched. It's amazing to see their faces. They love it. We would like a mandolin to teach our students about the various chords and compositions they can play and add to our guitar songs. We have had several students volunteer to play different instruments and it has worked out quite well. I brought in my ukulele and some students were able to pick it right up and play a song. We are a strictly volunteer program where the teachers attended a training to get free guitars and gave our students this opportunity to learn about music. Most of these students may never have been touched by music. I am a firm believer that students need to be exposed to a variety of music styles. Our program is branching out in country, jazz, bluegrass, and alternative music to give these students more of a well-rounded cultural experience. We hope that donors know that they are contributing to an empowering program. I live over fifty miles from my school, but I am dedicated to promoting music and I want to thank each an every donor who makes it possible for me to run my amazing program. It is really changing lives in the Inner-City where students are lacking role models, equipment, and safe schools. We need to help these students make their dreams come true. I believe in them and thank you for believing in them too. My students need one mandolin to learn the basic components of adding mandolin chords and compositions to guitar songs.

Ms. Ichikawa-Masi Ricardo Lizarraga 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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Los Angeles, CA 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

Materials Cost Quantity Total
KM-160 Series Standard A-model Mandolin (Traditional Sunburst) • Woodwind & Brasswind $230.30 1 $230.30

Materials cost

$230.30

Vendor shipping charges

$23.03

Sales tax

$16.70

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.45

Fulfillment labor & materials

$9.00

Total project cost

$282.00

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$61.90

Total project goal

$343.90

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$343.90

5 Donors

-$343.90

Donations toward project cost

-$282.00

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$61.90

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$0.00

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