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Mr. Maikels from Flushing, NY is requesting musical instruments through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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New Guitars for Our Guitarists

Help me give my students new guitars and accessories to replace old ones.

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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

One thing that is strongly needed within our school community is a space for our students to express themselves musically. Since we currently do not have an official music program in our school, I decided to create a guitar elective course for students to learn and develop their musical talents. We have received an overwhelming amount of interest from the students, but we need updated guitars to support their thirst for music. Some of the guitars we have are old, out dated, or even damaged through wear and tear over the years. My goal is to have students fall in love with playing guitar and possibly perform during school-wide events such as our holiday feasts, talent show and valentines day dance or to use guitar as a healthy outlet. Since most of our students cannot afford to buy their own instruments and equipment, I am also allowing dedicated members to borrow a guitar to practice at home by signing a contract where they agree to be responsible for the equipment at all times under their possession. In the past, this had proven to be successful as students develop their skills with the instrument and all have shown to be responsible with the guitars too. Please help bring music into the lives of our students by donating towards this project. Thank you!

Mr. Maikels Flushing International High School Grades 9-12

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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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

25 students impacted

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Yamaha CGS Student Classical Guitar Natural 3/4-Size • Music & Arts $149.99 3 $449.97
CAHAYA Guitar Bag Acoustic 41 In Dust Cover Soft Guitar Bag Dustproof Guitar Cover Gig Bag for Acoustic Classical Guitars No Padding CY0307 • Amazon Business $12.34 3 $37.02
D'Addario NS Lite Classical Guitar Capo • Music & Arts $11.99 3 $35.97

Materials cost

$522.96

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$7.84

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$560.80

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$98.96

Total project goal

$659.76

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $659.76

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 $659.76

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