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Ms. Trindle from Newark, NJ is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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No Strings Attached (To Our Guitars)!

My students need 25 sets of classical Fender guitar strings.

  • $238 goal

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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 Students

My fifth grade guitar students love the guitar with a real passion, and it shows on the instruments! Their enthusiasm and constant playing leads to strings breaking and children being forced to share guitars with one another due to a lack of supplies.

My students attend a K-8th grade public school in a high poverty community in New Jersey.

Our school does not have a budget for musical materials. Thanks to the generosity of the organization Little Kids Rock, we received 30 classical Fender guitars that I use with all of my fifth grade classes each year. These kids LOVE to play the guitar and choose to do so in addition to music class during lunch and after school as often as they can.

My Project

Since these guitars are played by so many students so often, they endure quite a bit of wear and tear. Strings break frequently and because of this, some guitars sit unused for months before we have funds to replace the strings. This often means that instead of each student having access to an individual guitar every music class some students have to share a guitar as partners, therefore limiting their actual playing time to 50%. If we received these 25 sets of strings, all 30 of our guitars would be available for the children and we would have a number of extra strings for future breakage. It would mean every student would get to participate during every minute of music class.

Donations to this project will allow more students to have more hands-on exposure to music.

Many of my students only have access to instruments through our music program and this would mean they would have a substantial increase in actual playing time. I believe that developing a love of music in elementary school can impact a child's development for life and these strings would lead to a greater access of guitar for so many children.

Ms. Trindle Ridge Street 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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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

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
130 Clear/Silver Classical Nylon Guitar Strings - Ball End • Woodwind and Brasswind $6.79 25 $169.75

Materials cost

$169.75

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.55

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$202.30

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$35.70

Total project goal

$238.00

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $238.00

4 Donors

-$119.00

Donations toward project cost

-$101.15

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$17.85

match offer

-$119.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$101.15

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$17.85

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 $0.00

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