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Mr. Kellersberger from Castro Valley, CA is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Orchestra Shoulder Rests and Rock Stops; Can't Play Without Them!

Help me give my students the equipment they need to learn how to play their instruments. The violins, violas, cellos, and basses require these items to allow the students to properly position and play their instruments.

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My Students

My middle school students are divided into classes of 6th graders in Beginning Orchestra, and 7th & 8th graders in Advanced Orchestra. This year, 53% of all the students needed to borrow a school instrument to use in class. Our student body is quite diverse, with no racial/ethnic group totaling more than 33% of the total student population. Last year, 21% of our students received free breakfast and lunch.

My Project

Violins and violas require shoulder rests to hold and play the instrument properly. Cellos and basses require rock stops to place the bottom end-pins in, so the instrument won't slip out from under the student while they play. The school has more instruments to loan out than the supply of these required items.

Without these items, the students will not be able to properly play their instruments, and would have to purchase these items themselves.

The school has many instruments that are missing these items, due to wear or breakage.

Mr. Kellersberger Creekside Middle School Grades 6-8

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Castro Valley, CA View local requests

More than a third 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

75 students impacted 5donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Kun Original 3/4-1/2 Violin Shoulder Rest • Amazon Business $29.00 5 $145.00
Kun Original 4/4 Violin Shoulder Rest • Amazon Business $26.00 5 $130.00
The Original Sure Stop Endpin Rest for Cello • Amazon Business $9.32 8 $74.56

Materials cost

$349.56

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $31.98

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.24

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$416.78

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$73.55

Total project goal

$490.33

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $490.33

4 Donors

-$236.34

Donations toward project cost

-$215.89

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$20.45

match offer

-$236.34

Match offer toward project cost

-$200.89

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$35.45

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$17.65

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 $0.00

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