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Ms. Speaks from Philadelphia, PA is requesting musical instruments through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Play! Play! Play! Music Helps in Every Way

Help me give my students bows, rosin and shoulder rests for their violins.

  • $700 goal

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My Project

My students are really eager to learn instruments for the first time. Many of them have experience in playing an instrument and most want to continue building more skills on their desirable instrument of choice. Having these items will make a tremendous impact on their learning because they will have an instrument to practice on every day while improving their skills.

My goals are to have different performances throughout the school while inspiring other students to join the music program.

My students are some of the best students in the school when they join my program because it gives them discipline, a sense of community, pride and encouragement to do well in other subject areas.

Ms. Speaks Overbrook High School Grades 9-12

Celebrate Black teachers and kids! This project supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of students are Black.

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This project directly supports students at a historically underfunded school. Learn more about our Equity Focus.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

More about Ms. Speaks

Philadelphia, PA 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

75 students impacted 2donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Glasser Violin Bow Fiberglass Half-Lined Frog Leatherette Grip 4/4 Size • Music & Arts $51.99 8 $415.92
Everest Easy Model Violin Shoulder Rest 4/4 and 3/4 • Music & Arts $13.99 8 $111.92
Sherman Violin and Viola Rosin Light • Music & Arts $5.69 5 $28.45

Materials cost

$556.29

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$8.34

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$594.63

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$104.93

Total project goal

$699.56

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $699.56

2 Donors

-$681.92

Donations toward project cost

-$594.63

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$87.29

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$17.64

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 $0.00

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