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Mr. Amphone from Wichita, KS is requesting musical instruments through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Shoulder Rests and Tuners!

Help me give my students the tools they need to be independent and safe!

  • 16 donors
  • $1,453 goal

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My Project

Help us supply students with essential items needed to play their violins and violas. Shoulder rests are essential for students to hold their instruments properly and prevent injury and tension. Currently not all students can afford shoulder rests and it has caused long term bad habits that will take a long time to reverse.

Tuners would help me teach my classes of over 50 students each.

Tuners would open up a whole new world of independence and allow me as the teacher the ability to put out more fires and not worry so much about helping kids tune.

Mr. Amphone Mayberry Cultural - Fine Arts Middle School Grades 6-8

Equity Focus

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

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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Wichita, KS View local requests

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

155 students impacted 16donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Everest Easy Model Violin Shoulder Rest 4/4 and 3/4 • Music & Arts $13.99 40 $559.60
KORG TM-70 Tuner/Metronome and CM-400 Contact Microphone Combo Black • Music & Arts $54.99 10 $549.90

Materials cost

$1,109.50

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$78.22

3rd party payment processing fee

$16.64

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$1,234.36

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$217.83

Total project goal

$1,452.19

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$1,452.19

10 Donors

-$835.65

Donations toward project cost

-$711.06

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$124.59

Matching donations from our partners

-$615.64

Match offers toward project cost

-$523.29

Match offers to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$92.35

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$0.89

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$0.00

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