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Ms. Gentry from Richmond, VA is requesting musical instruments through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Strumming a Song and Singing Along.

Help me give my students the opportunity to learn how to play the ukulele and make some music with their friends.

  • $966 goal

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My Students

I teach music in a K-5 Title I elementary school. My goal is to create a classroom where students can have fun and develop a love and lifelong interest in music. My new school has limited supplies and would really benefit from a set of ukuleles. As a guitar and ukulele myself, I know how much fun it is to sing and play music with your peers and how music can build a sense of community and belonging. Having enough ukuleles so that each child can have one to play during class will give every child a hands on opportunity to create music and actually play a musical instrument.

My Project

My students really love it when I accompany their songs with my guitar or ukulele. They often ask to play my instruments, but since I don't have enough for everyone, I can't teach them how to play. With a classroom set of ukuleles, every student will get an opportunity to play. They will be able to accompany their own music and learn about chord progressions. My goal is to create lifelong musicians and the ukulele is an easy instrument to learn how to play, it's portable, and I hope it will be something they will continue to do all of their lives.

Ms. Gentry Westover Hills Elementary School Grades 3-5

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Richmond, VA 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

200 students impacted 14donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Kahiko Plus Series MK1P Soprano Ukulele • Woodwind and Brasswind $34.95 12 $419.40
Kahiko Plus Series MK1P Soprano Ukulele • Woodwind and Brasswind $29.95 12 $359.40

Materials cost

$778.80

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$11.68

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$820.48

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$144.79

Total project goal

$965.27

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $965.27

12 Donors

-$920.39

Donations toward project cost

-$798.38

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$122.01

match offer

-$26.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$22.10

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$3.90

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$18.88

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 $0.00

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