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Mr. McNeil from Olive Branch, MS is requesting technology through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Students Need CD Duplicator for Practice CDs-Keep Arts Alive

My students need a DVD tower copier.

  • $1,037 goal

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My Students

Could you imagine a world without music? The arts, in particular music, in public schools have lacked the proper funding since its inception in public schools. My students are starving for all of the resources they can get their hands on.

My students are starving for music education.

Right now, we are teaching 160 high school students with limited resources. Most of these students live for the time they spend in the band hall. Our music budget is underfunded in a low-income school. We are a college prep school, but lack the proper funding to properly educate these young people in the arts.

My Project

I am requesting a CD duplicator so that I can make practice Cd's with a particular lesson at different tempos to help the students grasp the specific concept of the lesson, whether it be technic or rhythm studies. By making each student a practice cd, they can take it home, put it in a cd player, and start slowly on a given project and as the cd continues it will play the lesson gradually faster, giving them a proper practice regiment. I have done this with a computer, but making 160 Cd's one by one each week is just not feasible. The one time I did do this it worked wonders with some of their deficiencies on their instrument.

Do you love listening to a great marching band during halftime at a football game?

Do you love listening to symphony performances? All great musicians come from great high school music rooms. Help us continue to make great musicians by offering them a proper practice regiment and they will be forever grateful. My students are wonderful and they being able to help them thrive through their instrument would most surely make this world a better place.

Mr. McNeil Olive Branch High School Grades 9-12

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This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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Olive Branch, MS 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

160 students impacted 7donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Premium PRM-1016 DVD Tower Copier (Standard) • Woodwind & Brasswind $799.00 1 $799.00

Materials cost

$799.00

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $55.93

3rd party payment processing fee

$11.98

Fulfillment labor & materials

$35.00

Total project cost

$901.91

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$134.77

Total project goal

$1,036.68

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $1,036.68

6 Donors

-$555.00

Donations toward project cost

-$482.85

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$72.15

match offer

-$481.68

Match offer toward project cost

-$419.06

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$62.62

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