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Mr. Stephens from Staten Island, NY is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Ukes For youths

My students need ukuleles for the classroom. This will enable them to transition to guitar as they get older.

  • $478 goal

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My Students

Our students come from a broad socio economic background with one goal in mind. The goal is to have the most enriching experience in elementary school that they can get. The parents and staff are all an integral part of this goal. We are all working together to give the students as much experience as possible. Playing music is enriching and challenging and rewarding all at the same time.

Paying it forward is something we do at our school.

Filling our local food pantry is a year round goal. Our chorus has traveled to the Walter Reed Medical Center to perform for our wounded warriors. They also perform for meals on wheels recipients. All of these experiences make our students who they are.

My Project

Currently we have a guitar program. We are trying to reach the younger students. Ukuleles will enable us to expand the program to younger students because of the size. Ukuleles can be used with students in earlier grades.

Grades 3-5 are currently working with full sized and 3/4 sized guitars.

Ukuleles will enable us to expand into the 2nd grade and maybe even 1st.

Our school has band in 4th and 5th grade. We try to get students playing as early as possible. Ukuleles will help expand our music program into the earlier grades and give more students a chance to succeed.

Mr. Stephens PS 29 Bardwell Grades 3-5

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Staten Island, NY View local requests

More than half 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

800 students impacted 11donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
MU40 Soprano Ukulele Classroom 10-Pack • Woodwind and Brasswind $369.99 1 $369.99

Materials cost

$369.99

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.55

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$405.54

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$71.57

Total project goal

$477.11

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $477.11

6 Donors

-$413.27

Donations toward project cost

-$365.27

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$48.00

match offer

-$47.38

Match offer toward project cost

-$40.27

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$7.11

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$16.46

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

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