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Mr. Smith from Durham, NC is requesting musical instruments through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Warning! Very Talented Kids Ahead

Help me give my students the instruments they need to continue entertaining their local communities and communities abroad.

  • $514 goal

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My Students

"Ladies and Gentlemen, allow me to introduce to you a group of students that will have you talking for months"! This group is comprised of 6th, 7th, and 8th graders that have had to work remotely from home and witnessed a Covid19 Pandemic. Like all students they have endured a lot and are now ready to get out and showcase their talents.

My Project

The group has been in existence for the past 15 years. Most of the kids in the group have never played a drum of held a drum stick. As with any equipment or instrument, they age and are need of constant repair. These funded materials will certainly help.

These materials are of the highest quality, and will produce a sound like nothing the kids have heard before.

The 6in. toms will be added to our set of Quad marching drums upgrading them to become Quint drums. These are upgrades that will give the group a more professional sound and the better quality of these additions will have them lasting longer.

Mr. Smith Lowes Grove Middle School Grades 6-8

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

Equity Focus

At this school, more than 50% of students are Black, Latino, and/or Native American, and more than 50% come from low-income households. Learn how your donation to this school supports a more equitable education.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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Durham, NC 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

HBCU Alum 36 students impacted 4donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Hybrid Marching Snare Drum Batter Head • Woodwind and Brasswind $52.99 4 $211.96
Birch Marching Drum 6 in. • Woodwind and Brasswind $79.99 2 $159.98

Materials cost

$371.94

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $29.01

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.58

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$436.53

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$77.03

Total project goal

$513.56

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $513.56

3 Donors

-$510.19

Donations toward project cost

-$434.41

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$75.78

match offer

-$2.50

Match offer toward project cost

-$2.12

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$0.38

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$0.88

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

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