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Ms. Discenza from New Haven CT is requesting musical instruments through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Can You Hear Me Now??

Help me give my students the sound equipment needed to run their musical production

  • 3 donors
  • $3,216 still needed

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This project is part of the Black History Month celebration because it supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of the students are Black.

My Project

As an Arts and Design focused school, one of the amazing things our students do each year is put on a musical. As the technology teacher, my job is to help assist our stage manager students learn how to run the lights and the sound for the show. Unfortunately, our soundboard/mixer is not up to par with what is needed.

A new sound mixing board will allow us to mic all the students for the school musical and allow them to have a performance quality they deserve.

Our current mixer can only run 5-6 mics and we have over 15 students who should be. By getting a new mixing board, our stage performers will be able to shine. In addition, my tech students will have the opportunity to learn how to use professional grade equipment and hopefully inspire some of them to pursue a career in sound.

Ms. Discenza
Grades 6-8

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Yamaha TF3 24-Channel Digital Mixer • Woodwind and Brasswind $2,799.99 1 $2,799.99

Materials cost

$2,799.99

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$42.00

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$2,871.99

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$506.82

Total project goal

$3,378.81

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $3,378.81

1 Donor

-$75.00

Donations toward project cost

-$75.00

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$0.00

The Dalio Family match offer

-$75.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$63.75

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$11.25

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$13.24

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $3,215.58

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