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Mr. Piersma from Otsego MI is requesting instructional technology through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

We Can't Hear You, Mr. Piersma!

Help me give my students a new sound system to use for marching band season.

  • $3,426 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

My Students

The students at our high school are great! They are polite, help each other in need, and appreciate good humor! They are also hardworking and driven to be their very best. Even during this challenging time, they are working on their marching band skills harder than ever!

My Project

We are hoping to raise enough money to purchase a new sound system for our outdoor marching band rehearsals.

Right now, our sound system is on its' “last legs” and has needed to be fixed more than once.

We have three instructors who need to use a microphone with the speakers, but only one has worked for the last two marching seasons. The battery life has gone down significantly and we are at the mercy of wherever we can find a working outlet.

Please consider helping our students to hear us again! Thank you for your time!

Mr. Piersma
Grades 9-12

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
MegaVox Deluxe Air Package *NEW* 2 Channel $2799 • OreficeLTD.com $2,646.00 1 $2,646.00

Materials cost

$2,646.00

Vendor shipping charges

 $196.00

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$39.69

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$2,911.69

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$513.83

Total project goal

$3,425.52

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $3,425.52

21 Donors

-$2,379.25

Donations toward project cost

-$2,081.99

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$297.26

match offer

-$976.12

Match offer toward project cost

-$829.70

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$146.42

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$70.15

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 $0.00

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