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DonorsChoose is a website where teachers ask for specific supplies or equipment they need in their classrooms and parents and other donors chip in with donations until the total is reached and the items are purchased. For items that one parent couldn't easily donate, DonorsChoose lets multiple donors combine their efforts. Some organizations make matching donations, which can double donated dollars.

Here's why it's so useful: Donors can choose their favorite classes or requests and give any amount at any time. Teachers get exactly what they need and students are the ultimate winners!

Check out the DonorsChoose Palms Middle School page. After you register for the site, add Palms to your Favorites and DonorsChoose will notify you whenever a Palms teacher asks for supplies or equipment.

Palms Donations

All-time total raised through September 2025: $126,249

Click or tap to see the teacher's website or DonorsChoose page. Click or tap the fundraiser to see descriptions, photos, comments from donors, and thank-you messages.

Teacher Items needed for students Status

Mrs. Everling

DonorsChoose page

No More Wobbles: A Seat Upgrade for Science and Math! - computer desk and chairs Deadline Sep 29

Mrs. Everling

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No More Wobbles: A Seat Upgrade for Science and Math! - four computer desks and eight chairs
 
Every donation is matched by the Ripple STEM Innovation Challenge.
Deadline Sep 29

Ms. Andersen

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Geometry Isn't Just Proofs, Let's Make Some Constructions. - classroom compass and protractor sets
 
Every donation is matched by the Ripple STEM Innovation Challenge.
Deadline Nov 7

Ms. Hernandez

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Back to School - pencils, crayons, glue sticks, hand sanitizer, wipes, and treats
 
Every donation is matched by the Ripple STEM Innovation Challenge.
Deadline Dec 19

Ms. Assefa

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Motivate, Organize, Create: Essentials for a Thriving Classroom - laminator, paper trimmer, pencil cups, toner, brooms and dustpans
 
Every donation is matched by the Ripple STEM Innovation Challenge.
Deadline Dec 19

Ms. Garret

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Travel Journal Throughout the Medieval World - three-subject notebooks Deadline Dec 23

Ms. Black

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Learning Lab Activities - puzzles and Lego sets
 
Every donation is matched by the Ripple STEM Innovation Challenge.
Deadline Dec 25

Ms. Purdy

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Engineering Joy: No-Bake Cookie Cottages in the Classroom! - candies that students use to decorate their No-Bake Cookie Cottage Projects
 
Every donation is matched by the Ripple STEM Innovation Challenge.
Deadline Dec 26

Mr. Westhoff

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Help Us Replace Heavily Used Editions of These Excellent Books! - classroom set of books by Jason Reynolds Deadline Dec 26

Ms. Rivera

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A Clean Space to Learn - robot vacuum and cleaning supplies Deadline Dec 26

Mrs. Romero

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Managing our Projects and Celebrating Our Wins! - sign holders, frames, report covers, file folders, Post-It notes
 
Every donation is matched by the Ripple STEM Innovation Challenge.
Deadline Dec 31

Mr. Westhoff

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A Great New Book and New Copies of a Classic - classroom sets of three books: Freak the Mighty by Rodman Philbrick and Amari and the Night Brothers and Amari and the Great Game by B. B. Alston. Deadline Jan 1

Mr. Westhoff

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Laptops That Work! - ten HP laptop computers Deadline Jan 3

Mrs. Romero

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New Pc Laptop and Power Banks for Laptops! - Acer laptop and four power banks
 
Donations were matched by the Ripple STEM Innovation Challenge.
Received Sep 2025!

Mrs. Leon

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Essentials for 7th Grade Math - rulers, tape, scissors, notebooks Received Aug 2025!

Ms. Hernandez

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Flexible Classroom Spaces - floor cushions, foot bands, storage centers Goal not reached

Ms. Moffett

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Start of the Year Essentials - notebooks, pens, markers, highlighters, floor mops Received Aug 2025

Mr. Westhoff

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Help Us Maintain a Clean Classroom! - Roomba robot vacuum Received May 2025!

Mr. Martinez

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Tie Dye Chemistry! - Tie-dye kits and shirts
Goal not reached

 

See DonorsChoose History for the DonorsChoose fundraisers from previous years.

Handy Tip

After you sign up for DonorsChoose, go to the Palms Middle School page and click "Follow school for updates."

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Thanks!

Palms teachers

Palms teachers thank you for supporting them through DonorsChoose!

Cherry Blossom Project

Cherry Blossom Project

Using supplies obtained through DonorsChoose, Palms students created beautiful representations of cherry trees in bloom by using straws to blow drops of wet ink across watercolor paper and gluing tissue cherry blossoms to the branches.

Coat of Arms Project

Using supplies obtained through DonorsChoose, Palms students displayed their knowledge of Medieval Europe by creating individual Coats of Arms.

About DonorsChoose

DonorsChoose was founded in 2000 by high school history teacher Charles Best. It first supported schools in New York, then went nationwide.

Nearly 90% of American schools have had at least one DonorsChoose project fulfilled.