DonorsChoose
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 June 2025: $121,700.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Essentials for 7th Grade Math - rulers, tape, scissors, notebooks | Deadline Oct 9 | |
| No More Wobbles: A Seat Upgrade for Science and Math! - computer desk and chairs | Deadline Sep 29 | |
|
Ms. Hernandez |
Flexible Classroom Spaces - floor cushions, foot bands, storage centers | Deadline Sep 7 |
| Start of the Year Essentials - notebooks, pens, markers, highlighters, floor mops | Deadline Sep 5 | |
| Help Us Maintain a Clean Classroom! - Roomba robot vacuum | Received May 2025! | |
| Tie Dye Chemistry! - Tie-dye kits and shirts |
Goal not reached
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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."
Other Ways to Help Your Child's Teachers
- Buy books requested by a teacher at the Book Fair.
- Support all of the Friends of Palms fundraisers.
- Volunteer!
Thanks!
Palms teachers thank you for supporting them through DonorsChoose!
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.
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.