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 August 2026: $$144,893!
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 |
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| Growing Under the Microscope: A Plant Science Investigation - microscope, biology slide set, vegetable seeds, hydroponics growing system | Deadline Aug 8 | |
| Robotic Vacuum to Keep the Robotics Lab Clean! - iRobot Roomba robot vacuum | Deadline Sep 19 | |
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Back to School - storage bins, glue sticks, pencils, crayons
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Deadline Nov 30 | |
| Medieval Travel Journal - three-subject notebooks | Deadline Dec 2 | |
| PMS Disc Golf Course - portable Disc Golf basket target | Received Apr 2026! | |
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Spring Semester Supplies - construction paper, storage bins, Post-it easel pad, paper towels
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Received Mar 2026! | |
| Updated Technology for Media, Communication & History Learning - 13-inch MacBook Air | Received Feb 2026! | |
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Nutritious Fuel for Engaged Learning - snacks and drinks
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Received Jan 2026! | |
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Bringing Powerful Latinx Stories to Life in Spanish Class - Spanish books, space heater, blanket
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Received Dec 2025! | |
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Motivate, Organize, Create: Essentials for a Thriving Classroom - laminator, paper trimmer, pencil cups, toner, brooms and dustpans
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Goal not reached | |
| Travel Journal Throughout the Medieval World - three-subject notebooks | Goal not reached | |
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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.
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Received Nov 2025! | |
| A Clean Space to Learn - robot vacuum and cleaning supplies | Goal not reached | |
| Laptops That Work! - ten HP laptop computers | Received Jan 2026! |
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.