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Mr. Palma from Houston, TX is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Chess Club

Help me give my students more chess sets. I am the leader of the chess club at my school and we only have 2 chess sets and about 24 students.

  • $179 goal

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Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

Celebrate Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

This project is a part of the Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month celebration because it supports a Latino teacher or a school where the majority of students are Latino.

My Project

I plan to use these chess sets for my chess club. I accidentally got my students chess crazy and now they love playing chess. It motivates them to finish their work and behave in other classes. I have supplied 2 chess sets, but with more students interested, it simply isn't enough and another teacher talked me into doing this. Seems like a great website so far. We are a low income school, so most students don't have a chess set, and while playing online is an alternative, there is nothing like playing chess face to face with someone

Mr. Palma Woodland Acres Middle School Grades 6-8

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At this school, more than 50% of students are Black, Latino, and/or Native American, and more than 50% come from low-income households. Learn how your donation to this school supports a more equitable education.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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Houston, TX View local requests

More than three‑quarters of students from low‑income households Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more

50 students impacted 1donor

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
The Chess Teacher • Lakeshore Learning Materials $19.99 6 $119.94

Materials cost

$119.94

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$1.80

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$151.74

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$26.78

Total project goal

$178.52

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $178.52

1 Donor

-$178.52

Donations toward project cost

-$151.74

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$26.78

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