LAWRENCE CO. – The Lawrence County Community Foundation Board of Directors awarded over $9,500 to thirty-one Lawrence County teachers through the 2024 LCCF Classroom Grant Cycle.
The Classroom Grant program is designed to fund small, in-class projects that might not have a typical funding source. The goal is to help teachers provide additional educational projects that creatively and innovatively reinforce the curriculum and stimulate student learning. These activities should inspire students to go home and say, “Today in school we . . .”
“Awarding the Classroom Grant checks was a joy. We watched teachers explain to their classes what they would purchase with their checks; some students couldn’t help but jump excitedly. We received forty-eight applications for projects that ranged from gingerbread houses to birdhouses, preschool to high school. I wish we had the funds to approve them all,” said Lisa Starr, CFP Finance and Grants Officer.
If you would like to support our teachers through the classroom grant program, please contact Hope Flores at 812-279-2215 or hope@cfpartner.org to learn how you can contribute to the endowment for Classroom Grants.
The Lawrence County Community Foundation Board of Directors includes:
President Brent Maudlin, Vice President Carol Highhouse, Treasurer Shea Hooten, along with Brad Dykes, Lee Plummer, Kim Sipes, Dr. George Sorrells, Tim Thompson, Brandi Weyer, and Michelle Zollman.
The Lawrence County Community Foundation, a 501(c)(3) public charity, accepts and manages individual and business contributions made to permanent endowments, including the Great Grants Fund for K-12 education grants, LCCF Education Fund, and the Paris P. and Lottie (Collins) Porter Education Fund, which help fund the annual Classroom Grants. LCCF uses the income earned by these endowments to improve the quality of life in Lawrence County for this generation and generations to come. Enhancing educational opportunities is a natural fit for this goal.
Grant recipients and project names:
North Lawrence Community Schools:
Robin Blackwell, Happy Healthy Learning
Rachel Boshears, Learning Comes Alive!
Nicholas Boyd, Snatoms Molecular Modeling Kits
Presley Clark, Sensory Learning
April Colchin, Gingerbread Houses
Kirsten Curtis, Flexibility
Beth Felts, It Just Makes “Sense!”
Danielle Fish, Fun with STEM
Kirsten Gore, Learning and Success Through Music
Nechole Hall, STEM Education
BreOnna Harding, Sensible Sensory
Bridget Jeskewich, Glow STEM Day
Karyn Key, Social/Emotional Learning Through Play
Traci Miller, Enhancing Fine Motor Skills
Matthew Ray, Personality Masks
Angela Sanders, Drop Everything and Read
Alicia Smith, Fine Motor Busy Bins
Naomi Trojan, 1, 2, 3
Mitchell Community Schools:
Maggie Hamilton, Bringing the Colonies to Life!
Jeffrey Johnson, Mitchell Greenhouse
Drusilla Lindsey, Computer Science Bins
Addyson Lotz, Burris Birdhouses
Addyson Lotz, Hatfield Habitats
Megan Mishler, Reading and Math Stations
Mitch Reed, Making Our Vision Real
Lindsey Seitzinger, How to Build a Better World
Shannon Thomas, Literacy Awareness in Preschool
Melissa Whaley, Healthy Minds, Healthy Lives
Springville Community Academy:
Decker Pope, A Culinary Exploration of Mexico
Carrie Rainey, Who Done It? Critical Thinking
Saint Vincent de Paul Catholic School:
Melissa Banks, The Glow Show
