Teachers Receive $10k in Mini-Grants
Posted: November 3, 2021 at 10:08 am
PrintWe believe there is no greater calling than to invest in the youth and future leaders of our great community. That’s why PRECO’s Operation Round Up charitable foundation recently awarded $10,000 to local schools through our recently created Teacher Mini-Grant program.
We know that teachers often struggle for the funding needed to host special activities for their students. That’s why we invited educators to submit an online application for a chance to receive up to $500 for their classroom.
Recipient list:
| Teacher | School | County | Project | Amount |
| Mrs. Kera Picker | Virgil Mill ES | Manatee | Cooking & Science in Classroom | $ 500.00 |
| Mrs. Cara Hamrich | Buffalo Creek MS | Manatee | Book Study/Science | $ 500.00 |
| Mrs. Gloria Neel | North Wauchula ES | Hardee | An Amazing 21 Days | $ 498.00 |
| Mrs. Elizabeth Kimbrell | Freedom ES | Manatee | FES Lights Up the Stage | $ 497.00 |
| Mrs. Lori Bedeman | Tara ES | Manatee | Sunshine State Readers Competition | $ 496.00 |
| Mrs. Jacque Weight-Lukes | Palm View K-8 | Manatee | Ukulele Lessons | $ 493.00 |
| Mr. Casey Fabianski | Braden River HS | Manatee | Learning How to Print | $ 492.00 |
| Mrs. Laura Wells | Zolfo Springs ES | Hardee | Bringin’ the Noise | $ 492.00 |
| Ms. Julie Reynolds | Avon Park ES | Highlands | STEM for the Future | $ 478.00 |
| Mrs. Heather Haman | Sunrise ES | Brevard | Math and Beyond | $ 462.00 |
| Ms. Olga Pena | Parrish Comm HS | Manatee | Newspaper Production Technology | $ 457.00 |
| Mrs. Alyse Bianchi | Virgil Mill ES | Manatee | Bringing Fam. Together w/Literature | $ 450.00 |
| Mrs. Rachael Patrick | Virgil Mills ES | Manatee | Born to Blossom | $ 440.00 |
| Dr. Dana McCarthy | Palm View K-8 | Manatee | Band Instrucment Repair | $ 431.00 |
| Mrs. Adriana H. Gore | Parrish Comm HS | Manatee | Applied Engineering Technology | $ 427.00 |
| Mrs. Anne Davis | Blackburn ES | Manatee | Improving Early Literacy | $ 400.00 |
| Mrs. Joadie Durfee | Harvey ES | Manatee | Let’s Grow | $ 370.00 |
| Mrs. Connie Barnes | Babson Park ES | Polk | ESE Garden | $ 370.00 |
| Mrs. Heather Nyland | Virgil Mills ES | Manatee | Dive into a Book | $ 321.00 |
| Mrs. Nora Hyde | Braden River MS | Manatee | Captivating Curr. Events for Science | $ 314.00 |
| Mrs. Chelsea Kelly | Hilltop ES | Hardee | Growing Readers | $ 311.00 |
| Mrs. Alice Lander | McNeal ES | Manatee | Brag Tags for Readers | $ 301.00 |
| Mr. Charles Rogalia | Tara ES | Manatee | SSYRA-Fla Sunshine Books | $ 250.00 |
| Mrs. Jeanne Rogers | Tara ES | Manatee | Building Strong Readers | $ 250.00 |
PRECO received more than 80 Mini-Grant applications. Operation Round Up’s board of directors is already making plans to make Teacher Mini-Grants available once again in August 2022.