NBAEF and ECMC Group provide more than $27,000 in grants to NBAPS staff. On Monday, Feb. 13, representatives of the North Branch Area Education Foundation (NBAEF), including President Kim Theis, Treasurer Terry Nelson, and Directors Mindy Lattimore, Tammy Hoveland, and Joan Audette, were on hand at North Branch Area Public Schools to surprise staff with over $27,000 in grants - including those funded by a $10,000 donation from the ECMC Group. In all, the NBAEF funded seven grants including:
Three additional grants were funded by ECMC Group, including:
“I am so grateful for the creative ideas that our staff have to expand learning opportunities for our students,” said Superintendent Sara Paul, adding, “Through the support community members provide through donations to the NBAEF, and the financial support from the ECMC Group, we are able to expand on the creativity of our staff. Thank you NBAEF and ECMC Group!” “A year of fundraising and reviewing grant applications culminates in this wonderful day once a year,” said NBAEF President Kim Theis. “It is such a pleasure to see the surprise and joy on the faces of staff and students when they learn that their proposals have been funded. We are already looking forward to next February!” To learn more about the NBAEF, go to www.nbaef.org. |