EnergyUnited awards grants to local teachers
ENERGYUNITED AWARDS $46,000 TO 43 NC TEACHERS FOR CREATIVE CLASSROOM PROJECTS
EnergyUnited has awarded more than $46,000 to 43 North Carolina teachers through the NC Bright Ideas education grant program. Teachers in Alexander, Catawba, Davie, Davidson, Forsyth, Guilford, Iredell, Mecklenburg, Rockingham, Stokes and Wilkes counties are receiving grants ranging from $200 up to $2,000 to support creative classroom projects.
“Education is the driving economic force that lifts individuals, families and communities above our greatest challenges,” said Maureen Moore, communications manager for EnergyUnited. “Our Bright Ideas education grant program represents an important piece of the cooperative’s vision of a brighter energy future that is shaped by innovation and education.”
Since the Bright Ideas grant program began in 1994, EnergyUnited has contributed nearly $1 million to local teachers. EnergyUnited is one of 26 member-owned electric cooperatives in the state offering Bright Ideas grants to local educators. During the month of November, North Carolina’s electric cooperatives have awarded more than $600,000 in Bright Ideas education grants.
Since 1994, North Carolina’s electric cooperatives collectively have awarded more than $14.3 million to North Carolina teachers. The Bright Ideas program has reached well over 2.8 million North Carolina students and sponsored more than 13,500 projects in all subjects including math, reading, science and technology, history, music and the arts.
Bright Ideas grant applications are collected each year from April through mid-September, and winning proposals are selected in a competitive evaluation process by a panel of judges. The application process will reopen for interested teachers in April 2023. To find out more information about the Bright Ideas grant program, visit www.energyunited.com/bright-ideas-program.
About EnergyUnited
EnergyUnited Electric Membership Corporation (EMC) is the largest electric cooperative in North Carolina serving more than 135,000 metering points. Headquartered in Statesville, EnergyUnited provides electric service in portions of nineteen counties in west central North Carolina which include Alexander, Cabarrus, Caldwell, Catawba, Davidson, Davie, Forsyth, Gaston, Guilford, Iredell, Lincoln, Mecklenburg, Montgomery, Randolph, Rockingham, Rowan, Stokes, Wilkes and Yadkin. Visit EnergyUnited online at www.energyunited.com to learn more.
2022 Bright Ideas Grant Winners
School
Applicant Name
Appproved Funding
Alexander Central HighSamantha Strathy$1,069.90Stoner-Thomas SchoolSara Nussman$1,898.00Woodland Heights Middle SchoolBeth Garver$1,600.00Langtree Charter AcademyMolly E. Maginnis$1,160.00North Rowan ElementaryAshley Miller$1,500.00Brawley MiddleAlicia Driver$795.94West Alexander MiddleAshley Huss$1,312.15Oak Grove High SchoolSarah Bridges$1,000.00Davidson ElementaryDenise DiTondo$1,000.00Southwood ElementaryAndria Roberson$1,000.00The NC Leadership AcademyGina Tucker$800.00Guilford ElementaryThomas Gray$790.00Ward ElementaryMary Tesh$229.13Pinebrook ElementaryMcKenzie Dotson$600.00East Alexander MiddleTaylor Gallyon$2,000.00Mineral Springs ElementaryBonnie M. Alexander$1,000.00Oak Grove High SchoolJohn Spillman$1,400.00Blythe ElementaryMarlyn Childers$1,249.00Reagan HighShannon Pylant$1,205.00Hanes MiddleDesirae Balsamo$760.00Reynolds HighNicole Eskridge$300.00Thomasville PrimaryToni Tricarico$1,179.98West Davidson HighCheyenne Swing$999.90Speas ElementaryMichael Lauricella$1,495.00Central Davie AcademyDanny Lough$500.00Crossroads Arts & ScienceTracy Skeens$638.00Midway ElementaryNina Allen$367.92North Rowan ElementaryChristy Trapp$1,500.00Taylorsville ElementaryMichelle$1,194.11The NC Leadership AcademyKelly M Hartzell$1,259.00Douglass ElementarySamantha Crews$820.00Walnut Cove ElementaryGenna Holt$1,000.00Mineral Springs MiddleApril Hurlocker$1,000.00Liberty Prep. Christian AcademyCariAnn Kingston$1,000.00Lake Norman Charter – MiddleMargaret Bond$1,000.00Bandys HighRyan Cosson$2,000.00Moravian Falls ElementaryPaula Farmer$1,296.00Cook ElementaryMadelyn Hughes$230.00Caleb’s Creek ElementaryNatalie Byerly$2,000.00Barringer Academic CenterEvelyn King Metcalf$1,219.90Alexander Central HighJustin Deal$1,500.00Lakeshore MiddleThomas Landon Hill$500.00North Iredell HighAdrian Bustle$820.00$46,188.93
