TEF Inspires...with record grants to all TPS schools totaling $45K!

TRENTON, Mich. - Nov. 5, 2023 - PRLog -- Trenton Educational Foundation is excited to announce the largest grant distribution since the group's inception in 2008. In all,21 Teacher/Staff Grants were awarded totaling $45,968.11.

Along with students benefitting from the donations, teachers, noted below, will be charged with implementing their programs soon.  Michael Wolf - Effective Communication - Band Program – Trenton High School ($1,499); Lindsey Kling - WEB (Where Everybody Belongs) Training – Arthurs Middle School ($3,000);  Diana Klingelhafer - Hedke Student Book Club: Reading Enthusiasts! – Hedke ($1,000);  Chad Clements, Nick Scott / Social Studies Dept. - Student Engagement Rolling Whiteboards – THS ($1,000);  Katherine Nelson -Robotic Program 3D Printer Grant – THS & AMS ($2,000); Chelsey Hoffmann - Art Displays for Hedke – Hedke ($2.900);  Jennifer Griffiths - Promoting STEM through Robotics – Arthurs Middle School ($3,000);  Ashley Champlin -Low Level High Interest Tween and Teen Books for Multilingual Learners  - AMS & THS ($3,000);  Brandi Hicks - Staff Book Study – Hedke & Anderson – ($2,500); Heather Lockhart/ Heather Shimanek/Rachel Panagiotopoulos - Spanish Readers:  Comprehensible Input Novels – AMS & THS ($2,990.25);  Cheyla Wagner/Mark Revesz, Jr. - Auditorium Sound System – Trenton High School ($3,000);  Barb Aguirre - AMS Playground Equipment – Arthurs Middle School ($1,488.85); Jenny Coleman - Video Conferencing Camera & Speaker Solution – Trenton High School Teaching & Learning Lab ($3,000);  Nichole Zimmerman - PAES Vocational Grant – Trenton High School ($1,828.05); Michelle Enochs & Rebecca Litchard - Paw Prints at the Trojan Pit – Trenton High School ($1,400); Brianna Charron - White Board Table – Hedke ($600); Heather Doree (for Anderson School) -Whole School Sensory & Accommodation Closet – Anderson ($2,336.24); Erin Eaton - Sensory Room Upgrade – Hedke ($3,000); Jessica Richardson - Students Seeking Proprioceptive Input (sensory equipment)– Hedke ($2,923.97); Kristie Hornbeck - Dramatic Play – Anderson Preschool ($1,799.94); Tracy Allen - Flexible Seating/Calm Classroom – Hedke ($1,701.81)

TEF President Mike McCullough said, "We are proud to provide this exceptional support made possible through our fundraising efforts over the years. Our grant committee led by Laura Trosien did a wonderful job improving the grant process and following through on communications and deadlines to kick the program in high gear. We hope we will be able to continue provide funding to all grants requests received, but it will be based on how our fundraising efforts go this year."

These efforts include the foundation's "A Blast! For the Future," It's 13^th Annual Signature event is scheduled for Friday November 17, 2023.  Tickets purchases and donations can be made online at https://trentonedfoundation.org/.