Madison Street Festival grants awarded to schools, church
Madison Street Festival’s steering committee has distributed more than $6,500 in grants from proceeds of the 2014 festival. (CONTRIBUTED)
MADISON – Madison Street Festival volunteers have presented 17 grants to benefit nine schools and one church in Madison.
“Madison Street Festival distributed over $6,500 in grants. We’ll also give out a $1,000 scholarship to (a senior at) both Bob Jones and James Clemens,” grant committee chairperson Keegan Mumaw said. Pat Cross and Karen Morris also served on the 2014 grant committee.
This year, festival organizers received 50 grant submissions, the most ever. “We also distributed the most money ever,” Mumaw said. “We hope next year we can do more.”
Organizers present grants based on the festival’s mission statement to assist nonprofit groups in Madison with educational opportunities, increased literacy and community improvement projects.
At Discovery Middle School, the science department’s grant will buy microscopes to explore bio-diversity. Discovery’s language arts teachers will use iPads with SuccessMaker software to help students with reading deficits.
Liberty Middle School history teachers will use an Apple TV and iPad for a new class, pre-advanced placement world history. Struggling readers in Liberty’s language arts classes will receive new materials for improving literacy.
At Bob Jones High School, the math department will buy “Art of Problem Solving” books for gifted students and team study. Bob Jones science teachers will purchase magnetic stirrers for lab stations.
The special education department at James Clemens High School will buy an iPad charging cart. Rainbow Elementary School’s science department will expand rocketry projects. Rainbow will found a drama club, which will build props and backdrops.
Columbia Elementary School Drama Club will apply their grant to the “Peter Pan Jr.” production. Columbia language arts student will receive iPads.
Madison Elementary School’s science grant will create a weather observation station. Art students at Madison and West Madison Elementary School will share new printmaking supplies.
West Madison also will buy the LEGO Education StoryStarter. Mill Creek Elementary School will buy iPads for pre-kindergarten students with special needs.
At Trinity Baptist Church, the Daylife ministry for adults with disabilities, will buy new books.
