My Guidance Counselor, Mrs. Lewis, takes time to help everyone with their needs. Even though she is extremely busy she will do anything you need. Like recently I wanted to open a club to help others that are less fortunate in the community and now our club, the Human Relations Committee, consists of 17 members in the group.
Maggie’s passion for helping others sparked long before high school, but it was at Severna Park that she learned how fundraising could help make that goal a reality. From organizing SPHS’ first Walk for Uganda to fundraising for a DC-based non-profit to prevent violence around the world, Maggie has spent her career using the skills she learned in school to follow her passion for helping others and do her part to make the world a better place.
"Point Pleasant has been a great school for my daughter. Everyone from the teachers, to the office staff, Principal, assistant Principal and all the way to the custodial staff has always made me feel welcome!"--Lisa Gauger, Parent
Deadline: September 2, 2017.
Funds: Winner will receive a Flashforge Finder FDM 3D Printer and a Raspberry Pi 3 Model B. In addition, the winning student’s school will receive a Flashforge Finder FDM 3D Printer and Raspberry Pi 3 Model B units for an entire classroom of up to 30 students.
Eligibility: Students age 13 and older.
Areas: Entrants must use @ microcenter and #RuleTheSchool as their tags when they post their response to the question.
Description: Micro Center solicits applications for the 2017 Micro Center Maker Student Contest. The contest invites students to tweet or post a response to the question “What would you make with a 3D printer and Raspberry Pi?
Contact: See website for online contact orm.
Web: www.microcenter.com/site/content/MakerStudentContest.aspx?rd=1
"Everything changed when I enrolled in the Global Communications and Public Affairs Signature Program my junior year. Through the GCPA program at South River, I developed from a good student into an outstanding student, from a confused teenager into a confident young woman. The class taught me how to handle myself in formal business environments, how to pursue a career that I am passionate about, how to network and create valuable connections, how to go out into the Real World ready for anything it can throw at me."--Juliana Boyle, SRHS Alum
Deadline: Rolling
Funds: $1,000 (Min) / $5,000 (Max)
Eligibility: 501 (c)(3) non profit organizations, Public and private schools, and libraries
Description: The purpose of this program is to provide youth with opportunities to learn and grown, thus helping today’s science, math, and music students become the engineers, educators, and musicians who will supports the funding agency’s diverse communities for many years to come. This program funds projects that promote the academic and artistic interests of young people. Projects must benefit only K-12 children.
The program’s focus areas are academic projects, including tutoring, and arts education projects.
Funds must be used for project support only; however, libraries may apply for capital projects.
Eligibility is limited to applicants serving areas where Kinder Morgan operated. Refer to the Eligibility section for additional information.
Contact: Program Staff
(303) 914-7655
Mailing Address: Kinder Morgan Foundation, 370 Van Gordon Street, Lakewood, CO 80228
Email: km_foundation@kindermorgan.com
Contact Notes: Questions should be directed to the program staff.
Applications must be mailed or emailed to the appropriate address provided.
Information regarding the funding agency’s board of directors can be found online at
https://www.kindermorgan.com/pages/about_us
Deadline: Rolling
Funds: Unspecified
Eligibility: Local Governments, Non Profits, Schools/School Districts, and State Government
Description: The purpose of this program is to place eligible nonprofit and public agencies in a network to connect them to donors of used computer equipment. Equipment must be used to provide education, rehabilitation, job development, or training services to individuals with disabilities, the economically disadvantaged, or at-risk students. The funding agency encourages applicants to provide computer equipment to eligible individuals who might otherwise not have home access to computers.
Partners in the Cristina Foundation network are not guaranteed immediate placement of donated equipment.
Contact: Program Staff
(203) 863-9100
Mailing Address: National Cristina Foundation, 339 Lea Dr., West Chester, PA 19382
Email: www.cristina.org/contact-us
Website: www.cristina.org/become-partner
Deadline: Rolling
Funds: Unspecified
Eligibility: Local Government, Academic Institutions, Non Profits, and Schools/School Districts
Description: The purpose of this program is to support educational efforts, health-related projects, and health-related social service projects. Projects must demonstrate a benefit to the Halliburton Company and its employees, communities, and customers. Strong preference is given to organizations in areas where Halliburton has a significant presence as measured by facilities, employees, and customers. Refer to the Eligibility section for additional information.
Contact: Program Staff (713) 839-4818
Agency Address: Halliburton Foundation, Program Administrator, Plaza 1, 3320T, 3000 N. Sam Houston Pkwy. E, Houston, TX 77032
Web: www.halliburton.com/en/-US/contact/default.page
Outdoor education is an important part of every AACPS student's education. Recognizing the importance of getting students outside of the classroom, the Office of Environmental Literacy and Outdoor Education creates unique opportunities for students to get down and dirty as they explore the world around them. At the backbone of these programs is the dedicated Environmental Literacy and Outdoor Education team.
Deadline: Rolling
Funds: Unspecified
Eligibility: Non Profits and Schools/School Districts
Description: The purpose of this program is to provide musical instruments and equipment for music instruction programs. Awarded items will be lightly used, blemished, or otherwise imperfect, and will have been collected from manufacturers and retailers. Awarded items may include acoustic guitars, electric guitars, acoustic-electric guitars, bass guitars , and the equipment necessary to play these instruments. In addition, traditional string instruments, woodwind instruments, brass instruments, percussion instruments, keyboards, and voice equipment.
To qualify for the program, participants must be learning how to make music. Participants may be of any age.
Programs needing support must fit into one of the following categories:
Programs must also meet the following requirements:
Contact: The Fender Music Foundation P.O. Box 67 Agoura Hills, CA 91376
(818) 706-8742
Email: fendermusicfoundationgrants@gmail.com
Web: www.fendermusicfoundation.org/who-we-are/board-of-directors
Deadline: Rolling
Funds: Unspecified
Eligibility: Local Government, Non Profits, Other, Schools/School Districts and State Government
Description: The purpose of this program is to prevent sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) from claiming the lives of promising student athletes and to improve sports safety by raising awareness of SCA. To support this goal, this program provides automated external defibrillators (AEDs), health education, and medical equipment for the prevention of heart and other injuries among student and amateur athletes in schools and community and recreational centers.
Agency Address: HopeyÂ’s Heart Foundation P.O. Box 340551 Jamaica, NY 11434
(347) 330-3045
Email: info@hopeysheart.org
Web: www.hopeysheart.org
Deadline: Rolling
Funds: Unspecified
Eligibility: Local Government, Non Profits, Schools/School Districts
Description: The purpose of this program is to support local community and national causes that align with the charitable tenets of the funding agency. Specifically, this program will support projects in the areas of:
Agency Address: Jo-Ann Fabric and Craft Stores, 5555 Darrow Road Hudson, OH 44236
Web: http://www.joann.com/givinglp.html
Deadline: Rolling
Funds: Unspecified
Eligibility: Academic Institutions, Non Profits, Schools/School Districts, Tribal Organizations/Institutions
Description: The purpose of this program is to support initiatives focused on visual arts, arts and crafts, and art history preservation efforts, as well as the development and support of art instructional projects. Projects that show promise of developing children and youth into moral, productive, and human citizens and committed family members are encouraged. The provision of program support over capital funding is strongly preferred by the funding agency.
Projects which serve the established charitable purposes of the funding agency will be supported. Educational organization applicants may request funding support of scholarships and effective instructional programs.
The funding agency prefers projects of its own initiative rather than funding unsolicited awards.
Agency Address: Windgate Charitable Foundation P.O. Box 826 Siloam Springs, AR 72761
(479) 0524-9829
Email: contact@windgatefoundation.org
Web: windgatefoundation.org
Deadline: November 3, 2017
Funds: Grants up to $3,200.
Eligibility: Teachers of grades 9-12.
Areas: Primary emphasis is placed on appropriate mathematics content courses. Mathematics education courses may also qualify if a suitable rationale is provided by applicant.
Description: The National Council of Teachers of Mathematics solicits applicants for the Mathematics Graduate Course Work Scholarships for Grades 9-12 Teachers.
The scholarships provide financial support for improving teachers’ understanding of mathematics by completing graduate course work in mathematics.
Email: nctm@nctm.org
Web: http://www.nctm.org/Grants-and-Awards/Grants/Mathematics-Graduate-Course-Work-Scholarships-for-Grades-9%E2%80%9312-Teachers/
"When I found the AVID program, I knew unequivocally that AACPS had been the right choice for me."--Alexis Pogonowski, AVID Teacher Specialist
