Bremen Elementary-Middle School receives Lowe’s grant

January 18, 2011

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Bremen Elementary-Middle School Principal Larry Yelaska holds the $5,000 check from Lowe’s, which was awarded to the school to purchase a new playground fence through the Lowe’s Toolbox for Education grant program.  Photo provided

BREMEN — Lowe’s Charitable and Educational Foundation has awarded a $5,000 Toolbox for Education grant to Bremen Elementary-Middle School to help fund a new playground fence.
Bremen Elementary-Middle School is one of more than 450 schools or parent organizations to be awarded a Lowe’s Toolbox for Education grant for parent-initiated school improvement projects benefitting K-12 public education across the United States during the 2009-2010 school year.
The new playground fence will make the school’s east playground a safer place. The new eight-foot fence will help keep balls inside the play area and out of the two adjacent city streets and staff parking lot.
The project is being supported by the Bremen PTO and is scheduled to be completed this spring.
“Through our Toolbox for Education grant program, Lowe’s recognizes parent-initiated efforts to enrich the lives of children in our communities,” said Larry D. Stone, chairman of Lowe’s Charitable and Educational Foundation. “By supporting schools like Bremen Elementary-Middle School, we are contributing to a cause that’s important to our customers and employees, and we’re also helping to build a stronger foundation for the children who will be tomorrow’s employees, homeowners and community leaders.”
Launched in partnership with PTO Today, a leading organization serving parent-teacher groups, the Toolbox for Education program has provided more than $20 million through more than 5,000 grants since its inception five years ago. Grants of up to $5,000 are available to public schools in the U.S. for a wide range of improvement projects and large schools or school districts may be eligible to receive Toolbox grants up to $100,000 for school improvement initiatives. All K-12 public schools in the United States are eligible. Parent groups may apply by visiting www.toolboxforeducation.com [2].