Lumbee River EMC awarded over $28,000 to 17 teachers in Cumberland, Hoke, Robeson, and Scotland counties through the Bright Ideas education grants program for their inventive classroom projects. LREMC held a luncheon recognizing the recipients on Wednesday, December 8, 2021, at the LREMC headquarters in Pembroke, NC.
“As a local, community-focused cooperative organization, Lumbee River EMC is committed to building a brighter future for our region,” said Walter White, LREMC VP of Corporate Services. “We’re proud to continue our long history of supporting educators and the students who will become our future leaders through Bright Ideas grants.”
LREMC annually awards these grants for projects that improve classroom instruction and utilize innovative teaching methods. Teachers from various disciplines submit projects for consideration. Projects must provide ongoing benefits to students, achieve clearly defined goals and learning objectives, use innovative and creative teaching methods, and have measurable results evaluated upon completion.
Congratulations to the 2021 Bright Ideas Grant Award Winners
Judy Arrington Red Springs Middle
Sylvia Beckham Seventy-First Classical Middle
Kim Brown Sycamore Lane Elementary
Tiffany Dial Hoke County High
Mazie Gibson Magnolia Elementary
Sylvia Ann Locklear Prospect Elementary
Melodi Lowery Purnell Swett High
Elizabeth Lytch Piney Grove Elementary
Kathy McCoin Purnell Swett High
Catherine K. Pinkston Wagram Primary
Donna Pope John Griffin Middle
Mary Potter Seventy-First Classical Middle
Kristy Sartain Hoke County High
Tiffany Spencer Spring Hill Middle
Myrna Strickland CIS Academy
Shirley Townsend Red Springs High
Kim Weingarten C Wayne Collier Elementary
Applications are accepted by LREMC each year from April through September. Winning proposals are selected in a blind evaluation process by an independent panel of judges. The application process will reopen for interested teachers in April 2022.