New $50,000 investment in Clay STEM program from Amazon, STEM2 Hub, and CCEF

[LaurenB]

Five Clay County teachers received special deliveries from Amazon on Oct. 10, as employees from the online retail giant's distribution centers near Jacksonville International Airport and Cecil Park Commerce Center teamed up with the Clay County Education Foundation and the Northeast Florida Regional STEM2 Hub to deliver surprises from classroom wish lists the teachers submitted last year, along with $3,000 checks to each teacher to purchase additional supplies for STEM lessons and activities.

Florida is the only state that leverages corporate contributions to education foundations serving local school districts by matching those donations dollar for dollar with state funds, according to Mary Chance, the executive director of the Consortium of Florida Education Foundations. Because of that, CCEF was able to double the initial $25,000 donation from the STEM2 Hub and Amazon.

Superintendent Addison Davis stood with the schools' corporate and nonprofit partners behind the giant $50,000 check as they celebrated the good news for the district's STEM programs. The group later visited Angela Love at S. Bryan Jennings Elementary, Shirley Neidermeier at W. E. Cherry Elementary, Bryan Corless at Lakeside Elementary, Heather Graves at Charles E. Bennett Elementary, and Lisa Buxton at to surprise them with their wish list items and checks.



http://www.stem2hub.org/new-50000-investment-in-clay-stem-programming-from-amazon-stem2-hub-and-education-foundation/

[Jim]

Already working with the community here.  I have to respect that.

And congrats to the teachers.