2008 Bright Ideas grants for teachers opened May 1st
To apply for a grant, find out if your school qualifies, or more information on Bright Ideas, visit the Bright Ideas Web site at www.ncbrightideas.com.
Bright Ideas grants support educational initiatives that cannot be funded by school systems due to financial limitations.
For the 2007-2008 school term, Wake Electric awarded $50,000 in grants to local schools in Durham, Franklin, Granville, Johnston, Nash, Wake, and Vance counties.
The grants go to North Carolina teachers serving grades K-12.
- They are awarded for projects in any discipline as long as they use creative teaching techniques to improve instruction.
- Projects are eligible for grants of up to $1,500.
Since the inception of this program Wake Electric and other North Carolina Electric Cooperatives have presented over $1.5 million to Tar Heel educators. The statewide Bright Ideas Grant Program was launched in October 1994 by North Carolina's electric cooperatives and has been instrumental in assisting teachers and principals with programs that they cannot fund through traditional school financing.
Teachers who applied by the "Early Bird" date, August 28, 2007, were entered into a drawing for a digital camera for the classroom. Two digital cameras were awarded, applicants across the state were eligible to win.
If you have any questions about the grant program at Wake Electric, email Angela Perez, Public Relations/Communications Specialist at angela.perez@wemc.com or call 919.863.6376 or 1.800.474.6300.
Grant winners for 2007 are:
| Al Mrozek, | Hillside High |
| Anica H. Weeks, | G R Edwards Jr High |
| Barbara Jean Howell, | Franklinton High |
| Barnanne Creech, | Zebulon Middle |
| Brian Krieger, | Smithfield Middle |
| CARLA Y. JOYNER, | William G Enloe High |
| Carrie Jones, | Middle Creek High School |
| Corey White, | Ligon Middle |
| Cynthia Carpenter, | Southern Nash Middle |
| Elizabeth L. Gainey, | North Johnston Middle |
| James Yost, | Heritage Middle School |
| Jeffri R. Wier, | Granville Central High |
| Jennifer Capps, | Smithfield Middle |
| Kari Webb, | Rocky Mount Preparatory School |
| Kathryn Mundt, | Cooper Elementary |
| Katie Tatum, | Terrell Lane Middle |
| Lynn Powell, | Youngsville Elementary |
| Marlene Jones, | Rocky Mount High |
| Marta Whitehouse, | Wakelon Elementary |
| Marti Capaforte, | Lufkin Road Middle |
| Mary Helen Earle, | Hillside High |
| Michelle McGhee, | Franklinton Elementary |
| Mrs. Roberta Hutchins, | Lead Mine Elementary |
| Nikki Valentine, | Royal Elementary |
| Pam Jackson, | Brentwood Elementary |
| Pamela I. Marquie, | Apex Elementary |
| Patricia L. Buryj, | Creedmoor Elementary |
| Per Rosenbaum, | Moore Square Museums Middle School |
| Randy L. Bryant, | Ballentine Elementary |
| Rebecca Bishop, | Franklinton Elementary |
| Rhonda Mack, | Central Park School for Children |
| Robin Boltz, | South Granville High |
| Robin Davis, | Weatherstone Elementary |
| Sharon Doehner, | Brassfield Elementary |
| Stephen M. Rasey, | Apex Middle |
| Tammy Bunn, | Heritage Elementary |
| Terrence M. Moore, | Oak Grove Elementary |
| Tommy Kemp, | Franklinton High |
| Vickie Hight, | Terrell Lane Middle |
The funds for the Operation RoundUp grants come from WEMC members who agree to round up their light bill to the nearest whole dollar. For example, if the bill is $90.91 – the bill will be rounded up 9 cents to $91.00. These pennies add up to major dollars. Partial funding also comes from the North Carolina Electric Membership Corporation, located in Raleigh, NC. The NCEMC consists of a family of corporations formed to support the state’s 27 electric cooperatives
