Bensalem Classroom Projects Get $5K
BENSALEM, PA — Classroom projects at Bensalem Township School District's schools have received a total of about $5,000 in funds from a local nonprofit.
The Just For The Kids Education Foundation raises money to help bankroll special projects at all nine schools in the district.
This year's recipients were announced by district Superintendent Samuel Lee on Friday. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the foundation was unable to hold its traditional reception at which funds are awarded.
For the 2020-21 school year, the group awarded $5,098 to the following projects:
Cornwells Elementary. Cornwells Guitar Club, $482
Faust Elementary. "You Call This Democracy? A Student's Take." $500 for the classrooms of both Elaine Lodge and Mary Savage
Faust Elementary. "That's My Story. Representative Literature in the Classroom." $500, Mary Savage
Struble Elementary. Scholastic News For 4th Graders. Michelle Klucsarits. $550
Valley Elementary. Club Ophelia. $500
Shafer Middle School. Middle School Math Intervention. $270
Shafer Middle School. World language books for library. $496
Snyder Middle School. Picture books in middle school education. $476
Bensalem High School. Secondary life skills STEM enrichment. $498
Bensalem High School. BHS literary magazine. $350
Fundraising events for Just For The Kids Education Foundation include donation cards in honor of teachers or special events, dinner dances and bowl-a-thons. For more information, you may contact the foundation at 215-750-2800, Ext. 4550, or by mail at P.O. Box 573, Bensalem, PA 19020.
This article originally appeared on the Bensalem Patch
