Giants' Crawford Presents Grant To St. Veronica's
SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, CA – St. Veronica Catholic School in South San Francisco was presented last week with a $5,000 grant from San Francisco Giants shortstop Brandon Crawford as part of KNBR’s Step Up to the Plate for Education program funded by Wells Fargo at AT&T Park.
Crawford, along with Jim Foley, president of Wells Fargo’s Pacific North Region, presented the grant on Nov. 29 to school associates.
“As a kid, my parents always emphasized the importance of an education -- above and beyond participating in sports," Crawford said. "As a Bay Area native, it is an honor to be part of a program that increases education and athletic programs for local kids.”
St. Veronica's will use the funds to purchase a new play structure for students to play on during recess.
It was among 28 Bay Area schools selected to share in $100,000 in grants to support their sports, musical, S.T.E.M., art and education programs.
Wells Fargo and KNBR have given more than $1.2 million in grants through the Step Up to the Plate program to support the Bay Area’s youth for the past 17 years.
“Wells Fargo is proud to support educational and athletic programs that will play a role in preparing our youth to be successful adults,” Foley said. “When students and communities prosper, we all benefit.”
The Bay Area school recipients are:
Alta Heights Elementary, Napa: To purchase art and engineering materials, supplies and curriculum to stock the art and engineering classroom, $5,000
Antioch High School, Antioch: To improve the baseball fields and purchase equipment for the Antioch High Baseball Program; $5,000
Bancroft Middle School, San Leandro: To purchase musical instruments for the music program; $3,800
Bayside MLK, Jr. Academy, Marin City: To recruit, train, support, and provide materials to the Academic Support program volunteers who focus on bringing struggling student's literacy up to grade level; $5,000
Benjamin Franklin Intermediate School, Daly City: To purchase soil, mulch, trellises, seeds, and seedlings for the gardening program, drought-tolerant plants, large pots, and soil for decorative gardens; $1,000
Canyon Middle School, Castro Valley: To buy technology equipment for the Video Journalism class such as cameras, microphones, and computers that can run current video editing software; $4,000.00
Edgewood Community School, San Francisco: To enrich the sports program and remove barriers to access to organized sports, fitness and recreational activities for vulnerable children; $3,500
Gateway High School,San Francisco: To support the Athletics program by purchasing team jerseys/uniforms, provide scholarships to low-income students for personal gear (shoes, knee pads, baseball gloves and pants, volleyball shorts) and cover summer league dues; $3,500.00
James Monroe Elementary, Santa Rosa: To support the Girls & Boys Basketball program by covering the entry costs and referees, providing a small stipend for coaches, and replacing old equipment and uniforms; $4,500
Joe Michell, Livermore: To pay for the salary of Cultural and Creative Dance instructor and dance equipment; $2,500
John Sinnott Elementary, Milpitas: To purchase lacrosse equipment and introduce diverse students to the sport of lacrosse; $1,400
Kahlon Family Services School, San Francisco: To purchase specialized services and tools (Visual - Auditory - Reading/Writing - Kinesthetic); $2,500
Marshall Elementary, San Francisco: To enhance its art education program by purchasing classroom materials and covering transportation costs to field trips to local museums; $4,000
Mary Farmar Elementary, Benicia: To buy musical instruments and equipment for the music program; $5,000
Mt Diablo High School, Concord: To establish a construction program that provides children with hands-on skills and to buy materials; $5,000
Oakland Charter High School, Oakland: To create a S.T.E.A.M (Science, technology, engineering, art, mathematics) program. The funds will buy equipment and supplies (3D printers, laptops, motors, circuitry components); $5,000
Olive Elementary School, Novato: To fund a new Awards Night program that would celebrate and recognize the achievements of students, staff, and parents, and positively change the school culture; $1,300
Rancho Cotate High School, Rohnert Park: To start a middle school drumline music program and purchase battery percussion instruments (snare, tenors, and bass drums); $5,000
Rancho Milpitas Middle School, Milpitas: To purchase multicultural literature and enable students to develop global awareness and cultural sensitivity; $5,000
Rodeo Hills Elementary School, Rodeo: To purchase five standing desks and encourage flexible seating arrangement; $1,200
Roseland Accelerated Middle School, Santa Rosa: To purchase musical instruments for an after school music program (RAMS Garage Band); $1,000
San Leandro High School, San Leandro: To purchase new golf equipment for the Boy's and Girl's Varsity Golf Teams; $5,000
St. Dunstan Catholic School, Millbrae: To purchase uniforms for the cheerleading team and catcher's gear for the baseball teams; $3,000
St. John the Baptist, Napa: To support the cost of a three day outdoor educational experience for fourth grade students; $3,300.00
St. Veronica's, South San Francisco: To purchase a new play structure for students to play during recess; $5,000
Sunnybrae School, San Mateo: To purchase playground and sports equipment (rubber balls, soccer balls, basketballs, jump ropes, hula hoops, tennis balls and baseball gloves); $1,000
Vintage Elementary School, Pleasanton: To assist in the day-to-day needs of the classrooms and enhance the students' academic experience; $5,000
Walter T. Helms Middle School, San Pablo: To buy musical equipment for the school band and orchestra music program (flutes, tenor sax, baritone sax, tuba, percussion cart); $3,500
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