Parent Teacher Magazine Cabaruss County Schools January 2015 | Page 7

About the Jimmie Johnson Foundation: Chandra and Jimmie Johnson launched the
Jimmie Johnson Foundation in February 2006. Johnson, the six-time NASCAR Sprint Cup champion, drives
the No. 48 Lowe’s Chevrolet SS in NASCAR’s top series. The mission of the foundation is to assist children,
families and communities in need throughout the United States. The foundation has committed more than
$6.7 million to various charities. The Foundation currently focuses on K-12 public education. For additional
information on the Jimmie Johnson Foundation, please visit www.jimmiejohnsonfoundation.org.
About Lowe’s: Lowe’s, a FORTUNE® 100 home improvement company, has a 50-year legacy of
supporting the communities it serves through programs that focus on K-12 public education and community
improvement projects. Since 2007, Lowe’s and the Lowe’s Charitable and Educational Foundation together
have contributed nearly $200 million to these efforts, and for more than two decades Lowe’s Heroes
employee volunteers have donated their time to make our communities better places to live. To learn more,
visit Lowes.com/SocialResponsibility and LowesInTheCommunity.tumblr.com.

Photos courtesy Harold Hinson Photography

Two CCS Schools Receive Champions Grants

Congratulations to Rocky River Elementary School and W.M. Irvin Elementary
School for receiving Champions Grants from the Jimmie Johnson Foundation and
Lowe’s Toolbox for Education.
The grants were announced on Nov. 20th at Garinger High School in Charlotte.
Garinger is one of five schools in the Charlotte area to receive a Champions Grant.
Students and staff from Rocky River Elementary and W.M. Irvin Elementary
attended the program as Jimmie Johnson and his wife Chandra announced the
recipients on behalf of the Foundation and program partner Lowe’s.
“Chani and I are very excited for this year’s projects to get off the ground,” said
Jimmie Johnson. “The Champions Grant program is great because we get to see the
impact of the projects from start to finish. We appreciate being able to play a role in
the education of students in our hometowns and here in Charlotte.”
Rocky River received $49,840 to fund a robotics program at the school. W.M. Irvin
received $40,316 to fund a track on school grounds that will include workout stations.
Nearly $3.7 million has been contributed through the Champions Grant program
since 2009.
To see a detailed list of the 2014 Champions Grant projects, please visit www.
jimmiejohnsonfoundation.org.

Mount Pleasant KIDS:PLUS Wins Contest

Congratulations to the students

and staff of Mount Pleasant Elementary
School’s KIDS:PLUS! They won the
Lights on Afterschool Photo Contest
sponsored by the Afterschool Alliance
and Bright House Networks. Their
winning entry earned them a $1,000
prize.
Mount Pleasant KIDS:PLUS
organized a Glow in the Dark Festival,
which was held in October. Their
winning photo was taken at the
festival. The winner was determined
through online voting on social media
over a 14-day period.
The prize money will be used to
purchase five Kindle Fire 6 HD tablets
for students to use during homework
time while they are in KIDS:PLUS after
school and on