Parent Teacher Magazine Union County Public Schools January 2015 | Page 5

2014 BizEd breakfast urges support for students, teachers

The Union County Education
their support of public education. “We are
Foundation held its third annual BizEd
honored to be a partner with the Union
Breakfast Thursday, Nov. 20, 2014 in
County Education Foundation,” she said.
an effort to raise support for education
“By your presence today, you have said,
from local businesses and industry.
‘Children matter.’ They have to matter. We
Amy Sperry, executive director of
have to take care of them.”
the Union County Education Foundation,
The BizEd Breakfasts are designed to
thanked the approximately 180 present
create opportunities for area businesses
for supporting the foundation. “You’re
and community leaders to support the
here so that more teachers and students
Education Foundation. Financial support
can get support and encouragement. We
from business and community members is
are here to encourage all educators.”
used to fund the mini-grants program for
A few business leaders spoke at the
teachers and scholarships for students.
breakfast. Nancy Stephen, publisher of
Over the past three years, the foundation
Union Lifestyle Magazine, said teachers
has awarded more than $60,000 for
and administrators in Union County are
classroom projects.
fully invested in today’s youth.
The Union County Education Foundation
“The youth of today is the leadership Students from Western Union Elementary School of the
brought lots of smiles to 44 Union County
Arts perform a drum demonstration during the BizEd
of tomorrow,” Stephen said. “So we
Public Schools teachers after awarding
should be invested in today’s youth, too, 2014 Breakfast. They are directed by their teacher, at
“Teacher and Classroom Mini-Grants”
right, Evan Stevens.
because they’re our future.”
worth more than $20,000.
Stephen, who spent Wednesday (Nov.
The Foundation’s “Prize Patrol” visited
19) at Sun Valley Middle School as the Principal of the Day, said that
schools across the county on Oct. 28 and surprised these teachers in their
most of the educational processes and technology used in the schools classrooms with a check in amounts ranging from $191.83 to $500.
today were unheard of when she was in school.
For more information about the Union County Education Foundation,
“I truly believe that these students are getting a much broader
visit their web site at www.ucedfoundation.org.
and deeper education than I had,” Stephen said. “What they’re
--This article was written by Deb Coates Bledsoe and provided
learning in middle school is absolutely amazing.”
courtesy of the Communications Office of the Union County Public
Schools.
UCPS Superintendent Dr. Mary Ellis thanked those present for

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