Teacher Mini Grants
Members 1st of NJ 2020 Teacher Mini Grant Awards
Members 1st of NJ Federal Credit Union believes in giving back to the communities we serve. Eighty-two years ago, a group of like-minded teachers organized and became the pioneers of our credit union. It is a pleasure to announce that this year, we awarded 15 deserving educators, who are also members, with $200 each. We awarded a total of $3,000 to educators in South Jersey who submitted creative ideas for a classroom projects that ignites curiosity and encourages learning.
Congratulations to our 2020 winners! Please visit our Facebook Page for the photos from ceremonies, of previous years. Unfortunately, due to COVID-19, this year, we were unable to host a ceremony.
2020 Teacher Mini Grant Recipients
| Name | School | Project |
| Amy Benfer | Cumberland Regional High School | Purchase Rubik’s Cubes to create a mosaic-like final piece, blending math and art. |
| Amy Stay | Bridgeton High School | Purchase Scholastic News Online program to encourage reading. |
| Charlene Catalano | Woodstown High School | Purchase feeder tubes, cable, and hummingbird nectar to teach surface area and volume. |
| Danielle Ferrari-Quenzel | Silver Run Elementary School | Purchase visual aids to teach about the different body systems such as organs, skeletal, and eye. |
| Dawn Skinner | Rieck Ave Elementary School | Purchase a Kollertron 4.3 in, full color LCD Digital USB Microscope. |
| Evelyn Rosario-Cortes | Quinton Township Elementary | Purchase books that teach awareness of different shades of people, different looks, and dynamics of families. |
| Jennifer Knox | Upper Pittsgrove School | Update classroom library with diversified literature, teaching empathy. |
| Jennifer Shaw | Bridgeton High School | Purchase LED lighting for students to create light patterns and choreography in virtual dance class. |
| Jennifer Sorbello | Woodstown High School | Rehabilitate microscopes for their biology lab. |
| Joanne Mosley | Fairfield Township School | Purchase whiteboards, markers, and headphonese for at home learning. |
| Kimberly Mullison | Mary S. Shoemaker School | Create a shared grade-level library, touching on issues such as: race, LGBTQ, equity, and empathy. |
| Lisa Ramos | Alloway Township School | Purchase S.P.I.R.E Illustrated Decodable Readers |
| Nicole DeVol | Lakeside Middle School | Purchase a science department, interactive resource: Nearpod |
| Sherri Rizzo | Hopewell Crest School | Add books written in Spanish and English to their library. |
| Robert Thomas | Bridgeton High School | Fund the Comic Book Club and buy new books. |
