Georgia United Credit Union Foundation recently announced the award recipients of its sixth Annual School Crashers program.
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A total of 10 schools around the state will be awarded facility improvements this summer. Toney Elementary School in Decatur was selected as the program’s top recipient.
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Located at 2701 Oakland Terrace, Toney Elementary School is a Title 1 school that has educated generations of children in the surrounding community since 1952. Dr. Karen Dukes, special education teacher, nominated the school for a facility makeover.
In addition to the top award, five schools will receive smaller facility improvements, known ad “mini-crashes,” and four more schools will receive Mohawk carpet grants.
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Congratulations to all 10 recipients of the 2019 School Crashers program:
- Toney Elementary School in Decatur, with 350 students, won improvements to multiple areas, including the courtyard classroom.
- Camp Creek Elementary School in Lilburn, with 1,000 students, won improvements to its special needs playground.
- Eton Elementary School in Chatsworth, with 600 students, won improvements to its playground.
- Cousins Middle School in Covington, with 800 students, won improvements to its music room.
- East Laurens Elementary School in Dublin, with 600 students, won improvements to its media center
- Carver Middle School in Monroe, with 850 students, won improvements to its media center
- Stone Mountain Elementary School in Stone Mountain, with 550 students, won a Mohawk carpet grant.
- Cohutta Elementary School in Cohutta, with 300 students, won a Mohawk carpet grant.
- Beaverdale Elementary School in Dalton, with 350 students, won a Mohawk carpet grant.
- Briar Vista Elementary School in Atlanta, with 400 students, won a Mohawk carpet grant.
In the spring, Georgia United Foundation opened its School Crashers program nominations to all accredited K-12 schools in Georgia. Interested schools were asked to include a photograph along with a 250-word statement explaining why their school should receive a makeover. Since its inception, the School Crashers program has provided 33 school makeovers totaling more than $1 million in improvements over the last five years.
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