Congratulations, teachers!

YEC awards Bright Ideas grants, fulfills classroom wish lists

Your coop­er­a­tive is com­mit­ted to sup­port­ing qual­i­ty edu­ca­tion with­in our com­mu­ni­ty. Our chil­dren are our future, and we believe that empow­er­ing and inspir­ing edu­ca­tors is one way we can help ensure suc­cess for all.

This year, York Elec­tric was able to award 11 grants out of 31 appli­ca­tions, and 35 $300 Ama­zon gift cards to help ful­fill class­room wish lists, total­ing $20,000 to local teach­ers.

Our Bright Ideas Grant pro­gram is made pos­si­ble through the Oper­a­tion Round Up Trust, which is fund­ed by the gen­eros­i­ty of our mem­bers. These class­room grants help edu­ca­tors bring their inno­v­a­tive ideas to life, pro­vid­ing stu­dents with unique, fun and mem­o­rable learn­ing expe­ri­ences.

Addi­tion­al­ly, as part of the grant pro­gram, com­mu­ni­ty mem­bers were encour­aged to nom­i­nate teach­ers for their out­stand­ing work in the class­room. These teach­ers received a $300 Ama­zon gift card to go towards pur­chas­es of class­room neces­si­ties.

If you are inter­est­ed in apply­ing for the 2025 Bright Ideas Grant pro­gram or would like to nom­i­nate a teacher who
has pos­i­tive­ly impact­ed you or your child, appli­ca­tions will be
open online begin­ning in June.

Amazon Wishlist Fulfillment Recipients

Fort Mill School Dis­trict

Dana Reese, 1st grade, all sub­jects
Patrick But­ler, 9th–12th grade, music
Beth Pul­liam, Pre‑K, all sub­jects
Kather­ine Hin­ton, Kinder­garten, all sub­jects
Christie Reynolds, 9th–12th grade, Alge­bra 1, Geom­e­try, Alge­bra 2

Clover School Dis­trict

April Clin­ton, 2nd grade, all sub­jects
Elishia Baz­zano, 1st grade, all sub­jects
Jes­si­ca Quinn, Pre‑K spe­cial edu­ca­tion
Jill Chris­ten­ber­ry, Kinder­garten, all sub­jects
Kel­ly Nel­lums, 4th and 6th grades, math and sci­ence
Lisa Jack­son, 10th–12th grade, Occu­pa­tion­al Cre­den­tial Employ­a­bil­i­ty cours­es
Ta’China Williams, 8th grade, sci­ence

York School Dis­trict

Aubrey Wat­son, 3rd grade, all sub­jects
Kay­la Black­well, 5th grade, math
Kim­ber­ly Tay­lor, 2nd grade, all
Mary Gil­fil­lan, 4K
Solomon Eagles, 2nd grade teacher, all sub­jects
Ash­ley Cher­ry, K–5th grade, Applied Busi­ness Tech­nol­o­gy
Dean­na Far­rie, 3rd grade, all sub­jects
Eri­ca John­son, 1st grade, all sub­jects
Kay­la Led­ford, 5K, all sub­jects
Meli­na Burkell, 9th– 12th grade, sci­ence and biol­o­gy
Mikay­la Barn­hart, 2nd grade, all sub­jects
Beth Bridges, 5th and 6th grades, Spe­cial Edu­ca­tion ELA and social stud­ies
Char­i­ty Mead­ows, 3rd– 6th, all sub­jects
Made­lyn Jack­son, Kinder­garten, all sub­jects
Sher­ri Com­er, K–5th, Media Cen­ter
Natal­ie Ashe, 5th grade, Eng­lish
Bri­an­na Inman, 2nd grade, all sub­jects
Colleen Cot­tom, 5th–8th grade, Eng­lish
Emma Townsend, 9th–12 grade, the­atre
Noell Ogden, 3rd grade, all sub­jects
Scot­tee Horne, 3K–8th, spe­cial edu­ca­tion
Tay­lor McSwain, 7th and 8th grades, PE

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