This year Amicalola EMC representatives surprised 69 teachers with big checks to help fund their bright ideas. The cooperative made their way to 28 different schools in the service area throughout Cherokee, Dawson, Gilmer, Lumpkin and Pickens counties. The Bright Ideas program rewards teachers who go the extra mile to research and implement innovative classroom projects that might not otherwise receive funding.
Amicalola EMC awarded a total of $46,720 this year, bringing the total to $721,194.33 since Bright Ideas began in 2010. All funding for the program comes from unclaimed property in compliance with Georgia’s unclaimed property laws.
Amicalola EMC extends congratulations to the following winners:
Cherokee County
Bobby Mayo Wiggins II, Angela Mentzel, Rebecca Heard, Amy Youngblood, Traci Rollman, Terri Hancock, Sherry Wallace, Stephanie Vocks, Meredith Hardt, Pamela Gorges, Sandy McPherson, Lisa Spence, Shannon Miller, Megan Pressley, Amberly Brown, Kristin Daniel, Whitney Oliver and April Lopez.
Dawson County
Ashley Caray, William Hulsey, Keith Pankey, Ellen Stephens, Cynthia Ann Fikree, Donal Jolley, Madison Mason, Mikaela Hickmon, Rebecca Stowers, Lauren Stanfield and Holly Harkins.
Gilmer County
Hollie Kiker, Kayla Giddens, Christina Dowdy, Cristy Hensley, Tammie Payne, Melissa Lynn Ball, Jennifer Payne, Lauren Vick, Catherine Sikes, Beth Smith, Kayla Easley, Misti Foster and Julie Greene.
Lumpkin County
Madison Martinez, Meghan Chester, Megan Pendley, Kristen Ayres, Elizabeth Stroud, Grace King-Cantrell, William Mayfield, Brandy Phillips, Samantha Cochenour, Jessica Conner and Taylor Tritt.
Pickens County
Mary Elizabeth George, Beth Darnell, Shari Barber, Kimsey Head, Marie Green, Suzanne Hardison, Charlene Stirewalt, Lindsey Farmer, Claire Eubanks, Brad Steinhauer, Christi Hobgood, Natalie Coker, Anna Lowry, Hilary Tatum, Krista Newton and Rhonda Smith.
For more information on the Bright Ideas program, please contact Kadie Shaw at 706-253-5285.
Amicalola EMC is a not-for-profit electric cooperative that serves more than 57,000 locations in Bartow, Cherokee, Dawson, Fannin, Forsyth, Gilmer, Gordon, Lumpkin, Murray and Pickens counties.
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