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Navy Federal Donates $20,000 To Escambia Schools
October 1, 2015
Students in Escambia County Public Schools will benefit from a donation from Navy Federal Credit Union. The organization presented a check for $20,000 to the Escambia County Public Schools Foundation, and the Foundation will use matching funds from the Consortium of Florida Education Foundations to double the impact of the gift to $40,000.
“We are proud to support the Escambia County Public Schools Foundation,” said Debbie Calder, executive vice president of Navy Federal Credit Union’s Greater Pensacola Operations. “When combined with the matching state funds, we hope this donation will make a noticeable positive impact in the lives of local students.”
The grant from Navy Federal is dedicated to support the Foundation’s annual “Grants for Excellence” initiative, a program that allows teachers to apply for classroom grants up to $2,000 to support Literacy and STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) education. The contribution from Navy Federal will allow the Foundation to provide $90,000 in grants to local teachers in the 2015-16 school year.
“We are extremely grateful to our generous partners in the community like Navy Federal who value the role of public education in Escambia County,” stated David Deliman, chair of the Foundation’s board of directors. “These grants help teachers provide innovative, hands-on learning experiences to our children to help ensure they are prepared to compete in the workforce upon graduation.”
Checks will be presented to the grant winners at a special ceremony on Thursday, October 22.
Pictured: Debbie Calder, executive vice president of Navy Federal Credit Union’s Greater Pensacola Operations; David Deliman, foundation chairman; Escambia Schools Superintendent Malcolm Thomas; and Thomas Greek, assistant vice president, Learning & Development, Navy Federal. Submitted photo for North Escambia.com, click to enlarge.
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4 Responses to “Navy Federal Donates $20,000 To Escambia Schools”
Bringing good jobs to the area and giving back to the community! Way to go Navy Federal.
And thats only one of the thousands of reasons that I love working for Navy Federal!
How generous and thoughtful! My family thanks you.
Way to go Navy Federal, thanks for all you do in the community that citizens are not even aware of. You are truly a positive force in Escambia County.