Holden R-III District Receives WEC Grant Of $1,600 For School’s Motor Lab

Great Grant!… RoundUp Board members Amy Hoover, foundation president; Patty Raker and Kim Hall present Holden Elementary representatives and students with a grant check. (Back l-r) Hoover, Vice Principal Paige Farmer, Principal Sarah Burks, Raker, Hall and Motor Lab Interventionist Licia Hogan.(Front l-r) Holden Elementary students Kolby Webster, Nolan Phillips and Anna Graff-Rowe.                                           Photo • Submitted

Several grants were awarded for the second quarter of 2024 by the West Central Electric Operation RoundUp Foundation.

The following organizations and projects received funds: Holden School District received a $1,600 grant for equipment for the school’s motor lab, which is used to reset students’ brains for learning.

The West Central Electric RoundUp Foundation was established in the fall of 2017 with the first funds being collected in September 2018.

Members who choose not to opt out of the program have their bills rounded up each month to the nearest dollar with proceeds benefiting foundation applicants chosen for funding.

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