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COLUMBUS – A teacher for CISD received a charitable grant for $500 from the Nueces Electric Cooperative for their ‘Supply-a-Teacher’ Initiative. Columbus High School’s Amy Venghaus received the honor, and she was presented the check in front of several fellow grant winners.
“These hometown heroes cannot be thanked enough for energizing our future by educating young minds of children,” Nueces said in a statement on their website, “NEC Co-op Energy hopes grant funds will ease the financial burden teachers face supplying their classrooms and providing a safe space for our youth.”
The Supply a Teacher charity is a grant that intends to provide teachers with a boost in resources to assist with some of the financial requirements to keep classrooms stocked with supplies; a burden that is often carried by the teachers themselves.
Teachers who receive the grant are recognized on the Nueces website, magazine, social media pages as well as a spotlight at the headquarters.
There are five tiers of grant awards included with the initiative. Teachers who apply can receive either a $2,500 award, a $1,500 award, a $1,000 award, a $750 award or a $500 award.
In 2023, NEC has awarded $31,250 to 25 member teachers as they continue their philanthropic program.
