DULUTH, Ga. – The Georgia United Credit Union Foundation, in partnership with Georgia United Credit Union, has announced six recipients of the 2024 School Crashers program.
School Crashers is one of the Foundation’s largest community service programs and offers schools across the state an opportunity to apply for a school facility makeover. The program strengthens communities by supporting local school systems with the end goal of improving the learning environment for the students, faculty, and staff, the credit union said.
The School Crashers nomination period opened in mid-December to all accredited K-12 schools in Georgia. Interested schools were asked to include a photograph along with a 250-word essay describing why their school should receive a makeover. Nominations were received from 224 applicant schools by the Jan. 31 deadline.
After a rigorous judging process, six schools are slated to receive school improvements over the summer.
“We are looking forward to serving our communities and strengthening our school systems through our 11th annual School Crashers program,” said CEO Debbie Smith. “The Georgia United Foundation, credit union team members, generous donors, community partners and volunteers make this a fun community service event, where we provide inspiring learning spaces for the students, faculty, and staff. By the end of the summer, we anticipate that School Crashers improvements will have impacted a total of 76 schools with improvement estimates at over $2.5 million.”
Recipients include:
- Atlanta Area School for the Deaf
- Barksdale Elementary
- Pooler Elementary
- Miller Grove Middle School
- Eastside Elementary
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