Grants Awarded

The Long Hill Township Education Foundation Enrichment Grants Total More than 65,000 since 2005.
Like many of our neighboring school districts that have created non-profit education foundations, FORCE's mission is to support academic enrichment in Long Hill Township. Because school budgets are more restrictive than ever, public schools now rely on private funding to support creative and engaging venues to help children learn. All proceeds raised from the annual fundraiser will go directly back to the schools as grants or sponsorships to enhance in-school curriculum.

FORCE, The Long Hill Township Education Foundation, is excited to announce that more than $65,000 in enrichment grants and sponsorships have been awarded to teachers in K-8 schools since January 2005! a

$1279 Mural Project
$7575 Grant for Math Textbooks
$23,500 Techology Upgrade Grant
$3,800 Newark Museum Grant for 5th graders
$3,000 Sport Sponsorship
$3,000 Play Sponsorship
$2,400 Starboard Grant
$2,345 Technology Training Grant
$1,450 A Day In Clay Grant
$912 Vanessa Project Grant
$910 Wild New Jersey Program Grant
$900 Drum Set Grant
$800 Grant for MET in the Classroom
$600 Millington School Yearbook Sponsorship
$489 Grant for Reading Fluency Books
$381 Grant for Endangered Animal Program
$250 Grant for Raptor Trust Education Program $119 Creative Reading and Writing
$300 -The Dinosaur Age ,
$389.00-Kidspiration Software
$1352 Kidspiration Software
$1,000 Sports Scholarship
$1,000 7 Quilts for 7 Sisters
$2,560 Outdoor Weather Station for Learning Garden

$1279 Mural Project for 8th Graders, Mrs. Dunn, Art Teacher,Central School 8th grade students create and paint a mural that is hung in the school.

$7575 Grant for Math Textbooks, new math books purchased for 3-5 grade.

$23,500 Technology Upgrade Grant: Maintaining FORCE's commitment to supporting technology and technology training, FORCE awarded $23,500 a technology grant to allow for desperately needed computer upgrades in all K-8 schools.
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$3,800 Grant for 5th Graders Newark Museum Trip:
Ms. Wendi Cohen, art teacher at Millington School, received
a $3,800 grant for the entire fifth grade class to go on a guided tour of the Newark Museum and a critiquing session on American art.
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$3,000 Sport Sponsorship at Central School: This money was given to the booster club at Central School to help alleviate the financial burden on parents with children playing sports.
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$3,000 Play Sponsorship at Millington School: Mr. Tony Rideout, music teacher at Millington school, received a $3,000 grant for a musical production entitled "How Does Your Garden Grow?" that received close to 20school participation.
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$2,400 Grant for Starboard at Central School: Mrs. Kristi Flint, 7th grade teacher, requested a starboard for her classroom. Starboards provide interactive learning and have been very well received in the school system.
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$2,345 Technology Training Grant: Various teachers were awarded an enrichment grant totaling $2,345 to learn more effective teaching approaches using technology and to learn about some of the latest advances regarding technology in the education field.
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$1,450 Grant for A Day in Clay: Mrs. Dunn, art teacher at Central school, received a $1,450 grant for artist Cliff Mendelson, potter, to engage 8th grade students in a workshop about pottery, including the creation of their own ceramic piece.
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$912 Grant for Vanessa Project: Ms. Susan Shallcross and the 3rd grade teachers at Millington school received a $912 express enrichment grant for the Vanessa project, a hands-on study of butterfly habitats to teach students about life-cycles and migration. Back to top>

$910 Grant for Wild New Jersey Program: Ms. Bonnie Munson, principal of Gillette school, received a $910 grant for the Wild New Jersey program, education-oriented live animal presentations for children with an emphasis on learning through enjoyment.
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$900 Drum Set Grant: Mr. Birkhead, music teacher at Central school, as requested a drum set for his music room. As part of learning about percussion instruments, children need a working drumset to learn about rhythms and for performances.
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$800 Grant for MET in the Classroom: Ms. Wendi Cohen, art teacher at Millington School, received an $800 grant for MET in the classroom, which is a program designed for younger children and provides an interactive forum for children to understand important works of art from the Museum.
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$600 Yearbook Sponsorship: Millington school students create an annual yearbook that is sold to school students at year end. This year, funds were needed to pay for the teacher supervisors and certain supplies.
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$489 Reading Fluency Grant: Ms. Donna Schmitz, Millington school teacher, received a $489.17 grant for decodable stories to support the reading fluency of K-5 learners.
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$381 Endangered Animal Project Grant: Ms. Stacie Wright, a 2nd grade teacher at Millington school, received a $381 express enrichment grant for an Endangered Animal Project that raises awareness and money for endangered animals.
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$250 Raptor Trust Education Program Grant: Ms. Kathryn Murdoch, 4th grade special education teacher, received a $250 grant for the Raptor Trust Education program to enhance the 4th grade science curriculum.

$119 Creative Reading and Writing with Roald Dahl Series, Ms. Maura Aimette, language arts teacher, Central School A program designed to help students be more efficient in writing and literary techniques, this series is aimed to help students enjoy and learn how to be better creative writers

$300 -The Dinosaur Age – Morris Museum, Ms. MaryJean Snow, 2nd grade teacher. The whole second grade will be able to enjoy an experience of learning about dinosaurs.  This program has a representative from the Morris Museum bring in fossils, footprints, bones, teeth and models of dinosaurs for children to have hands on experience reconstructing the size, food preferences, and movement of dinosaurs.

$389 -Kidspiration Software for Gillette computers.  Mrs. Elg and Mrs. Petrilli.  Created for K-5 learners, Kidspiration®  software provides an easy way to apply the proven principles of visual learning.  Students build graphic organizers by combining pictures, text and spoken words to represent thoughts and information.  This program will be available on all computers at Gillette school.
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$1352  Kidspiration®  Software, Ms. Serena Acton, 3rd grade teacher Created for K-5 learners, Kidspiration®  software provides an easy way to apply the proven principles of visual learning.  Students build graphic organizers by combining pictures, text and spoken words to represent thoughts and information.  This program will be available on all computers in the computer lab at Millington school

$1,000 Sports Scholarshipto sponsor a child in need.

$1,000 7 Quilts for 7 Sisters-Mrs. Dellureficio, librarian at Millington School arranged for a beautifully performed cultural program depicting life as a slave performed at Millington School during Black History Month for the entire student population 

$2,560 Outdoor Weather Station for Learning Garden at Millington School–In conjunction with Long Hill’s PTO, an outdoor weather station was created to teach students about weather, which is currently part of the 4th graders curriculum.  Students will learn how to predict temperature changes by learning about air pressure, a barometer, moisture, and learn about climate and cloud types.

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Enrichment grants maybe submitted electronically and at anytime of the school year. Express enrichment grants are also available in an amount that cannot exceed $500 per teacher or $1,000 for two or more classrooms, per year. FORCE also looks to the community to help the schools receive educational grants from corporations who award grants to 501(3)c organizations, non-profit educational foundations, like FORCE. If you work for a company that engages in grants like these, please contact Elizabeth Muller at themullers4@verizon.net .