Page 5 - Martin Downs Bulletin - October '20

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Trio Of EFMC Programs Help Foundation of Martin County (EFMC) has three programs
in which you can participate – sometimes without any
Teachers And Schools financial commitment.
Adopt-a-Class is district-wide and covers elementary,
By Jackie Holfelder middle and high schools, as well as specialized programs.
Along with members of the medical community and With just the click of a mouse, you can adopt a classroom
other frontline responders, few occupations have become for $100 for the entire school year and keep teachers from
more beloved to the community than teachers. As parents reaching into their own pockets to fill their classroom
and other adults scrambled to become effective home needs. There is no limit to the number of times a
schoolers, many viewed the importance and skill set of classroom/program can be adopted. Payment by check
teachers with different eyes. is also an option.
Now, as the challenges of COVID-19 continue, Visit www.educationfoundationmc.org and click on
teachers and educators are grappling with situations that Adopt-A-Class on the left side navigation of the home
could not have been predicted. Even in the best of times, page for links to schools, as well as all enrollment
they face a cash crunch for the extras and supplies that information.
add so much to the classroom experience. Fund-A-Project, as the name implies, is EFMC’s
Many families have had their incomes adversely opportunity to invest directly in projects that exemplify
affected by repercussions of the virus, but the Education the creativity and commitment found in Martin County

Amanda Michael, a second-year teacher from Pinewood
Elementary, with some of the materials donated through an
EFMC program

schools. Filter by the amount of money you wish to
donate, type of project you’d like to sponsor or school
where you’d like to invest. Whether you give $5, $20,
$500 or more, 100 percent of your donation will directly
fund the specific classroom need of your choice.
Visit www.educationfoundationmc.org and click on
Fund-a-Project on the left side navigation of the home
page to learn details of the program and how to contribute.
Education Foundation of Martin County’s Bulletin
Board module connects community and classrooms for
non-monetary needs, providing for a direct exchange of
offerings and materials to support education in Martin
County. Businesses can post internship opportunities
for students and externship opportunities for teachers,
offer experts to speak to classes or sit on career and
technical education advisory boards – or they can offer
gently used equipment for classroom use. Nonprofits can
post volunteer or scholarship opportunities for students.
Individuals can post non-monetary offerings like gently
used children’s books or recycled materials for classroom
projects. Postings can be made visible only to teachers
and principals, not the public. Teachers can post need
for materials for projects (old magazines, gently used
children’s books, shoe boxes, etc.), and seek experts to get
involved in a class project or career day. Possibilities are
just about endless. Students can use the site when looking
for scholarship, internship, or volunteer opportunities.
Visit www.educationfoundationmc.org and click on
Bulletin Board Listings on the side menu.
Take advantage of Education Foundation of Martin
County’s three unique programs to support teachers’
projects during this challenging year. For more
information, call (772) 600-8062.

Photo provided by EFMC

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