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MEEMIC Foundation Encourages Educators to Apply for Grants

Contact:  Kristy Mitchell, Administrator
MEEMIC Foundation
PH: 1.888.463.3642 x 57535

Deadline to apply is August 31

Auburn Hills – The MEEMIC Foundation for the Future of Education is accepting grant applications through Tuesday, August 31, 2010.   Grant funding is available up to $2,500 for any Michigan educators with innovative program ideas that also hold the potential to impact current curriculum and a large number of students.

The MEEMIC Foundation, created in 1992 by MEEMIC Insurance Company, is a non-profit organization dedicated to advancing the future of education by offering financial assistance to Michigan schools and educators.    Since its inception, the MEEMIC Foundation has contributed nearly $1,000,000 in support of education in Michigan.

Educators wishing to apply for a grant must complete the on-line funding application at www.meemic.com by August 31.  Late entries will not be accepted.

“Any Michigan educator with a creative classroom idea, regardless if the individual offers instruction in a pre-school classroom or in a university lecture hall, is eligible to apply,” Kristy Mitchell, Administrator of the MEEMIC Foundation said.

For more information about MEEMIC Insurance Company and the MEEMIC Foundation, please visit www.meemic.com.  Specific questions about the MEEMIC Foundation can be emailed to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

MEEMIC Foundation for the Future of Education

To mark MEEMIC Insurance Company's 60th Anniversary this year, the company announced a special $25,000 contribution that will be made to the MEEMIC Foundation for the Future of Education.  The Foundation, a non-profit organization that was founded by MEEMIC in 1992, serves to support the Michigan educational community by offering financial assistance in the form of mini-grants.  The $25,000 will be used to fund a special funding round for fall 2010 that will be specifically dedicated to book grant requests of up to $500. 

Information about the MEEMIC Foundation BOOK GRANT can be found by visiting www.meemic.com/bookgrant.

The League - Curriculum by Learning to Give

Please click here for more information about The League.  The following items are required in order to receive the $1,500 grant to support service and service-learning activities in your school:

• Have at least 1 classroom participating in The LEAGUE.
• Participate in a minimum of 3 service/service-learning events over the course of a year.  This could include events and activities that you already participate in, such as a food drive at Thanksgiving.
• Use of one of the over 1,400 lesson plans available at www.learningtogive.org, prior to each event, when possible.
• Evaluate the lessons plans, if applicable.
• Administer a pre-post Student and Teacher survey (copies of the survey can be provided and data will be given to your school for use as you see fit).
• Submit the results of your service project (number of items collected, total of volunteer hours, students participating, etc.) on The LEAGUE website, www.theleague.org