Yekulis awarded American 1 Credit Union teacher grant

Jozie Bontrager and Andy Mason from American 1 Credit Union personally came to Luther C. Klager Elementary School to present Miss Yekulis with her grant check. Photo courtesy of Luther C. Klager Elementary School.

by Sara Swanson

Each August, American 1 Credit Union posts an open $500 grant competition for educators. The grant reaches educators in Calhoun, Hillsdale, Jackson, Lenawee, Washtenaw, and Wayne Counties. This year they are awarding a total of $7,500 to 15 educators and Melissa Yekulis at Klager Elementary School was one of the lucky recipients! Yekulis submitted a grant request to acquire social studies materials for her new first-grade classroom. She is using the funds to purchase play food and a cash register for the new play store her classroom family funded through Donors Choose. She is also acquiring social studies learning centers built around Michigan first-grade social studies standards of geography, economy, civics, and history.

She states, “I am incredibly grateful for the generosity, kindness, and support the team at American 1 Credit Union has shared with me during the grant funding experience and am excited to make social studies a hands-on learning experience for my students.”

Congratulations, Miss Yekulis!

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by Sara Swanson

Sara Swanson is an editor, writer and a founder of the Manchester Mirror.