CF mini-grants to fund four projects

Last updated Jan 12, 2012 12:0pm0

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GRANTS AWARDED. Dennis Schilling (left) from CF Industries, Inc. awards four mini-grants to (left to right) Nicholas Weishaar, Cindy Edgren, Diane Leffel, Donna Koch and Susan Schafer for educational projects in the Ritzville school district. -Journal photo by Katelin Davidson

Dennis Schilling of CF Industries, Inc. awarded five teachers with mini-grants on Jan. 6, to help fund agricultural and environmental projects for the Ritzville school district.

The teachers applied for the mini-grants through CF Industries, Inc. where the requests are reviewed and approved.

The applications include statistics about how many students will be participating and the expected cost of the projects.

This year, Susan Schafer, who teaches preschool and kindergarten, applied for a $400 mini-grant for a pumpkin patch visit at Country Mercantile for both of the classes. This will help 40...