79 Schools Score 2018 Thomas R. Brown Athletics Grants from California Casualty
SAN MATEO, Calif. (PRWEB) April 13, 2018 -- Athletes at 79 public middle schools and high schools in 32 states will benefit from the 2018 California Casualty Thomas R. Brown Athletics Grant program. More than $83,000 is being given to aid sports programs affected by tight budgets.
The grant is named for California Casualty Chairman Emeritus Tom Brown, an avid sportsman who believes that teamwork, confidence and sportsmanship help develop high achievers in academics and in life. Since its inception in 2011, more than $660,000 has been awarded to some 600 schools across the nation.
Some examples of the how the 2018 Thomas R. Brown Athletics Grants will help schools include:
• Crosby High School (Connecticut) purchase a tackling and blocking sled to increase football team player safety
• Somersworth Middle School (New Hampshire) outfit the softball team with new uniforms
• Red Bay High School (Alabama) provide uniforms and equipment for the baseball team
• Santan Junior High School (Arizona) invest in soccer and track and field equipment for the school’s ADAPTS sports activities for autistic students
• Gervais Middle School (Oregon) outfit the track and field team with sweat suits and a canopy to protect athletes during cold-weather meets
• Matt Garcia Career and College Academy (California) supply balls and basic equipment for the school’s beleaguered volleyball and basketball teams
A complete list of the 2017/2018 recipients follows.
“All students should have the opportunity to compete,” said Lisa Almeida, Assistant Vice President. “California Casualty’s 67 year commitment to educators and schools also reaches to athletic fields.”
Public middle and high schools with an unmet need for a sports program can try for next year; applications for the 2018/2019 California Casualty Thomas R. Brown Athletics Grants are now being taken at http://www.calcasathleticsgrant.com. The deadline for consideration is January 15, 2019.
California Casualty has other initiatives that give back to educators for all their hard work including the “Wherever Your Journey Takes you…We’ll be there” sweepstakes for a chance to win a Dodge Journey, http://www.winajourney.com; $7,500 School Lounge Makeover®, http://www.schoolloungemakeover.com; and $200 Help Your Classroom grants, http://www.calcas.com/help-your-classroom.
Headquartered in San Mateo, California, with Service Centers in Arizona, Colorado and Kansas, California Casualty provides auto and home insurance to nurses, educators, firefighters and law enforcement. Founded in 1914, California Casualty has been led by four generations of the Brown family. Learn more at http://www.calcas.com or by calling 1.800.800.9410.
2017/2018 Thomas R. Brown Athletics Grant Recipients
Alabama
Fairview High School
Red Bay high School
Arizona
Coconino High School (Flagstaff)
Paradise Valley High School (Phoenix)
Santan Junior High School (Chandler)
California
Coalinga High School
Hillcrest High School (Riverside)
Matt Garcia Career and College Academy (Fairfield)
New Dawn High School (San Diego)
Piedmont Hills High School (San Jose)
Pittsburgh High School
Ray Wiltsey Middle School (Ontario)
Stagg High School (Stockton)
Tierra Buena Elementary School (Yuba City)
William Mullholland Middle School (Van Nuys)
Yermo High School
Colorado
Fort Collins High School
Northridge High School (Greeley)
Preston Middle School (Fort Collins)
Wheat Ridge High School
Connecticut
Crosby High School (Waterbury)
Danbury High School
Florida
Key West High School
Iowa
Central City High School
Theodore Roosevelt High School (Des Moines)
Idaho
Burley Jr/Sr. High School
Firth Middle School
Illinois
Elgin High School
Normal Community High School
Indiana
New Albany Senior High School
North Putnam Middle School (Roachdale)
Tell City Jr/Sr. High School
Kansas
Salina High School South
Kentucky
Barbourville High School
Livingston County Middle School (Burna)
Southern High School (Louisville)
Louisiana
Miden High School
Maryland
Milford Mill Academy (Baltimore)
Somerset Intermediate School (Westover)
Maine
Lewiston High School
Woodland Consolidated School
Minnesota
Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa High School (Belgrade)
Braham Area High School
Missouri
Frontier Middle School (O’Fallon)
Kingsville High School
Mississippi
Northwest Jackson IB Middle School
Montana
Florence-Carlton High School (Florence)
Plains Public School
North Carolina
Concord High School
Nebraska
Hampton Public Schools
Omaha Central High School
New Hampshire
Hillside Middle School (Manchester)
Somersworth Middle School
New Jersey
Belleville High School
Cliffside Park School #3
Manchester Regional High School (Haledon)
Port Norris Middle School
Township of Ocean Intermediate School
Ohio
Bath High School (Lima)
Lincolnview High School (Van Wert)
Oregon
Centennial High School (Gresham)
Gervais Middle School
Henley Middle School (Klamath Falls)
Pennsylvania
Homer-Center High School (Homer City)
Lafayette middle School (Uniontown)
Tennessee
Coffee County Central High School (Manchester)
Mt. Pleasant High School
Texas
Jim Barnes Middle School (Seguin)
Memorial 9th Grade Academy (Port Arthur)
Utah
Lehi Junior High School
Virginia
Greensville County High School (Emporia)
Holston High School (Damascus)
Huguenot High School (Richmond)
Washington
Cascade Middle School (Longview)
Mabton Jr. High School
Mountain View Middle School (Bremerton)
Thomas Jefferson High School (Auburn)
Wyoming
Green River High School
Star Valley High School (Afton)
Mark Goldberg, California Casualty, http://www.calcas.com, +1 719.532.8436, [email protected]
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