WCCU Awards over $9,000 in Teacher Grants to Local Teachers
Friday, January 3, 2025
Westerly Community Credit Union is proud to announce they have recently awarded (19) WCCU Teacher Grants, totaling over $9,000, for the 2024/25 school year. This year, the Westerly Community Credit Union has awarded teacher grants to teachers from the Coventry, Exeter-West Greenwich, Narragansett, South Kingstown, Stonington, and Westerly school districts. To date, WCCU has awarded over $72,000 in teacher grants.
Congratulations to the following Teacher Grant Recipients:
"We're incredibly fortunate to have such dedicated educators in our community," said Steve White, WCCU President and CEO. "Our Teacher Grant program is a testament to our ongoing commitment to supporting their innovative ideas and fostering a brighter future for our students."
Congratulations to the following Teacher Grant Recipients:
- Kelly Kramer, Emilie Cunningham-Joost, Kristen Deschene, Anthony Costa and Esther Wolk of the Coventry School District
- Christine Conley of the Exeter-West Greenwich School District
- Jessica DeRemer, Melissa O’Neil and Sarah Dully, Krystal Uricchio, and Jennifer Loiselle of the Narragansett School District
- Paula Rekos, Ryan Muir, Jonathan Sigman, and Amber Horton Lambert of the South Kingstown School District
- Alexis Moniz, Rosamaria Burger, Marika Heughins, and Kirsten Anderson of the Stonington School District
- Chris Haase of the Westerly School District
"We're incredibly fortunate to have such dedicated educators in our community," said Steve White, WCCU President and CEO. "Our Teacher Grant program is a testament to our ongoing commitment to supporting their innovative ideas and fostering a brighter future for our students."
Westerly Community Credit Union’s Teacher Grant Program awarded grants in values up to $500. These grants are awarded annually to support creative and experiential educational projects or programs in the area’s school districts. Special consideration is given to innovative projects that strengthen the relationship between our schools and the community at large, and to projects that support student excellence. All applications are judged on the following criteria: Educational Focus, Promotion of Skills/Excellence, Creativity/Innovation, Community Connection, and Goal Clarity/Attainability.
Please contact Kim Gates, WCCU’s Financial Education Manager, at 401-596-7000 x2124 or [email protected] with any questions regarding WCCU’s Teacher Grant Program. 2025 applications will become available in July with a deadline of October 31st, 2025. You can also visit www.westerlyccu.com/teacher-grant for program details.
About Westerly Community Credit Union:
The WCCU mantra, #WCCUCares, emphasizes their focus on caring about their members, their members’ financial success, and their community. Established in 1948, Westerly Community Credit Union is a local, full–service financial institution that currently serves over 23,000 members with lending and deposit products through convenient locations in Westerly, Richmond, Wakefield, Coventry, and online at www.westerlyccu.com. Recent WCCU awards: Westerly Sun’s 2024 Community Choice for Best Credit Union and Best Financial Planning Services; Southern RI 2024 Community Choice Awards for Best Credit Union; Southern RI 2023 Chamber Choice Awards “Spreadin’ the Love Giving Back Award”, as well as PBN’s Best Places to Work (2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024) and PBN’s Fastest Growing Companies (2024).