22 teachers in Durham, Franklin, Nash/Rocky Mount, Johnston, Granville and Wake counties have been awarded the 2023-2024 Bright Ideas grants.  The grants will be used for a variety of classroom programs throughout the school year. Grant winners are:

Edwin Davis	Needham Broughton High	Wake
Angelica Smith	North Wake College & Career Academy	Wake
John Wozniak	Nash Central High	Nash
Carrie Jones	Dillard Drive Middle	Wake
Carol Jemiolo	Apex Friendship Middle	Wake
Carolyn Vickers	Butner Stem Elementary	Granville
Tracy Prince	Franklinton High	Franklin
Katarzyna Poleszak	Franklin Co Early College	Franklin
Carole Griffin	J F Webb High	Granville
Kathryn Moore	East Clayton Elementary	Johnston
Cynthia Linton	Stough Elementary	Wake
Abigail Thompson	Granville Central High	Granville
Giselle Elias	Knightdale High	Wake
Bethany Broadwell	East Wake Academy	Wake
Dani Labrada	Butner Stem Elementary	Granville
Kathryn Tharrington	Bunn Elementary	Franklin
Kriston Haynes	East Wake Academy	Wake
Simonae Williams	Wake Forest Charter Academy	Wake
Marcy Keener	Nash Central Middle	Nash
Africa Dutor	Southwest Elementary	Durham
Becky Devinney	Clayton Middle	Johnston
Karen Waller	Timber Drive Elementary	Wake

 

The funds for the Bright Ideas grants come from WEMC members who agree to round up their light bill to the nearest whole dollar through the Operation RoundUp program. For example, if the bill is $190.91 – the bill will be rounded up 9 cents to $191.00. These pennies add up to major dollars. Partial funding also comes from the North Carolina Electric Membership Corporation, located in Raleigh, NC. The NCEMC consists of a family of corporations formed to support the state’s 27 electric cooperatives.

Wake Electric is a non-profit electric utility serving over 43,500 consumers in parts of Durham, Franklin, Granville, Johnston, Nash, Vance, and Wake counties.