Photos of Recent Grants
Imojean Dedrick, OCCF Executive
Director presents a check to Debbie
Wilson, Throop Elementary First
Grade teacher for a program titled
“Science Literacy Bags”
School receives a check for new
speech contest materials.
Imojean Dedrick presents a grant
for an incubator to Sandi Sears
from Throop Elementary School.
Natasha Johns, Orleans Elementary School accepted
grants for four classroom projects, also accepting on
behalf of fellow teachers Janice Hayes, Benna Tuttle,
and Shelia Salkeld. The four third-grade teachers
received funding for various class room projects
including: an indoor Ecosystem, Accelerated Reader
Program materials, Trade Books , Math Bowl
calculators, and a digital camera to record scientific
investigative lab work.
Bob Turner from Lost River
Community Coop accepts a
check for the “Lost River
Clean-up”.
Dan Smetzer accepts a check for the
Jubilee Health Care, to provide
structure improvement to enable the
organization to utilize space for
meetings, storage, and examination
areas.
Schelia Rush of Orange County
SOAR accepts a check for an adult
literacy program.   
Betsy Robertson of the Paoli
Chamber of Commerce accepts a
check for the purchase of a new
welcome sign for the town of Paoli.
Sherry Padgett receives a check
for the Main Street Program.
Brandy Terrell, Southern Hills
Outpatient Coordinator receives a
check for a program title “Bullying
Prevention”
County Substance Abuse program
receives a grant for material that
support the educational services
within schools, courts and
probation.