Opportunity for Lind-Ritzville Schools to win special $5,000 grant from CF Industries

CF Industries is offering school districts where its distribution terminals are located, which includes the Lind-Ritzville School District, the opportunity to win a $5,000 grant.

The special grant marks a milestone for CF’s Classroom Minigrant Program –

the one millionth dollar contributed to local educators through a program whose minigrants average approximately $300.

Community members can vote at http://www.cfindustries.com/minigrant for their school district to win a $5,000 grant that will include the official millionth minigrant dollar donated by CF’s Classroom Minigrant program.

Four runner-up districts will receive $1,250 each.

“We’re celebrating both the Classroom Minigrant Program’s millionth dollar donated and the incredible ways our teachers use the minigrants to give students a unique learning experience,” said Dennis Schilling, Superintendent of CF Industries’ Ritzville Terminal.

“Helping local teachers bring new and exciting opportunities focused on agriculture and the environment to the classroom has been one of our best investments.”

For nearly 20 years, CF has awarded minigrants to educators who find innovative ways to incorporate agriculture or the environment into classroom projects, with priority placed on projects that focus on water quality education.

The grants average around $300 each, with larger grants awarded to projects that involve multiple classes or a large group of students.

Recent minigrants awarded to educators from Lind-Ritzville schools include projects to:

Research the connection between apples and bees; Gain practical experience in environmental science research techniques; Research beef production in Washington, how it moves from farm to table; and explore the impact of mining and agriculture on the eagle population.

Voting will run until Nov. 15 at http://www.cfindustries.com/minigrant. The winning school district will be announced on Nov. 16 during American Education Week on CF’s Facebook and Twitter social media platforms.