Tuesday, January 12, 2010

Live reporting - Best Buddies

b. Best Buddies Grant Awards
1. Sue Streeter, Mark Berthiaume



Franklin High School

1) Awarded to Applicants: Erin Miller and Miriam Connolly, in the amount of $295 for: Field Trip to Pump It Up
The Best Buddies (BB) FHS Chapter will take a trip to Pump It Up, Franklin, MA for 3 staff and up to 25 Buddies and Peer Buddies.

2) Awarded to Applicant: Erin Miller, in the amount of $1,050 for: The 2nd Annual Best Buddies Prom
The BB FHS Chapter will host its second annual Prom at the Adirondack Club in Franklin in March, 2010. The chapter will invite students from the BB high school chapters at Easton, Norton, Milford and Foxboro. The Franklin chapter will charge visiting students for tickets; grant funds are to cover all other associated costs. Estimated attendance is 80 people.

3) Awarded to Applicant: Erin Miller, in the amount of: $1,000 for: Presentation by Team Hoyt
The BB FHS Chapter will invite Rick and Dick Hoyt, of “Team Hoyt”, to speak to FHS population.

4) Awarded to Applicants: Erin Miller and Miriam Connolly, in the amount of $1,275 for: Field Trip to Special Olympics Track Meet
The BB FHS Chapter will participate in the Special Olympics track meet at North Attleboro High School in May, 2010. The trip would involve students from BB at FHS and Annie Sullivan Middle School as well as the students enrolled in the “Introduction to Developmental Disabilities” class at FHS. Grant to cover all associated costs.

5) Awarded to Applicant: Erin Miller, in the amount of $400 for: BB Year-End Dinner
The FHS BB student officers and their 1:1 buddies will celebrate their developing friendships at a year-end dinner in June, 2010.


6) Awarded to Applicant: Erin Miller, in the amount of $400 for: Breakfast/Lunch Gift Cards
The FHS BB student officers and their 1:1 buddies will receive gift cards to afford them an opportunity to get together for breakfast or lunch to help further their friendships beyond the classroom.


7) Awarded to Applicants: Erin Miller and Miriam Connolly, in the amount of $500 for: Cinema Tickets
The FHS BB student officers and their 1:1 buddies will receive cinema tickets to provide them with an opportunity to get together for a movie to help further their friendships beyond the classroom.

Annie Sullivan Middle School

1) Awarded to Applicants: Marilee Gleason, Jonathan Mello and Elizabeth Hawk, in the amount of $400 for: Field Trip to Pump It Up
The Best Buddies (BB) ASMS Chapter will take a trip to Pump It Up, Franklin, MA for 6 staff and up to 70 Buddies and Peer Buddies.

2) Awarded to Applicants: Marilee Gleason, Jonathan Mello and Elizabeth Hawk, in the amount of $130 for: Field Trip – Bowling
The ASMS BB officers and their 1:1 buddies will go bowling after school.

3) Awarded to Applicants: Marilee Gleason, Jonathan Mello and Elizabeth Hawk, in the amount of $482.50 for: BB Club PE Equipment
The ASMS BB Chapter will purchase PE equipment to be used for its weekly club activities.

4) Awarded to Applicants: Marilee Gleason, Jonathan Mello and Elizabeth Hawk, in the amount of $250 for: Social/Language Field Trips
The ASMS BB Chapter will make several outings to local community business for the purpose of increasing social/language opportunities.


total over $6,000






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