Representatives from Dollar General present Selmer Elementary School in Selmer, Tennessee with a Beyond Words grant.
The Dollar General Literacy Foundation presented five schools with funds totaling $50,400 from its Beyond Words grant program. The contributions are intended to support school libraries’ rebuilding efforts following natural disasters. Recipients include:
Grand Caillou Middle School in Houma, Louisiana- Raceland Middle School in Raceland, Louisiana
- Selmer Elementary School in Selmer, Tennessee
- Wanda Kendall Elementary School in Watseka, Illinois
- Whitehall Junior Senior High in Whitehall, New York
“In the spirit of Dollar General’s mission of
Serving Others, the Dollar General Literacy Foundation is proud to help rebuild these school libraries after their communities were impacted by significant flooding and hurricanes,” said Denine Torr, executive director of the Dollar General Literacy Foundation. “We hope these funds will support the libraries’ restoration and provide new resources, helping students to continue being inspired and engaged in learning.”
The Beyond Words grant program provides funding to school libraries affected by disasters, helping school libraries rebuild, reestablish and/or expand library resources and programs. Since its inception in 2006, the program has awarded more than $2.7 million, impacting more than 115,000 students in 31 states.
Eligible applicants must be public schools serving students from pre-kindergarten through 12th grade located within 15 miles of a Dollar General store, distribution center or the Company’s Store Support Center in Goodlettsville, Tennessee. The library must have either lost its building or incurred substantial damage or hardship due to a natural disaster, fire or act recognized by the federal government as terrorism. Applications must be made within two years of the disaster.
The Beyond Words grant program provides funding to school libraries affected by disasters, helping school libraries rebuild, reestablish and/or expand library resources and programs. Since its inception in 2006, the program has awarded more than $2.7 million, impacting more than 115,000 students in 31 states.
Eligible applicants must be public schools serving students from pre-kindergarten through 12th grade located within 15 miles of a Dollar General store, distribution center or the Company’s Store Support Center in Goodlettsville, Tennessee. The library must have either lost its building or incurred substantial damage or hardship due to a natural disaster, fire or act recognized by the federal government as terrorism. Applications must be made within two years of the disaster.
