During its Feb. 27 meeting, the Calvert City Community Advisory Team (CAT) approved donating $5,591.00 in mini-grants to four local schools. Each fall and spring semester, CAT donates up to $6,000 to area schools through mini-grants to support STEM-related projects.
Five mini-grants were awarded this spring to Benton Elementary School, Calvert Elementary School, Jonathan Elementary School and North Livingston Elementary School. Approved projects included:
“Little Bits” Kits which are sturdy, reusable magnetic building blocks with gears, motors, etc.
Kits for earth, life and physical science – students will participate in Midnight Science Madness using the kits
Study of friction and weight using bowling balls
Kits for the study of spatial reasoning by building roadways and testing cars to determine why a car does or does not reach the end of the road
Kits for building ten different 3-D houses
“These mini-grants are a way for us to give back to and support our community and schools,” said Toni Darnall, Evonik Corporation Environmental Manager. “The mini-grants allow teachers to purchase and incorporate educational items into their curriculum that might not be available within their regular budgets.”
Formed in 1992, the CAT membership includes residents and representatives from 11 Calvert City chemical and industrial plants. The CAT resident members meet regularly with representatives from the plants to discuss issues of concern to both residents and the plants. The advisory team provides a forum for the plants to respond directly to the community’s questions, comments or concerns.
Calvert City companies that participate in the CAT are Arkema, Inc.; Ashland, Inc.; Clean Earth, Inc.; Carbide Industries, LCC; Cymetech Corporation; Estron Chemical, Inc.; Evonik Corporation; Lubrizol Advanced Materials, Inc.; Sekisui SC; Wacker Chemical Corporation; and Westlake Vinyls, Inc.##
