45 K-12 Transportation Grants Announced
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE -- November 19, 2008
CONTACT: Scott Hirko, Public Relations Officer,
shirko [at] mihumanities.org, 517-372-0029 ext. 25
$21,373 awarded to help K-12 students attend cultural events across Michigan
(LANSING)-----The Michigan Humanities Council announces 45 grants totaling $21,373 to K-12 schools across Michigan to help pay transportation costs for trips to cultural programs or institutions in this school year. The transportation grants provide support to accredited public or private K-12 schools in Michigan with one grant for up to $500 to attend any Michigan Humanities Council- or Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs-funded museums, galleries, cultural venues, and programs such as music, dance, theatre performances, and cultural/art exhibits. The popularity of the program was demonstrated when demand far exceeded supply – funds allocated for the grant program for the year were exhausted just 10 business days after the initial announcement on October 5.
Below is a list of the schools awarded transportation grants as well as the date, location, and cultural event students will visit. The Council notes that schools receiving transportation grants should be contacted to confirm the details of the trip, as they may have changed.
City |
Name of School |
Event Date |
Place/Event |
Contact Person |
Contact Phone |
NORTHERN MICHIGAN |
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Harbor Springs |
Harbor Spring Middle School |
2/20/2009 |
An Da Union: Mongolian Folk Music, Dennos Museum |
Nancy Nagurka |
231-526-4700 |
WEST MICHIGAN |
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Douglas |
Douglas Elementary School |
Nov - Mar 09 |
Grand Rapids Symphony, GRS Society |
Melissa Raywood |
269-857-2139 |
Fremont |
Daisy Brook Elementary |
4/15/2009 |
LINKUP!, West Shore Symphony Orchestra |
Helen Mellema |
231-924-8280 |
Hart |
Hart Middle School |
2/6/2009 |
A Raisin in the Sun, Grand Rapids Civic theatre |
Tom Kirk |
231-873-6320 |
Spring Lake |
Jeffers Elementary |
4/15/2009 |
LINKUP!, West Shore Symphony |
Rebecca Kaufman |
616-846-5503 |
Comstock Park |
Stoney Creek Elementary |
1/22 & 23/09 |
Grand Rapids Symphony & Ballet |
Amanda Hite |
616-254*5600 |
Grand Rapids |
Grand Rapids Montessori Public School |
Mar - Apr 2009 |
Grand Rapids Symphony |
Barbara Koning |
616-819-1864 |
Grand Rapids |
Orchard View Elementary School |
2/24/2009 |
Concert, Grand Rapids Symphony |
Claire Mahave |
616-447-9050 |
Rockford |
Lakes Elementary School |
2/25/2009 |
Grand Rapids Symphony |
Lori VerMerris |
616-863-6340 |
Wyoming |
Rogers Lane Elementary |
Nov - Mar 2009 |
Grand Rapids Symphony |
Laurie Muntter |
616-530-7516 |
CENTRAL MICHIGAN |
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Coleman |
Coleman Elementary School |
Apr - May 2009 |
Detroit Science Center |
Morag LeFevre |
989-465-6179 |
Saginaw |
Saginaw Arts & Sciences Academy |
11/14/2008 |
Governor's Awards, DIA |
Leisha Gorski |
989-399-5505 |
Coloma |
Coloma Junior High |
3/20/2009 |
Kalamazoo Symphony, Video Games Live |
Daniel Daniel |
269-468-2405 |
MID--MICHIGAN |
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Grand Ledge |
Willow Ridge Elementary |
11/5/2008 |
Wharton Center |
Marlene Promer |
517-925-5775 |
Lansing |
Delta Center Elementary School |
10/14/2008 |
Wharton Center |
Joy Marshall |
517-925-5540 |
Adrian |
Adrain High School |
11/14/2009 |
Governor's Awards at the Detroit Institute of Arts |
Julianne Dolan |
517-266-4523 |
Elsie |
EE Knight Elementary |
12/7/2008 |
Wharton Center |
Susan McMaster |
989-826-5170 |
Ovid |
Leonard Elementary School |
3/2/2009 |
Wharton Center |
Jan Kelley |
989-834-5029 |
East Lansing |
Glencairn Elementary School |
1/26/2009 |
CSI: Live! Wharton Center |
Connie Cannon |
517-333-7930 |
Lansing |
El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz Public School |
12/1/2008 |
Wharton Center |
Charlene Fahie |
517-267-9492 |
Lansing |
Lewton Elementary |
Oct-May 09 |
Wharton Center |
Sandra Atherton |
517-755-5619 |
Lansing |
Resurrection School |
Nov-Apr, 2009 |
Wharton Center, ACT One Series |
Mr. Shannon Kahne |
517-487-0439 |
Lansing |
St. Vincent Home for Children |
Jan-Apr 2009 |
Wharton Center, ACT One Series |
Eileen Platt |
517-323-4734 x1331 |
Lansing |
Wexford Montessori Magnet School |
4/23,24,30,or 5/1/09 |
Museum of African American History |
Janet Robinson |
517-712--1077 |
Hartland |
Creekside Elementary School |
11/3/2009 |
Arts in Education Series, Wharton Center |
Becky Martin |
810-626-2646 |
Howell |
Voyager Elementary School |
Feb-May (TBD) |
Detroit Institute of Arts |
Gay Ludin |
517-552-7500 |
SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN |
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Clawson |
Schalm Elementary School |
5/7/2009 |
DSO Educational Concert |
Andrea Auger-Cole |
248-655-4949 |
Pontiac |
Alcott Elementary School |
3/11/2009 |
Kresge Art Museum |
Shana Burnett |
248-451-7910 |
Pontiac |
Benjamin Franklin Elementary School |
3/11/2009 |
Michigan Historical Museum |
Elberta L. Stephens |
248-451-7720 |
Pontiac |
Emerson Elementary School |
3/26/2009 |
Michigan Historical Museum |
Roselyn Northcross |
248-451-7700 |
Pontiac |
Herrington Elementary School |
3/12/2009 |
MSU Museum |
Pamela Farris |
248-451-7790 |
Pontiac |
Lebaron Elementary |
3/11/2009 |
Kresge Art Museum |
James Long |
248-451-7810 |
Pontiac |
Longfellow Elementary |
3/1/2009 |
Wharton Center |
Kelley Williams |
248-451-7830 |
Macomb |
L'Anse Creuse High School North |
11/14/2008 |
Governor's Awards at the Detroit Institute of Arts |
Evey Simon |
586-493-5270 |
Port Huron |
Michigamme Elementary School |
3/27/2009 |
Cranbrook Art Museum/Science Institute |
Edward J. Baars |
810-984-6523 |
Canton |
Hulsing Elementary School |
Nov - May 09 |
Detroit Institute of Arts |
Carolyn Washington |
734-223-8456 |
Plymouth |
West Middle School |
2/12/2009 |
Edison Institute-Henry Ford MuseUm |
Clint Smiley |
734-416-7599 |
Roseville |
Huron Park School |
1/16 & 30/09 |
Museum of African American History |
Nancy Gitter |
586-445-5780 |
Warren |
Warren Mott High School |
11/13/2008 |
DIA/American Collection |
Jim French |
586-574-3250 |
Detroit |
Academy of the Americas |
2/13/2009 |
Michigan Opera Theater, Alvin Alley Amer. Dance |
Renee Nash |
313-942-5100 |
Detroit |
Burton International |
11/14 or 21/08 |
Egyptian Exhibit, Museum of African American Hist |
Janice Price |
313-596-3800 |
Detroit |
Carstens Elementary School |
11/14/2008 |
Edison Institute/Henry Ford Museum |
Abby Phelps |
313-852-8072 |
Detroit |
University Prep Science & Math Middle Sch |
Jan or Feb (TBD) |
Big Science Lesson, Detroit Science Center |
Margaret Trimer-Hartley |
313-269-5627 |
Detroit |
Isaac Crary Elementary School |
2/1/2009 |
Museum of African American History |
Paula Johnson |
313-852-0612 |
Commerce |
Walled Lake Northern High School |
11/19/2008 |
DaVinci Exhibit, Detroit Science Center |
Sandra Brough-Gresh |
248-956-5500 |
The Michigan Humanities Council, founded in 1974, is a private, non-profit organization, funded in part by the National Endowment for the Humanities.
The Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs serves to encourage, develop and facilitate an enriched environment of artistic, creative, cultural activity in Michigan. It is a state agency within the Michigan Department of History, Arts, and Libraries.
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