11/17/2025
2025-2026 Kiwanis Mini Grant Recipients
This year we are able to award 15 grants, worth $250 each, to assist teachers with specific projects. All teachers in Montgomery County R-II and Immaculate Conception School are able to submit applications in the fall. This year we had 23 applications for the 15 available grants. The grant program is supported financially by many local civic clubs including: Montgomery City Kiwanis, Jonesburg Lions, Jonesburg Optimist, Jonesburg Lady Lioness, Montgomery City Lions, Montgomery County Rotary, and St. Paul Lutheran’s Ladies Aide.
The following applicants were awarded grants this year:
Madelyn Woods, MCMS - Adapting Math & Reading Materials
Nash Miller, MCMS - Health Anatomy Models
Angel Davis, JBE - Building Minds with KEVA
Rebecca Caldwell, MCE - Mat Man & Me
Amanda Davis, JBE - Flexible Seating
Tina Harms, MCE - STEAM It Up in the MakerSpace
Lisa Chisholm, MCMS - Unlocking Potential
Lori Farrar, MCMS - Up Close
Kateryna Henness, MCE - Enhancing Classroom Learning with Interactive Tools
Jill Ashley, MCMS - Standing Desk
Kristal Zerr, MCE - Preschool Playgroup
Jeanette Ventimiglia, JBE - My Feelings Matter
Bailey Mabry, JBE/MCE - Piano Sheet Music
Ginia Gown, MCMS - Blacklight Art
Lacy Gambill, JBE - Baby Doll Circle Time
