Williams -Rockwell Educational Gift Fund Providing $82,831.60 in grants to applicants
The Committee finalized the grants to 15 different items of applicants from the Gardner Public School System on March 7, 2024. View the complete Press Release containing comments from officials and recipients and more detail, CLICK HERE.
Background: The Williams-Rockwell Education Gift Fund was established in 2014 following the auction of Norman Rockwell’s “Willie Gillis in the Convoy” painting. The fund was set up to provide financial assistance to projects and programs requested by the faculty and administration of Gardner Public Schools to enrich the experiences of Gardner’s students. The grants are funded by the interest and capital gains earned from investments of the sale price of the painting. From the auction to the disbursement of the grants, the Williams-Rockwell Educational Gift Fund has been a collective effort in bringing about a way to give back to the city and its students for years to come. To date, the Committee has awarded $610,064.00.
COMPLETE DETAILS in Press Release, CLICK HERE.
View Large Image of Painting and details about it, CLICK HERE.
| Description of Grant Awarded | Amount |
|---|---|
| 1. Learning Through Arts and Music | $800 |
| 2. Attendance at Great East Band Festival for 4th Grade Band | $3000 |
| 3. Attendance of Elementary Students to Showing of Finding Nemo the Musical | $3000 |
| 4. Artwork Exhibition Display Panels for Art Shows at 3 Schools | $13,000 |
| 5. Cost of Gardner Middle School students to attend Nature’s Classroom | $20,000 |
| 6. Fitness and Recreation Supplies for Gardner Academy Intramural program | $2000 |
| 7. Two (2) new spotlights for Gardner High School Auditorium | $1900 |
| 8. To Fund Artist Bren Bataclan as Artist in Residence for a week at Gardner Elementary School | $3750 |
| 9. New Concert Tuba for Gardner High School Concert Band | $5420 |
| 10. Student Sound Lab Equipment for Gardner Academy | $1300 |
| 11. State of the art laser cutter for Gardner Academy | $5500 |
| 12. Train a service – emotional support – comfort dog to assist students at Gardner Elementary School | $10,000 |
| 13. Baby Simulators and Software for Gardner High School | $6594.60 |
| 14. Peer Mediation Training Materials for Gardner Middle School | $2000 |
| 15. Study Space Creation at Gardner High School with purchase of furniture | $4100 |