- May 5, 2024
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Scholarship donor tours school
“I never realized you need so much stuff for a hurricane,” said Don Johnson, project manager for Frontline Insurance.
He was watching fifth graders at Calvary Christian Academy on West Granada Boulevard get a lesson in emergency preparedness on Feb. 2. Representatives of the insurance company visited the school as guests of the Step Up For Students Scholarship Program, which administers scholarships to private schools for students. Frontline is a donor for the program.
“We like to show donors where there money is going,” said Ann Mackey, chief financial officer for Step Up for Students.
Teacher Linda Weaver said learning about hurricane preparation is important for every age group. She said the students will be able to understand what is needed and ask their parents questions as a hurricane approaches.
One of the lessons the kids learned from Weaver is that three gallons of water is needed for one person for one day. They determined that a family of three would need nine gallons per day, for everything from drinking to brushing their teeth.
The class included a poster-making exercise, showing the things they needed to collect in case of an emergency.
This school year there are 2,370 Volusia County students using Step Up scholarships to attend 43 area schools, according to Ashley McDuffie, marketing manager for the program. Frontline has committed $760,000 to the Step Up For Students Scholarship Program for the 2014-15 school year throughout the state. Companies that donate to the program are eligible for a tax credit.
Calvary Christian Academy educates students in pre-kindergarten through 12th grade, nearly 150 of whom are benefiting from a Step Up scholarship this school year.
