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Florida DKG Educational Foundation

Past Award and Grant Recipients

2023 

Educational Grant Recipients

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Racquel House​
 Hollywood Park Elementary
 Hollywood, Florida
Project: SEL & Mindfulness ​Game Room

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Patricia Johnson

Satellite Beach United Methodist Church
Satellite Beach,  Florida 
  Project: Energizing Pre-Schoolers With the WONDERS OF SCIENCE

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​​Mary Keip
Dunnellon Elementary 
Dunnellon,  Florida 
Project: Touching Lives by Teaching Music

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​Bobbi Kelley
Sleepy Hill Elementary
Lakeland, Florida
Project: Explorers' Corner Reading Center

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​Patricia Layton
Dunnellon Elementary
Dunnellon, Florida
Project: Classroom Libraries for Young Readers
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​Susan Peters
PossAbilites Plus
Atlantic  Beach, Florida

Project: Curtain Up!  Light the Lights


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​Dr. Precious Symonette
Miami Norland Senior High
Miami Gardens, Florida
Project: Miami Norland Senior High School's INTERNATIONAL Poetry FESTIVAL

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2022

Professional Development Awards

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Doreen  Alvarez
Peace River Elementary School
Port Charlotte, FL
​​Professional Event:  Teaching Learning Coaching Conference, Orlando, FL

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​Darby Kaye  Barfield
Vernon Elementary (K-5)
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Vernon, FL
Professional Event: Graduate Course -Counseling Children with Sexual Trauma (Virtual Course - University of the Southwest)

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Elisabeth  Davis 
Altamonte Christian School 
​Altamonte Springs, FL 
Professional Event: ​Advanced Placement (AP) Project Based Learning Series CANCELLED Funds returned​

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​Lucinda  Rempala
Charlotte Virtual School/Charlotte Tech College (K-12) Port Charlotte, FL
Professional Event: ​“American School Counselor Association National Conference” Austin, Texas


Educational Grants

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​Rebekah  Richey
Retired Educator,
Jeff Triplett Community Center
Sanford, FL
​Project: Sanford Enrichment Field Trip Opportunities

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Beth Cavallaro
Fairglen Elementary
​Cocoa, FL
Project: ​Morning Running Club​

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​Sarah  Watters
Riversink Elementary (K-5)
Crawfordville, FL

Project: 4 Houses, 1 Otter Family

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​Renea  McKenzie
Vernon Elementary (K-5)
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Vernon, FL 

​Project: Bingo for Books

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2021

Professional  Development  Award​
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Missy Jones
Winter Springs Elementary
​Sanford, FL

Professional Development Space Academy for Educators, Huntsville, Alabama


​​Educational Grants

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​Cyd Heyliger-Browne
Miami Dade County Public Library
​Miami, FL

​Project: Discovering Endorphins (Sports Konnected to Literacy and STEAM)

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​Paula Nelson-Shokar

Homestead, FL
Project: "Supporting STEM Learning with iPad Technology"

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​Kathleen Poe
Jacksonville Beach, FL
Project: "Help Me to Be Me"

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​Melissa Whitson
​Roulhac Middle School
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Bonifay, FL
Project: “Check It Out”


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2020

Professional Development Awards

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Jennifer Guarraia
Trinity Catholic
​Tallahassee, FL
​​Professional Event: “Get Your Teach On” National Conference   Orlando FL

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Stacey DeWolfe
Lemon Bay High
​Englewood, FL
Professional Event: Coursework: “Set Theory”; Graduate Level Mathematics

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Kim Franklin
Waller Elementary
​Youngstown, FL
Professional Event​: “FAME” 
​(Florida Association for Media in Education) 
 
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Orlando FL  

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Debbie Bohanan
Zenith Accelerated Learning Academy
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Kissimmee, FL
Professional Event: “ISTE21”(International Society for Technology in Education National Conference)
San Antonio, TX

Educational Grants

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Pam Ayers
Port Charlotte High
​Port Charlotte, FL 

Project: First Chapter Fridays Literature Circles in the High School Classroom

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​Diane Driggers
Medart Elementary
​Crawfordville, FL

​​Project: Creating Future Scientists


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​​Desiraye Pulizzi
Lake Trafford Elementary
​Immokalee, FL

Project: Learning to 'Code' in  Kindergarten

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​Janie Register
Ft. Braden Community Center & Tallahassee Museum
​Tallahassee, FL

Project: 123, Community Helpers Are We!

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Sharon Richardson
First Christian Academy
​DeFuniak Springs, FL
Project: Measurements Matter

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​​Janice Tucker
Ft Mose'  Historic Park and Lincolnville Museum
​St. Augustine FL
Project: Flight to Freedom

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​Debra Spradley
​Tommy Smith Elementary
​Panama City, FL
Project: BrainPOP




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2019

Professional Development Awards

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Nancy Rosenbaum
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Teach/University School
​Tallahassee, FL
Professional Event: Space Academy for Educators, Huntsville, Alabama

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Sarah Watters
​Riversink Elementary
​Crawfordville, FL
Professional Event:​ Happy Teacher Revolution Facilitator Training (online course) 

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2018

​Professional Development Award

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Carol  Hedrick
Lehigh  Elementary
​North Fort Myers, FL
Professional Event: International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE18) Conference  
​Chicago, Illinois


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2017

Professional Development Awards

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​Dr. Stephanie Lutton Carey
University of South Florida
​Tampa, FL

Professional Event:  International Society for Prosthetics and Orthotics (ISPO) 16th World Congress, Cape Town, South Africa​

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Cara Dunford Holt
Yankeetown School
​Yankeetown, FL
Professional Event: Kagan Cooperative Learning - The Writing Process, Orlando, FL



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