NEOEA - Awards and Grants - Public Relations Mini-Grants

Free money for your members! Sounds too good to be true, doesn't it? Well, in this case, it's good, and it's true! The North Eastern Ohio Education Association invites you and your local association to receive some of your NEOEA dues dollars back in the form of the annual NEOEA PR Mini-grant.

NEOEA's Public Relations Committee budget sets aside $12,500 to provide grants of up to $250 to local associations. Your local association may use one of these grants for a public relations project that will promote a positive image of your association within your community. Grants are awarded based on the public relations benefit to the community and/or the association demonstrated in the application. Please be sure the primary purpose of the funding is to provide exposure for your association outside the school and in the community.

Why not take advantage of this opportunity to enhance the image of your local association within your community? To do so, complete the simple, one-page grant application provided. Your application must be postmarked by December 31, 2009, and must bear at least two signatures from among those of your local president, PR chairperson, or treasurer. E-mail applications received by the due date will also be accepted if accompanied by e-mails from at least two of the signers listed on the application form. Recipients of the grant will be informed by the end of January 2010.

Local affiliates which send at least one delegate to the fall NEOEA Representative Assembly may apply for a second grant involving an additional public relations activity.

Proof of completion of activity is required, such as a program, photo, news article, receipt, etc., and must be sent to the NEOEA office by December 1, 2010. Eligibility for future grants is dependent upon the provision of proof.

The number of grants actually awarded is affected by the number of qualifying applications received. NEOEA cannot guarantee that all qualified applicants will receive grants.

Please note: Grants are not awarded to purchase equipment or supplies normally used by local associations to conduct routine business, to fund student or staff scholarships, to purchase instructional materials, or to reimburse costs of internal activities.

The deadline for application is December 31, 2009.

Download an application (PDF format) by clicking here now!

Send all entries to:

NEOEA
PR Mini-Grants
5422 E. 96th St., Suite #200
Garfield Heights, OH 44125-5330

Recipients of the 2009-10 Public Relations Mini-grants
Local Association	Project	Description

Ashtabula Area TA	Lakeside Spirit Towels	We'll purchase spirit/rally towels to give away at home basketball game.
Ashtabula Area TA	Making Ashta-beautiful	By planting colorful flower beds at the intersection of our town's major roads and by placing signs we'll promote our Association's support of "Learning and Growing."
Barberton EA	Congrats, Grads!	BEA members placed "Congratulations BHS Graduate" signs in the yards of graduating seniors.
Bedford EA	Graduation Signs	Each graduating senior from Bedford HS will receive a sign to post in their yard or window which states "Proud Bedford High School Graduate."
Canfield EA	CEA Community Outreach Tailgate	Held in conjunction with the last home football game and senior night for fall athletes, we handed out upcoming levy information and spoke with community members about happenings in our district.
Champion SSA	CSSA Spirit Pride	Each Friday CSSA staff will wear their shirts for Spirit Day; the logo will represent our pride in our school but promote who represents CSSA.
Chardon EA	Annual Spring Recognition Dinner	We recognize a local citizen as a Friend to Education at our annual banquet.
Clearview EA	Graduation Yard Signs	"Congratulations Graduates" yard signs will be printed and placed in the lawn of each Clearview graduate to show pride that the teachers association and the school has in its graduates.
Conneaut EA	Back to School Book bag Distribution	CEA members donate their time and money to purchase book bags for local students to assist families in the community.
Copley TA	Copley Teachers Support Read Across America	Copley Teachers Association and Read Across America -- a winning combination.
Copley TA	Support Our Student Athletes	By buying an ad in the fall/spring/spring sports program, the parents of the students and district citizens will see that we support the hard work of the students, and, therefore, we will be seen as a group who supports the schools in the district and public education as a whole.
East Cleveland EA	ECEA Basketballs for Support	Basketballs will be imprinted with "ECEA - Making a Difference in the Community!"
Elyria EA	Southside Festival Book Giveaway	The Elyria EA donates summer reading and writing materials to the children who attend Elyria's "Taste of the South" festival to build relationships and enhance the image of our local with the public.
Firelands EA	FEA's Congratulating Character Award	FEA's Congratulating Character award is to celebrate kids that possess good character traits that will help them to be successful in school and in life.
Howland Classroom TA	Oh! The Places You Go with Books	This program encourages families to read together and discover all the places reading can take you.
Kenston EA	Teachers Working for Kids	We will be distributing pens engraved with "Teachers Working for Kids - Kenston EA" at conference nights as parents support our goal to educate.
Lakewood TA	A Book for Every Child	The LTA will bridge the relationship between home and school by supporting the students' self-esteem and a sense of community to school, home, and community by providing a grade-level book.
Lorain Assn. of Classified Employees	Labor Day Family Picnic	The Lorain County Labor Unions' Family Labor Day Celebration is always a rewarding experience, and we are proud to be able to participate and, hopefully, the kids will use our school supplies and think of us during the school year.
Maple Heights TA	Proud of Our Graduates	MHTA displays congratulatory signs in graduates' yards.
Mentor Classified Employees	Taking Public Education to the Public	Enlightening our community about public education and MCE at the "It's Better in Mentor" festival.
Midview EA	MEA's Friend of Education Award	The award reflects an idea that the Midview Education Association's membership has always believed: the more positive people there are involved in the education of a child, the more chances for success in that child's life.
Newbury EA	Welcome to Newbury Schools!	Packets of goodies will be distributed to welcome new students to our schools (K-12) to show are local cares about our students from the beginning and throughout their lives.
Nordonia Hills EA	Go Knights!	NHEA members pass out hand clappers to Nordonia fans at the first home football game to show support and promote school pride.
North Olmsted EA	North Olmsted Teachers Care	NOEA teachers assisted the students in their community in this time of need.
North Ridgeville EA	Friends of Education/ Community Pride Day/May Art Show	Friends of Education Banquet honors community volunteers who devote their time to the students of North Ridgeville City Schools. Community Pride Day is an annual county-wide event in which the NREA provides doughnuts and juice to community volunteers who participate in helping make the community of North Ridgeville beautiful and clean. The May Art Show is an art show that showcases the talented students in our district at the public library. An opening reception is provided by the NREA for the community and the show is displayed for two weeks for the community.
North Royalton EA	NREA Sign	A banner to promote our local association to take to sporting events, meetings, and open houses.
Orange TA	Orange Giving to Orange	By making and sending Thanksgiving cards, this OTA-sponsored service project supported an Orange graduate and his company in Afghanistan.
Parma EA	Placing Historical Plaque in Parma	PEA made a contribution for the historical marker which celebrates the Fay family and their contributions to developing the City of Parma.
Portage Co. EA of the MR	Shred It and Forget It…Your Sensitive Documents Safely Disposed	We would provide much needed service and be posted on Shred-It website as a participant--giving our union nontraditional exposure. It would also benefit the families we serve by securely destroying medical, financial, and personal information to protect privacy and identity.
Revere EA	Congratulations Graduating Seniors	REA posted signs in each graduating senior's yard congratulating them for 12 years of hard work.
Revere EA	Veterans Day/Yearbook Ad	Our partnership (REA/NEOEA) with the students, staff, and administration of Revere demonstrates our pride and gratitude to the veterans in our community and on our staff who have served or are currently serving our country. Chronicling the past REA scholarship recipients in the yearbook demonstrates REA's continuing support of Revere students pursuing a career in education.
Sandusky EA	SEA Graduate Recognition	First, we will give t-shirts to graduating seniors as a gift and good testament to the support we offer our students as they venture out into the world. Secondly, the yard signs would be a way to reach out to all those who frequent our town, especially in the month of June as our tourism is beginning to pick up.
Sheffield-Sheffield Lake CEA	Senior Citizens Spaghetti Dinner	Sponsoring dinners for community members allows them to see our staff, be entertained by our students, and feel like part of our community.
Sheffield-Sheffield Lake TA	Cardinal Pride	Promotes school spirit and public education through the use of our local association t-shirt give-away at home football games.
Sheffield-Sheffield Lake TA	Community Days Celebration	SSLTA will provide give-aways at the annual community "homecoming" which promotes and celebrates the City of Sheffield Lake.
Streetsboro EA	Levy Ads from SEA	Members of the SEA are the foundation of the Streetsboro Schools and the community.
Streetsboro EA	Your Teachers Are Proud of You	The yard signs show that "Your Teachers Are Proud of You" in conjunction with a picture competition so the seniors send us pictures of the signs.
Tallmadge TA	Take Me Out to the Ball Game II	TTA members found relief for baseball fever with their own Tallmadge little league t-ball team!
Tallmadge TA	Trim the Tree for Charity	TTA members celebrated the joy of the holiday season by decorating and donating a special tree for the Holiday Tree Festival for Children's Hospital of Akron.
Twinsburg EA	Recycling Signs	Recycling signs to be posted at the Twinsburg Athletic Field to provide information for the public on proper use of new recycling bins.
Wadsworth EA	Holiday Parade	Teachers and their families walked in the holiday parade handing out pencils to the children.
Wellington EA	Ice Cream Social	Our ice cream social provided our association an opportunity to network and socialize with our community.
Wellington Support Staff	Wellington School's 100th Day Student Appreciation	Each student will receive a window cling wishing them "Happy 100th Day of School" with a message that the support staff appreciates working with them every day.
Willoughby-Eastlake TA	Community Youth Baseball	We sponsored two teams last year with grant and local funding. We have six communities in our district and would like to expand our outreach to the four largest.
Youngstown EA	YMCA Community Cup	Our local association took part in a community-wide athletic event that attracts people from our whole area.
YSU-ACE	Pete the Penguin Reads Across America	Pete the Penguin, YSU's mascot, encourages students to read daily.
YSU-APAS	"YSU-APAS Cares" Bears for Children of Domestic Violence	YSU-APAS purchased personalized teddy bears to be donated to the Youngstown Police Department and given to children of domestic violence victims.

Congratulations to all the grant recipients. Please let NEOEA know how your project was carried out. We can share your ideas and encourage other locals to put educational employees and public education in the community spotlight.