$3000 awarded to Mark Taggart, 4th grade teacher at Marshwood Great Works School for his fitness trail project. The funds will be used to build a 2,000-foot long fitness path which will support the school’s physical education program, wellness goals, and community-building initiatives;

$600 awarded to Ann Shisler, 2nd grade teacher at Eliot Elementary School for her Happy Birthday Eliot project. The money will support the school’s local history curriculum by funding a song-writing residency with local musician Sammie Haynes, and creating an opportunity for all students to be involved in the town’s bicentennial celebration in August 2010.