WOODLAND, Maine — Athletes at Woodland Consolidated School will benefit from a $1,000 California Casualty Thomas R. Brown Athletics Grant. The money will allow the school to buy new uniforms for the baseball and softball teams.
The closing of a sister school that Woodland shared teams with forced a name change and the need for new uniforms. Principal Susie Schloeman said the uniforms will help boost self-esteem and pride in the student-athletes.
Another Maine school, Lewiston High School, also received a $1,000 athletics grant from California Casualty. They are among 79 public middle schools and high schools in 32 states awarded a total of $83,000 to aid sports programs affected by tight budgets.
The grant is named for California Casualty Chairman Emeritus Tom Brown, an avid sportsman who believes that teamwork, confidence and sportsmanship help develop high achievers in academics and in life.
Since its inception in 2011, more than $660,000 has been awarded to some 600 schools across the nation.
“All students should have the opportunity to compete,” said Lisa Almeida, assistant vice president with the company. “California Casualty’s 67 year commitment to educators and schools also reaches to athletic fields.”
Public middle and high schools in the Pine Tree State with an unmet need now can apply for next year’s funding. Applications for the 2018-2019 California Casualty Thomas R. Brown Athletics Grants are being taken online at www.calcasathleticsgrant.com. The deadline for consideration is Jan. 15, 2019.
