Local Farmers Insurance agent Edward VanEckert honored teacher Richard Lutomski at Bishop George Ahr High School, Edison, on April 12 with an educational grant of $2,500 as part of the insurer’s Thank America’s Teachers program.
Lutomski’s grant will give at least 50 more students the opportunity to participate in service-based retreats that give students the opportunity to perform many different types of community service, including packing lunches to send to soup kitchens; volunteering at Elijah’s Promise, TASK (Trenton Area Soup Kitchen), and the New Jersey Community Food Bank; supporting local food drives; and participating in fundraising walks.
Lutomski is among 60 winners nationally to receive a $2,500 educational grant through the Farmers Insurance Thank America’s Teachers national program in 2016. Across the nation teachers submitted proposals for funding during the first-round of submissions via the ThankAmericasTeachers.com website.