LCRA and PEC representatives present a $25,000 grant to the Junction Independent School District to repair and update the elementary school playground. The grant is part of LCRA’s Community Development Partnership Program. Pictured, from left to right, are: Celeste Mikeska, PEC youth engagement representative; Caroline Porter, PEC community relations coordinator; Lori A. Berger, LCRA Board member; Jurahee Silvers, Junction Elementary School principal; Kaycie Sullivan, Junction ISD tech director; Mike Carter, Junction ISD superintendent; and Steve Dyer, LCRA Governmental Affairs representative.
The Junction Independent School District soon will update the elementary school playground and install a new playscape, thanks to a $25,000 community development grant from the Lower Colorado River Authority and Pedernales Electric Cooperative.
The Community Development Partnership Program grant, along with matching contributions from the school district, will enable major repairs and updates to be made to the school playground. The district also will add a new, larger playscape complete with spiral slides, climbing walls, bridges and saddle seats. Once complete, the renovated playground will comply with the American with Disabilities Act and will be accessible to all children.
The upgrades will create a safer, more interactive area for students and visitors.
“The elementary school is centrally located in our small community,” said Jurahee Silvers, Junction Elementary School principal. “Parents bring their children to play at the playground during our high school football games, on weekends or during local community events. We consider this a community playground. Every school-aged child should have safe environment in which to play.”
The playground serves over 500 local students every day.
The community grant is one of a number of grants recently awarded through LCRA’s Community Development Partnership Program. The program provides economic development and community assistance grants to cities, counties, volunteer fire departments, regional development councils and other nonprofit organizations in LCRA’s wholesale electric and water service areas. The program is part of LCRA’s effort to give back to the communities it serves. PEC is one of LCRA’s wholesale electric customers and a partner in the grant program.
Applications for the next round of grants will be accepted Jan. 1-31, 2019. More information is available at
lcra.org/cdpp.
About LCRA
The Lower Colorado River Authority serves customers and communities throughout Texas by managing the lower Colorado River; generating and transmitting electric power; providing a clean, reliable water supply; and offering access to nature at more than 40 parks, recreation areas and river access sites along the Texas Colorado River, from the Hill Country to the Gulf Coast. LCRA and its employees are committed to enhancing the lives of Texans through water stewardship, energy and community services. LCRA was created by the Texas Legislature in 1934. For more information, visit
lcra.org.
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Source: LCRA Business News
