Ecolab Foundation Awards $1.1 Million to Teachers in 2016 Through Visions for Learning National Educator
Grants Program
Ecolab Inc., the global leader in water, hygiene and energy technologies and services, has awarded $1.1 million in grants to
K-12 educators throughout the U.S. through the Ecolab Foundation’s 2016 Visions for Learning Educator Grants program. The Visions
for Learning program provides K-12 teachers with funds to purchase equipment and materials to enhance the classroom experience for
their students. In 2016, more than 680 grants were provided through the Visions for Learning program, benefitting nearly 340
schools and more than 150,000 students nationwide.
“Ecolab Visions for Learning Educator Grants support the incredible work teachers are doing in their classrooms to augment basic
skills instruction,” said Kris Taylor, vice president of Community Relations at Ecolab. “Teachers submit applications for materials
to make their lesson plans more engaging for students, creating richer educational experiences that will better prepare young
people for successful futures.”
Since the program began in 1986, more than $13.9 million has been distributed to teachers in classrooms across the U.S. The 2016
Visions for Learning program included the distribution of $244,000 in grants to educators in St. Paul, Minn., the home of Ecolab’s
world headquarters.
Projects funded through this year’s grants include reading materials for Spanish, Native American Culture and English Language
Learner classes, supplies for an underwater robotics class, trigonometry surveillance kits, materials for a multicultural poetry
publication class, and resources for an elementary school wind column experiment.
The Ecolab Foundation contributes to the quality of life in the communities where the company operates, supporting organizations
and programs focused on youth and education, civic and community development, arts and culture, and the environment and
conservation. For more information on the Visions for Learning Educator Grants program, visit http://www.ecolab.com/about/corporate-responsibility/community-involvement.
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use and improve operational efficiencies for customers in the food, healthcare, energy, hospitality and industrial markets in more
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