Seretean Grants

In addition to presenting art programs in our schools, the Jonas Foundation also administers a Seretean Grant in memory of a founding board member, Bud Seretean.  In 2011, his family established this competitive grant which awards a $2,500 grant to one elementary school in each of our three school systems every year.  Schools who want to apply for the grant are asked to select a project that will benefit their school and that incorporates art and strong curriculum skills.

Grant applications need to be submitted by a determined date in October and the winning application from each school system is announced in November so that supplies can be ordered.  The winners of the grant must complete their projects between January and March.  The grant winners are expected to contribute $500 to the grant amount.

The Seretean Foundation Grants History lists all the schools that have won a Seretean Grant.  Over the past eleven years, the Seretean Grants have distributed $65,000 to our area schools.

SERETEAN FOUNDATION GRANTS HISTORY

Year

 Dalton Public Schools Whitfield County Schools

 Murray County Schools

2011-2012

 None Varnell

Woodlawn

2012-2013

 Brookwood Eastside

Northwest

2013-2014

 Brookwood Cohutta Spring Place

2014-2015

 Brookwood Cohutta

Eton

 2015-2016 

 Park Creek Cohutta

Woodlawn

 2016-2017 

 Park Creek Dawnville

Coker

 2017-2018 

 Park Creek Varnell

Woodlawn

 2018-2019 

 Westwood Beaverdale

Northwest

 2019-2020

2020-2021

 Park Creek Coker

Antioch

 

2021-2022

 Park Creek Chatsworth

Pleasant Grove

2020-2022

 Park Creek Eton

Cohutta

(Due to Covid 19, the grants we received in Fall 1919 were not completed until the Spring of 2121)

 

SERETEAN GRANT RECIPIENTS

2022-2023

 

Dalton Public Schools
          “Batik Projects That Enhance Art, Math & Science”
          Park Creek Elementary School
          Kay Dean, Teacher
Murray County Schools
          “Decorating a Garden with Mosaic Stepping Stones”
          Eton  Elementary School
          Amber Richards, Teacher
 Whitfield County Schools
          “Learning to Play Suzuki Tone Chimes and Read Music”
          Cohutta  Elementary
          Randy Harris, Teacher