Lithonia, GA (September 1, 2016) Georgia United Credit Union completed their "mini-makeover" at Browns Mill Elementary this week as part of their 3rd�annual School Crashers school improvement program.� Browns Mill was nominated by 4th�Grade Teacher, Barbara Denton, earlier this spring and the school was selected from among hundreds of entries to receive a $10,000 school improvement grant. �The school received the majority of their improvements through a Mini Crash workday with 35 volunteers this summer. Projects included exterior paint donated by the DeKalb County School District, professional landscaping, benches, pressure-washing, playground mulch, and new carpet in the music room provided by Mohawk Commercial Carpet.
Ms. Denton says, "I have had the privilege of teaching at Browns Mill for 9 years. While our beautification team has done a phenomenal job, I knew we could benefit from some added assistance! �We were in dire need for a new paint job on the outside of the building, new carpet, and parts of our playground equipment needed replacing. I felt as though our school deserved this makeover because we have been through so many changes over the last few years. We had three different principal changes within the last five years and our band teacher passed away during spring break. I thought that having a makeover would boost the morale of the school and restore some of that Browns Mill School pride! I could not think of a more deserving school that has embraced so much change and yet continues to strive towards excellence in education!"
Browns Mill Elementary is located at 4863 Browns Mill Road in Lithonia and was one of five runner-up grant recipient schools selected from hundreds of entries this spring. Principal Dr. Tiffany Brown worked with both Georgia United and DeKalb County School System facilities over the summer to coordinate School Crasher improvements for completion by the beginning of the new school year.
Other Schools Receiving School Crashers Makeover Grants were:
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Oakcliff Elementary in Doraville received the top prize of a complete campus makeover on July 22 & 23, including interior & exterior paint, new cafeteria tables & seating, numerous custom wall murals, landscaping, playground improvements and
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Tunnel Hill Elementary in Whitfield County received a media center makeover - including new carpet from Mohawk and 25 Chrome book laptops, plus 30 volunteers for a school beautification day.
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Hambrick Elementary in Stone Mountain received a playground makeover in July including new hardscape surface with painted games, new concrete steps with railing, benches and
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Norcross Elementary in Gwinnett County received a playground improvement grant including hardscape games, portable soccer goals, and installation of an agility course
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Dutchtown Elementary in Hampton received a Pre-K/Special Needs playground
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Georgia United Credit Union is ranked as one of the top credit unions in Georgia in both size and safety at over $1 Billion in assets, 150,000 members and 19 branch locations including four in DeKalb County. Georgia United seeks to make members lives easier by offering products, services and education to help members meet their needs and achieve their goals
Georgia United Credit Union serves all residents of DeKalb County, State Agency employees, Board of Regents college and universities, employees of over 500 companies and 11 county school systems.
