MT. AIRY — In keeping with its more than a quarter-of-a-century tradition of supporting community schools, Nalco Champion an Ecolab company is awarding grants to K-12 teachers in the St. John the Baptist Parish, St. James Parish and St. Charles Parish school systems through the Ecolab Foundation’s 2017 Visions for Learning grant program.

“Education is the cornerstone of a strong community, and a focus of Ecolab’s community giving initiatives,” said James Kulesa, Plant Manager. “Ecolab consistently supports educational initiatives to help today’s students become tomorrow’s leaders. Our Visions for Learning grant program provides teachers with funds to obtain additional classroom materials to help students in grades K-12 achieve their learning goals.”

The deadline for teachers to submit an on-line application for consideration is May 1.

Those interested can find the application at the following link: ecolab.com/about/corporate-responsibility/community-involvement/apply-for-a-grant/other-us-locations

Visions for Learning grants are awarded by the Ecolab Foundation to K-12 teachers to support and engage students, helping to augment basic skills instruction and enrich their classroom experience.

For more information, contact Christy Ordeneaux at cordeneaux@nalco.com or 985-535-2221.