Kroger to Donate Funds to Beaver Ridge Elementary

Kroger is donating a total of $168,300 in grants to 79 metro Atlanta schools, including Beaver Ridge Elementary in Norcross.

The funds are part of the supermarket's 2012-2013 “Earning Plus Learning” program. The annual contest invited schools from across Kroger's Atlanta Division -- Georgia, South Carolina, Eastern Tennessee and Northern Alabama -- to creatively describe their efforts to “Go for the Gold” throughout the school year in terms of diversity, nutrition, exercise, fair play and helping others, according to a news release. 

“We are proud to reward these deserving schools for their dedication and hard work,” said Glynn Jenkins, director of communications for Kroger’s Atlanta Division, in the release. “Kroger is committed to education, and we hope these funds serve as a reflection on the students and staff that have worked tirelessly to improve the metro-Atlanta and surrounding area educational systems.”

Of the schools receiving grants across Barrow, Bartow, Clayton, Coweta, DeKalb, Fayette, Floyd, Fulton, Gwinnett and Henry counties, Beaver Ridge is among 27 schools that were awarded with monies ranging from $1,800 to $6,000.

Other area schools also benefitting from the larger donation include Chamblee Middle School, Creekland Middle School in Lawrenceville, Duluth Adventist Christian in Duluth, Jackson Elementary in Lawrenceville and St. John Neumann Regional Catholic School in Lilburn.

The Earning Plus Learning entries came in the form of scrapbooks, photos, videos, essays, news clippings and more. All entries were reviewed by a panel of judges comprised of local and regional community leaders and the Kroger Community Involvement Team.

Throughout the Division, 110 elementary and middle schools will receive a total of $239,000 in grants for this year’s program.

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