Jefferson_grant_1First year Jefferson Elementary School teacher Nicole Burns is the lucky winner of a $250 classroom grant!

Friday Ms. Burns received the $250 grant in her kindergarten classroom! Synergy Insurance Group, an independent insurance agency in Mishawaka, held the online contest to kickoff the school year!

Facebook users nominated deserving Michiana teachers to win the grant that must be used for classroom supplies. Nominations were submitted from August 18 until noon on Monday, August 21.

Burns was born and raised in Mishawaka. She attended Indiana State University for two years and then transferred to Western Governor’s University where she graduated in 2017 with a degree in elementary education. She is thrilled to start off her career at Jefferson and says she plans to use the money to purchase items for her classroom that she already has in her amazon cart ready for checkout. Nicole said now that she won this grant she can now afford to click submit on her classroom order.

Jefferson_Grant_2Synergy Insurance Group account Manager Kelsea Hueni who delivered they check to Burns on Friday said this is the first time the insurance company held such as contest. The faith-based independent insurance agency is headquartered in Mishawaka and has offices in both Mishawaka and Elkhart.

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