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        <ExplanationTxt>AS IS OUR TRADITION, THE BOARD OF THE FRIENDS OF HANOVER NORWICH SCHOOLS (FHNS) MET IN PERSON TWICE IN 2024 - ONCE IN THE SPRING AND ONCE IN THE FALL - TO HEAR GRANT PROPOSALS FROM TEACHERS AND STAFF ACROSS OUR THREE (3) DISTRICTS WITHIN THE NH SCHOOL ADMINISTRATIVE UNIT (SAU) 70. AT EACH MEETING, OUR GOAL AS A BOARD IS TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE THROUGH STARTER GRANTS FOR INNOVATIVE CLASSROOM INITIATIVES THAT CAN HOPEFULLY BE FURTHERED WITHIN SCHOOL BUDGETS IN THE FUTURE IF THEY ARE SUCCESSFUL.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <ExplanationTxt>AT OUR SPRING MEETING ON MARCH 7TH, 2024, THE FHNS BOARD PROVIDED GRANTS FOR PHYSICAL EDUCATION EQUIPMENT FOR RICHMOND MIDDLE SCHOOL, COSTUMES FOR A BRINGING CAESAR TO LIFE PROGRAM AND AUDIO ENRICHMENT FOR STRUGGLING READERS AT THE MARION CROSS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. OUR SPRING GRANTS TOTALED $7552.80. AT OUR FALL MEETING ON OCTOBER 24, 2024, WE HEARD PROPOSALS AND PROVIDED FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR A PADCASTER PROGRAM, A STUDENT SOUP AND SANDWICH INITIATIVE, A THEATER PROGRAM AT MARION CROSS SCHOOL, RESOURCES FOR NGSS FORCE AND MOTION UNIT, INVASIVE SPECIES REMOVAL IN THE OUTDOOR CLASSROOM AT THE RAY SCHOOL, NEW BAND INSTRUMENTS, CLASSROOM HEADPHONES, AND PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT. OUR FALL GRANTS TOTALED $16754.00. THE TOTAL AMOUNT GRANTED TO THE THREE SCHOOL DISTRICTS WITHIN SAU70 IN 2024 WAS $24306.80.</ExplanationTxt>
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