Lowe's Awards Grants to Local TTC Schools!

Tennessee Technology Centers at Dickson, Oneida/Huntsville, Tri County Extension Campus in Red Boiling Springs have been awarded community service grants in 2010. Tennessee Technology Center at Hohenwald was also awarded a $10,000 grant for Chapter Improvement.

Tennessee Technology Center in Dickson
SkillsUSA membership: 475 students and teachers
SkillsUSA chapter members will beautify the grounds at a local building that has been an icon in Dickson County for many years. The War Memorial building has been the focal point of numerous community events in downtown Dickson. Old Timer’s Day, an annual celebration in May, is centered on this historical building. The project will assist in elevating the building back to its former splendor, reminiscent of its glory days.

Tennessee Technology Center in Huntsville
SkillsUSA membership: 266 students and teachers
SkillsUSA members set out to alleviate the problem of obesity at a new local school with one of the highest percentages of free lunches in Tennessee and parents with lowest per-capita income. The TTC Drafting/CAD program will design fitness equipment for an outdoor exercise/play activity center. The Welding program will fabricate the fitness equipment. The Collision Repair program will paint the fitness equipment in their paint booth. The Scott High School Building Trades class will pour the concrete for the foundation, and TTC SkillsUSA members will landscape and assist in the installation of the exercise/play equipment.

Tennessee Technology Center – Tri County Extension Campus in Red Boiling Springs
SkillsUSA membership: 133 students and teachers
SkillsUSA students and faculty, plus community volunteers and RBS Palace nursing facility employees will construct a gazebo with concrete floor, park benches, and love profile planters. These structures will allow the elderly and disabled patients and their families to plant flowers and vegetables and to enjoy the outdoors.

Tennessee Technology Center at Hohenwald
SkillsUSA membership: 398 students and teachers
The electronics and electro-mechanical technology programs will create a “green power” system utilizing full-size solar panels and a wind turbine. The power generator will be used to power a room that houses the school’s Amateur (HAM) Radio Station, totally removing the room’s power requirements from the grid. The green technology project’s purpose is to reduce the program’s carbon footprint and provide valuable information to the community. http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#!/greenelectronsandham 

To read more about the projects visit http://www.skillsusa.org/educators/lowesgrants.shtml#2010