{"id":38043,"date":"2022-06-13T10:04:05","date_gmt":"2022-06-13T15:04:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aecc.powerfulgallery.com\/?page_id=38043"},"modified":"2022-08-22T15:23:05","modified_gmt":"2022-08-22T20:23:05","slug":"philanthropy-service","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/aecc.powerfulgallery.com\/community\/philanthropy-service\/","title":{"rendered":"Philanthropy &#038; Service"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Arkansas Electric Cooperative Corporation\/Arkansas Electric Cooperatives, Inc. Philanthropies &amp; Service Projects<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"two-columns-pwd-nr\">\n<li>20th Century Club<\/li>\n<li>American Cancer Fund<\/li>\n<li>American Cancer Society<\/li>\n<li>American Heart Association<\/li>\n<li>American Red Cross<\/li>\n<li>AR Kids Read<\/li>\n<li>Arkansas Agriculture Hall of Fame<\/li>\n<li>Arkansas Arts Center<\/li>\n<li>Arkansas Children\u2019s Hospital<\/li>\n<li>Arkansas Department of Emergency Management<\/li>\n<li>Arkansas Foodbank Network<\/li>\n<li>Arkansas Game &amp; Fish Foundation<\/li>\n<li>Arkansas Hunger Relief<\/li>\n<li>Arkansas Rice Depot<\/li>\n<li>Arkansas Rural Teacher of the Year<\/li>\n<li>Benton High School Cheer<\/li>\n<li>Boy Scouts of America<\/li>\n<li>Bryant Boys and Girls Club<\/li>\n<li>CARTI Foundation<\/li>\n<li>Central Arkansas IAAP Chapter<\/li>\n<li>Children\u2019s Protection Center<\/li>\n<li>Clark County Boys &amp; Girls Club<\/li>\n<li>Cub Scouts<\/li>\n<li>First Tee<\/li>\n<li>For His Throne Ministries<\/li>\n<li>Habitat for Humanity<\/li>\n<li>Humane Society of Saline County<\/li>\n<li>Huntington\u2019s Disease Society<\/li>\n<li>Junior Achievement Program<\/li>\n<li>Keep Arkansas Beautiful<\/li>\n<li>Kiwanis Activities<\/li>\n<li>Lambs List<\/li>\n<li>Lions Club<\/li>\n<li>Little Rock Animal Village<\/li>\n<li>Little Rock Roadrunners<\/li>\n<li>Make-A-Wish Foundation<\/li>\n<li>Maumelle Friends of the Animals<\/li>\n<li>NABMU<\/li>\n<li>National Park Service<\/li>\n<li>Newport Area Chamber of Commerce<\/li>\n<li>NRECA Glen English Foundation<\/li>\n<li>OAYO- Ozark Area Youth Organization<\/li>\n<li>P.A.R.K. Positive Atmosphere Reaches Kids Foundation<\/li>\n<li>Play Ball Little Rock Blackhawks<\/li>\n<li>Pulaski County Sheriff Reserve Association<\/li>\n<li>Razorback Foundation University of Arkansas at Fayetteville<\/li>\n<li>Red Wolves Foundation Arkansas State University<\/li>\n<li>Riley\u2019s Warrior\u2019s<\/li>\n<li>Saline County Striders<\/li>\n<li>Siloam Springs Children\u2019s Center<\/li>\n<li>Summer Cereal Drive \u2013 Arkansas Foodbank<\/li>\n<li>Susan G. Komen \u201cRace for the Cure<\/li>\n<li>Toys for Tots Campaign, Marine Corps Reserve<\/li>\n<li>University of Arkansas Community College at Hope Foundation<\/li>\n<li>VTN Studio<\/li>\n<li>Where Angels Run<\/li>\n<li>Winthrop P Rockefeller Cancer Institute Foundation<\/li>\n<li>Women Run Arkansas of Saline County<\/li>\n<li>Women\u2019s Foundation of Arkansas<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Arkansas Rural Teacher of the Year<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-38279 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/aecc.powerfulgallery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ouida-Newton.jpeg\" alt=\"Ouida Newton holding the Rural Teacher of the Year Award\" width=\"25%\" height=\"798\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aecc.powerfulgallery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ouida-Newton.jpeg 532w, https:\/\/aecc.powerfulgallery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ouida-Newton-227x340.jpeg 227w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 532px) 100vw, 532px\" \/>Ouida Newton, a math teacher with the Poyen Public Schools, has been named as the 2014 Arkansas Rural Teacher of the Year by the by the Arkansas Rural Education Association and the Electric Cooperatives of Arkansas, who sponsor the annual award.<\/p>\n<p>A resident of Leola, she holds a Bachelor of Science degree in education from Henderson State University and a Master of library and informational science degree from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. She has taught at the Poyen Public Schools since 1979.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy responsibility as an educator is to prepare students to be able to flourish in their future,\u201d she said. \u201cNot only do I have to teach math skills, but I also must teach students how to be problem solvers and lifelong learners.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>According to Newton, community expectations are high in rural schools. Parents and other community members expect a student who attends a rural school to perform better than students who attend larger schools, she said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhatever it takes to reach children is what educators do,\u201d said Newton, a third-generation teacher. \u201cA small school allows teachers to adjust instruction based on a student\u2019s need. I believe that teachers can touch lives and communities for a lifetime.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Rural Teacher of the Year Award winner is selected based on the quality and depth of answers to questions in the following categories: professional biography, educational history, professional development, community involvement, teaching philosophy, education issues, and the teaching profession.<\/p>\n<h3>Previous Arkansas Rural Teacher of the Year Winners<\/h3>\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-1026136040\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-2028710904\" class=\"col medium-1\/2 large-6\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n<p><strong>2013<\/strong><br \/>\nBeverly Froud<br \/>\nWhite County Central High School<\/p>\n<p><strong>2012<\/strong><br \/>\nKathy Rusert<br \/>\nAcorn High School<\/p>\n<p><strong>2011<\/strong><br \/>\nMindy Brinkman<br \/>\nHampton High School<\/p>\n<p><strong>2010<\/strong><br \/>\nGinny Chambliss<br \/>\nRison High School<\/p>\n<p><strong>2009<\/strong><br \/>\nPatricia Hesse<br \/>\nWeiner Elementary and High School<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-871581069\" class=\"col medium-1\/2 large-6\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n<p><strong>2008<\/strong><br \/>\nJimmy Stroud<br \/>\nHector High School<\/p>\n<p><strong>2007<\/strong><br \/>\nWilliam Tims Edwards II<br \/>\nOden High School<\/p>\n<p><strong>2006<\/strong><br \/>\nReginald (Reggie) Fryar<br \/>\nVan Cove High School<\/p>\n<p><strong>2005<\/strong><br \/>\nBeverly Cothran<br \/>\nBruno-Pyatt Schools<\/p>\n<p><strong>2004<\/strong><br \/>\nLavina Grandon<br \/>\nValley Springs High School<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Arkansas Electric Cooperative Corporation\/Arkansas Electric Cooperatives, Inc. 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