On Wednesday, August 16, 2023, Kayla Woirhaye was presented a $500 PEERS grant. She was presented with a large replica check for $500, a “real” check made out to the recipient and the school, and a letter from MRTA Executive Director, Maria Walden and MRTF President Karen Miller.
MRTF (Missouri Retired Teachers Foundation) is the charitable arm of the Missouri Retired Teachers Association and Public School Personnel, and is a 501 (C) (3) tax exempt charitable corporation. Application deadline for the grant was June 30, and winners were to be awarded their $500 checks by September 15. Grant applications were to include a title and description, a purpose of the project, a plan of action and a budget. The winners were chosen by a panel of retired teachers. Applications
were carefully studied to determine which best met the guidelines of MRTF. This year Region 6 of the MRTA presented nine classroom grants and two PEERS grants.
Members of Missouri Retired Teachers Association (MRTA), Missouri Retired Teachers Foundation (MRTF), members of both Boards, Region 6 Vice President Virgilene Cook, all the retired school personnel across the state of Missouri who have raised this money through their fundraising efforts congratulates Kayla Woirhaye of Clinton Intermediate School, and commends her for her grant-writing skills. She submitted an excellent grant application that judges determined to be worthy of the grant.
