- ORAA gives small grants (of approximately $300-$400 each) to fund innovative Oyster River classroom projects that are not supported by the district budget. Each year teachers from all 4 Oyster River schools submit project applications. We fund the projects within one year through our monthly "Wine & Dine" event ticket sales and individual donations. (Note: Due to the pandemic we are not doing any Wine and Dine Fundraisers. Therefore we have scaled back the number of mini grant projects this year).
- Please consider making a (tax-deducible) donation for the mini grant project that touches your heart! Donate to a mini grant project of your choice (1 project listed below). When you click on the yellow "donate" button below, please select the particular project you would like to donate to from the drop down menu.
- Since its inception in 2010, ORAA has raised $17,975 for the Mini Grant program! Please take a look at the "Total Mini Grant Awards" document in the next section to see all the great projects we have funded.
- Be sure to also browse all the other Oyster River projects we fund on an on-going basis! They are listed under the "Donations" header on our ORAA Scholarship, Memorial Funds, and OR Project Funds pages.
"Women in STEM” Mini Grant to support girls at Oyster River Middle School, 2013-2014
Mini Grant #1: ORHS Ultimate Frisbee TEAM
Teacher: Matt Pappas
Request: $386 ($146 out of $386 collected so far by ORAA)
Description from Teacher: The ORHS Ultimate Frisbee team is planning to start competing against other schools. Please help us fund the costs of shirts for the state tournament on Memorial Day Weekend. We are looking for 25 shirts and the cost is $15.44 per shirt for a total of $386. This is through a local merchant in Dover called T-Shirt Beardo. Thank you!