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Local businesses and foundations fund STEM, robotics and workforce equipment for Martinsville schools
Summary
The MSD of Martinsville received multiple grants and donations — a Duke Energy Foundation workforce development grant (about $37,500), a Boston Scientific grant of $31,453.43, Education Foundation grants, and a $500 donation to cheer — to upgrade 3D printers, a CNC mill, welding fabrication table, and elementary robotics equipment.
The MSD of Martinsville announced several donations and grants aimed at expanding STEM, robotics and career-technical education across its K–12 schools.
Shannon Adams, the district STEM co-coordinator and assistant principal at Martinsville High School, said the district was awarded “essentially a workforce development grant through the Duke Energy Foundation” and described purchases that include higher-precision 3D printers, filament supplies, a 4-by-8 fabrication table for welding,…
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