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Carroll EMC donates $97,500 to Carroll County Schools for safety initiatives
Summary
Carroll EMC president Tim Martin presented a $97,500 check to Carroll County Schools to support school safety initiatives; the board accepted the donation during its regular meeting.
Carroll EMC president Tim Martin presented a $97,500 donation to Carroll County Schools on behalf of the utilityat the Carroll County Board of Educationmeeting, saying the contribution is intended to support districtwide school safety initiatives.
The donation came during the superintendent's report. Tim Martin read a one-page letter that framed the gift as an expression of Carroll EMC's commitment to community safety and described safety and caring as core cooperative values. "I have here a check for $97,500 that I'd like to give to the board," Martin said as he presented the check.
Superintendent Scott Cowart accepted the donation on behalf of the district and thanked Carroll EMC. "Tim, thank you so much. That's very humbling," Cowart said.
The Carroll EMC letter, read aloud at the meeting, said the funds are "to be used in support of school safety initiatives across the district" and noted the donation is "timely, with the news today," without specifying particular projects or a timeline for use. Board members took a photo with the donor at the meeting to commemorate the gift.
The board did not specify in the meeting minutes or discussion which departments will administer the funds, whether the money requires matching local or state dollars, or any procurement or implementation timeline. The superintendent circulated the physical check and indicated the appropriate staff would receive it for processing.
No formal board motion specific to acceptance of the donation was recorded in the transcript; the donation was presented during the superintendent's report and publicly handed to district staff during the meeting.
The donation supplements existing district safety work mentioned elsewhere in the meeting materials but the transcript did not list a breakdown of planned purchases, planned vendors, or required approvals before funds are spent.
The presentation came amid other district recognitions and routine business at the April meeting of the Carroll County Board of Education.
