Local Educator Receives Georgia-Pacific Sponsorship for Founders Fellowship Program

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May 15, 2017

LOCAL EDUCATOR RECEIVES GEORGIA-PACIFIC SPONSORSHIP FOR FOUNDERS FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM

Week-long Program Teaches Civil and Economic Liberty Concepts

MEMPHIS, MAY, 8, 2017 – Local teacher Nastasia Dangerfield from Woodstock Middle School is one of four educators Georgia-Pacific is sponsoring to attend the Bill of Rights Institute’s “2017 Founders Fellowship” program this July in Washington, D.C. This annual fellowship for social studies teachers in grades 7-12, provides training and tools to educate students about America’s founders, their ideals and economic and civil liberties.
 
The four teachers selected to attend the program are from Georgia-Pacific’s facility communities across California, Oregon, South Carolina and Tennessee.
 
“Teaching economics and entrepreneurship is a critical part of our education system, and Georgia-Pacific Foundation is committed to supporting programs that promote these principles,” said Curley Dossman, president of the Georgia-Pacific Foundation. “The Founders Fellowship program strives to help educators simplify these complex concepts and bring them to life for students when they return to their classrooms.”
 
Aimed at civics, history, government and economics teachers, one of the Founders Fellowship program’s goals is to help students understand the Constitution and the freedoms and opportunities it provides. The conference offers lectures by constitutional scholars and will explore the liberties of the First Amendment.
 
Teachers will also visit historical sites and tour national monuments in the Washington D.C. area. Participants are eligible to receive 30 hours of continuing learning credits and will receive lesson plan ideas aligned with national and state standards to bring back to the classroom. 
 

ABOUT THE BILL OF RIGHTS INSTITUTE
The Bill of Rights Institute is a 501c3 dedicated to engaging, educating, and empowering individuals with a passion for the freedom and opportunity that exist in a free society. For more information visit: billofrightsinstitute.org
 
ABOUT GEORGIA-PACIFIC
Based in Atlanta, Georgia-Pacific and its subsidiaries are among the world’s leading manufacturers and marketers of bath tissue, paper towels and napkins, tableware, paper-based packaging, office papers, cellulose, specialty fibers, nonwoven fabrics, building products and related chemicals. The company employs approximately 35,000 people directly, and creates nearly 92,000 jobs indirectly. Founded in 1958, the Georgia-Pacific Foundation has four key investment areas: education, community enrichment, environment and entrepreneurship. For more information on the Georgia-Pacific Foundation, visit gp.com/gpfoundation.
 
Contact:
James Barnes
901-320-8612