Belvidere and Martin City Schools Receive Big Lots Grant

Martin City Big Lots Grand Opening
June 12, 2015

Big Lots celebrated its new Martin City store with a ribbon cutting ceremony at its grand opening Friday. GC-4 Superintendent Ralph Teran did the honors of cutting the ribbon for the cause.  The neighborhood store presented $2,000 checks to both Belvidere Elementary School and Martin City K-8 School. Principal Liz Means of Belvidere and Assistant Principal Jacqueline Spencer and Marci Simon of Martin City accepted the checks on behalf of the school.  

"The students of Martin City will greatly benefit from this generous donation which will ensure supplies will be available in their classes," said Martin City Principal Johnny Dodge.

The schools were chosen based on needs and because they are neighborhood schools to the store.

"Belvidere Elementary is overjoyed for the very generous donation by Big Lots!  Our Scholar Students will definitely benefit from the school supplies that the donation will provide.  We deeply appreciate the generosity of Big Lots and their investment into our Scholar Students and our school,” said Means.

Thank you Big Lots and welcome to the GC-4 community!!