In August of 2024, Impact Alamance’s Board of Directors approved $100,000 in funding to enhance physical activity and health education in Alamance County. This funding launched a new grant cycle in partnership with the Alamance-Burlington School System, open to middle and high school physical education and health teachers. The Health and Wellness Equipment Grant offers eligible teachers the opportunity to purchase new supplies and equipment to enrich their programs.
By equipping schools with the resources needed to create dynamic and engaging programs, this funding initiative helps improve student learning outcomes and encourages lifelong healthy habits among students. It also strengthens the grid of community resources that Impact Alamance is committed to building, advancing our mission to create a healthier, smarter, and stronger Alamance County.
2025 Health and Wellness Equipment Grantees
Eastern Alamance High School – $9,146.51
Funding will be used to purchase new equipment for physical education classes, including pedometers, a speaker, racquets and a net, jump ropes, plyometric boxes, square pads, power bars and resistance bands for weight training and conditioning classes.
Graham High School – $9,146.51
Funding will be used to purchase the materials needed to build Gaga Pits. Gaga ball is a game that develops physical skills like agility, hand-eye coordination and reaction time while also fostering strategic thinking skills and social confidence through teamwork and communication.
Cummings High School – $9,146.51
Funding will be used to purchase dodgeballs, wiffle balls, footballs, soccer balls, volleyballs, shuffleboard courts, badminton equipment, hoops, table tennis balls, dumb bells, kettlebells, exercise bands and inflators, a lacrosse set, weightlifting chalk, belts and floor padding, gym mats, barbells and exercise bikes.
Western Alamance High School – $9,146.51
Funding will be used to purchase resistance and compression bands, plyometric boxes, storage containers, low and high hurdles, jump ropes, weight room rack attachments, barbells, kettlebells, medicine balls, specialty bars, belts, conditioning tools, plates, plyometric pads, posterior chain and support gear.
Southeast Alamance High School – $9,146.51
Funding will be used to purchase weight room racks, weights, rack attachments, barbells, kettlebells, medicine balls, specialty bars, belts, conditioning tools and support gear. A portion of the funding will also be used to purchase a Perry Weather System, which offers real-time weather monitoring, lightning detection and automated alerts. This system helps reduce the risk of heat-related illness or weather-related hazards, enhancing the safety of physical education classes and improving overall school emergency preparedness.
Williams High School – $7,593.21
Funding will be used to purchase plyometric training equipment for weight training and conditioning classes, basketballs, volleyballs, indoor soccer balls and badminton birdies for physical education classes.
Ray Street Academy – $6,546.51
Funding will be used to purchase weightlifting equipment, an olympic weight set, a heavy bag wall mount, kettlebells, dumbbells, a gym flooring set, resistance bands, agility ladders, speed ladders, jump ropes, hula hoops, dodgeballs, basketballs, soccer balls, portable soccer goals, tennis balls, tennis rackets, badminton nets, rackets, and birdie, kickball, bases, pool noodles, hurdles, boxing gloves, volleyballs and a ball pump.
Hawfields Middle School – $9,146.51
Funding will be used to purchase nets, volleyballs, basketballs, rackets, sponge balls, disc golf frisbees and more. Grant funds will be used to replace old and worn out equipment and to add more equipment to the physical education supplies.
Woodlawn Middle School – $9,146.51
Funding will be used to purchase an Omnikin Ball starter kit, a Mueller Hero Response Athletic Training Kit, basketballs, a badminton pack, whistles and an ultimate frisbee pack. These new supplies will allow physical education teachers to incorporate new activities, increasing class engagement.
Turrentine Middle School – $7,396.51
Funding will be used to purchase a Smart TV, a bench, DuraHoop Plus Hoops, foam balls, basketballs, a complete disc golf setup, soccer balls, an ACTION! 4-Point Play Set and a BiggieBocce set. These supplies will replace old equipment, while the SmartTV will make it easier to relay information to students.
Broadview Middle School – $6,046.51
Funding will be used to purchase volleyballs, basketballs, soccer balls, flag football equipment, a whiteboard, a TV, gym and yoga mats, stopwatches, Omnikin Balls, parachutes, resistance bands, playground balls and footballs. These supplies will upgrade and replace old and worn out equipment.
Graham Middle School – $5,418.51
Funding will be used to purchase mats, foam balls, heart rate monitors, training cones, an air pump, bean bags, a Maxi- and Mini-Net, a Pop-Up Net and badminton rackets. These supplies will expand the physical education curriculum.
Western Middle School – $2,973.18
Funding will be used to purchase an Omnikin Ball and the Omnikin Ball Bladder, a frisbee golf class pack, frisbee golf baskets and indoor kickballs.
