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Union County Teacher Wins $500 Award
After being nominated by her students, this Union County teacher won an award from a restaurant.
From Doherty Enterprises: Last month, Applebee’s Neighborhood Grill + Bar restaurants owned and operated by Doherty Enterprises announced the winners of the 3rd Annual Above and ‘BEE’yond Teacher Essay Contest. The contest recognized top teachers from school districts throughout New Jersey as nominated by their students via an essay written and submitted to their local Applebee’s restaurants. Winning teachers received a $500 sponsorship check to use towards school supplies for the upcoming 2019-2020 school year. Here, Tamara Benc, winning teacher from Lincoln School in Garwood, NJ accepted the sponsorship check of $500. Tamara was nominated by her student, Leah Skepkowski. Leah and her classmates will celebrate the win with their teacher with an end-of-year party at Applebee’s. Doherty Enterprises is committed to giving back to the communities it serves, and each Doherty Enterprises restaurant stays engaged in its neighborhood through participation in community events, donations, sponsorships and fundraisers to help local organizations grow and flourish.
