2021 Teacher Grants
We thank the Ouray County Community Fund along with Citizens State Bank for its $500 grant to support Fortuna Tierra Club's grants to teachers for 2021. We have budgeted $1,000 for middle school teacher grants and $1,000 for elementary school teacher grants to be used in the Fall.

Ridgway Elementary School provided the following teacher grants in 2021 from funds provided by Fortuna Tierra Club in the past:
  • The math teacher to attend the National Council of Mathematics Teachers annual conference (online).
  • Two incubators for the first grade classrooms.
  • Two pairs of noise cancelling headphones for the special education department.
  • Kindergarten Activity Box on the continents to be put together by the kindergarten teacher.
  • Different types and sizes of balls plus cones for PE classes .
  • Art Supplies for the K-5 art program.
  • Byrdseed online subscription for Gifted and Talented students.
2020 Teacher Grants
In 2020, we had in the budget $500 for middle school teacher grants which were provided for the counselor: two games and a print; the Spanish teacher: games and activities; the math teacher: calculators; and outdoor education supplies.

2019 Teacher Grants

We thank the Ouray County Community Fund for its $500 grant to support Fortuna Tierra Club's grants to teachers for 2019. Fortuna Tierra Club provided a total of $1,200 (which includes the $500) for Ridgway Elementary School teachers for PE equipment, privacy barriers for kids, large foam blocks for outside play for preschoolers, watercolor sets, pedometers, and a cart for PE to haul around equipment.

Basin Electric Power Cooperative, a 2019 Log Hill Hustle sponsor, provided $500 for middle school grants for outdoor cooking gear for the Week Without Walls.
2018 Teacher Grants
The Fortuna Tierra Club provided $1,300 for the following teacher grants in 2018:
        Class                                                  For what                                           Amount
  • Gifted and Talented Program            Books                                                  $210   
  • Music                                                Equipment                                           $350
  • Physical Education                           Equipment                                           $185
  • Kindergarten                                     Continent Boxes Supplies                   $175
  • First Grade                                        Incubator                                             $100
  • Pre-school                                         Handwriting Program Supplement     $280