
St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic School Receives $10,000 Cash for Classrooms Grant from Casey’s to expand technology for their students and teachers!
Newton, IL 4/1/2025 – St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic School is a 2025 Casey’s Cash for Classrooms grant recipient. The school will receive $10,000 to update and purchase technology for their school. This project will help the students and teachers by making newer technology available to all.
“We are grateful to receive a Cash for Classrooms grant from Casey’s and are excited to complete this important project that will improve our students’ ability to learn and grow at St. Thomas each day,” said Mrs. Jill Bierman, school principal and grant writer. “Casey’s is a great community partner that gives back to many schools across its footprint, including ours, through this program.”
“Through Casey’s Cash for Classrooms program, our grants are providing meaningful impact, helping create better learning environments and improving the lives of children and educators. Casey’s is grateful to be in a position to provide support for our communities and the schools and families, who work tirelessly to prepare our next generation of leaders,” said Katie Petru, Director of PR and Communications at Casey’s.
St. Thomas is thankful for Luke and Kim Zuber, our technology coordinators, who ensure that our kids are getting what they need to find success in the classroom through technology.
For more information on Casey’s Cash for Classrooms grant program, visit: www.caseys.com/community/cash-for-classrooms-grants. The 2026 grant program will open in the fall.

















