Class Cash

Meritus Credit Union proudly supports educators who are looking for ways to expand instruction and engage their students with the Meritus Credit Union Class Cash Program.

Class Cash Program

Details: Funds received from this grant may go towards purchasing classroom materials, positive behavior incentives, classroom makeovers or other related items or projects to impact student success. Awards are paid directly to the schools for the educators. Grant recipients will be contacted directly and announced on our website, Facebook and Instagram.

Eligibility: Applicants must be current teachers at schools located in Acadia, Iberia, Lafayette, St. Martin or Vermilion parishes. Applicants do not need to bank with Meritus Credit Union to apply. Applicants are eligible to receive only one Meritus Credit Union grant award per school calendar year.

Award: Ten (10) grants; $250 each

Learn more: View the Meritus CU Class Cash Terms and Conditions for full program details and grant requirements.

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Spring 2026 Class Cash Recipients

Dr. Gwen Hollinger, LCSW-BACS — Paul Breaux Middle School — Lafayette Parish

Funds will be used to purchase social-emotional learning tools.

Cait Marshall — Judice Middle School — Lafayette Parish

Funds will be used to purchase high-interest books and seating options.

Amy McClelland — Broussard Middle School — Lafayette Parish

Funds will be used to purchase sensory tools and learning supports.

Aimee Humble — Jesse Owens Elementary School — Vermilion Parish

Funds will be used to purchase chair backs for student supplies.

Cassie Ancelet — Rayne High School — Acadia Parish

Funds will be used to purchase a pollinator garden.

Kelley Farlow — Crowley Middle School — Acadia Parish

Funds will be used to purchase vocabulary competition incentives.

Brittni Duhon — New Iberia Senior High School — Iberia Parish

Funds will be used to purchase literacy growth tools.

Jefferey Sanders — Magnolia Elementary School — Iberia Parish

Funds will be used to purchase new softball equipment.

Kyasia Hunt — Cecilia Junior High School — St. Martin Parish

Funds will be used to purchase new classroom supplies.

Victoria Senegal — Parks Middle School — St. Martin Parish

Funds will be used to purchase classroom supplies and books.

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Fall 2025 Class Cash Recipients

Dale Gauthier — Lafayette High School — Lafayette Parish

Funds will be used to purchase a laser engraver and materials for students to create custom designs in digital media and computer science.

Precious Boudreaux— Alice Boucher Elementary — Lafayette Parish

Funds will be used to purchase a microphone and news anchor shirts to enhance 5th graders’ daily and weekly school news broadcasts.

Leah Williams — Youngsville Middle School — Lafayette Parish

Funds will be used to launch a gardening club that will incorporate financial literacy through student participation in the local Farmer’s Market.

Ashleigh D'Aunoy — Episcopal School of Acadiana — Lafayette Parish

Funds will be used to purchase a new 3D printer for K–5 students to strengthen STEM skills through hands-on, creative problem-solving.

Morgan Breaux— Martin Petitjean Elementary — Acadia Parish

Funds will be used to purchase books, hands-on materials, and other essentials to make learning fun and help create a supportive classroom space.

Cullen Zeno — St. Martin Early STEAM Elementary — St. Martin Parish

Funds will be used to purchase a classroom stage to introduce students to theatre, build performance skills, and spark creativity.

Lisa Sedlitsky — Magnolia Elementary — Iberia Parish

Funds will be used to purchase adaptive equipment and assistive technology to make physical education more inclusive for special needs students.

Jana Broussard — Park Elementary — Iberia Parish

Funds will be used to purchase hands-on math tools like base ten blocks and fraction tiles to help students deepen their understanding of key math concepts.

Asia Richardson — St. Charles Street Elementary — Iberia Parish