Teachers' Insurance Plan of NJ Awards Grant to Local School District

RED BANK, N.J., Feb. 1, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Plymouth Rock Assurance – Teachers' Insurance Plan of NJ recently awarded a grant to a New Jersey elementary school through their Quotes for Cash® program, enabling the school to implement innovative learning techniques for students. Forked River School, (within the Lacey Township School District) hosted their first, "Family Chess Night," where members of the Forked River Chess Club gathered with their families to share what they have learned about chess this year. Teachers' Insurance donated the grant titled, "Chess for Better Achievement," allowing for the purchase of a life-sized chess set that students can utilize as a learning tool.

The grant application notes the benefits of chess as being recognized as a learning tool to develop young minds and meeting curriculum standards for gifted education, mathematics, language arts and higher level thinking skills. The grant was submitted by teacher Andrea Blatt, who was just awarded a second grant from Teachers' Insurance for her innovative submission of "CSI Forked River."

Lacey Township School District has been a Quotes for Cash partner since 2009. Teachers' Insurance invites districts throughout NJ to join the Quotes for Cash program giving them access to grants such as this that can be used to conduct enrichment projects. "We want our Quotes for Cash partners to know how much we value our relationships with them," said Marc V. Buro, President, Teachers Auto Insurance Company of New Jersey. "Being able to fund imaginative events like this through our grant program, we can make a difference to the educational community, supporting teacher initiatives and schools throughout NJ."

To learn more about the Teachers' Insurance Plan of NJ, Quotes for Cash, and the many other events and special programs they provide exclusively to the educational community throughout NJ, please contact us for further information.

Teachers Auto Insurance Company of New Jersey provides low rates and exclusive auto insurance services to active and retired employees of New Jersey licensed educational facilities, members of the New Jersey Parent Teacher Association and other school professionals. For more information, please visit www.PlymouthRockNJ.com/Teachers. Insurance offered by Plymouth Rock Management Company of New Jersey under the brand name Plymouth Rock Assurance. Coverage underwritten by Teachers Auto Insurance Company of New Jersey.

SOURCE Teachers' Insurance Plan of NJ