MAY 6, 2021, Athens (AL) News Courier: Sensory room opens at Johnson Elementary https://www.enewscourier.com/news/local_news/sensory-room-opens-at-johnson-elementary/article_b1aaaa18-adff-11eb-b139-43317ca474df.html
Johnson Elementary School has officially joined the growing list of schools in Limestone County with a sensory room for students, bringing Make A Way Foundation one step closer to its goal of sensory rooms in every school in the county.
Stacey Givens of Make A Way Foundation said it's the third school in Limestone County Schools to gain a sensory room. The foundation sponsored the room, while members of Boy Scouts Troop 240 volunteered to paint walls, install flooring and set up equipment in the room….
"For the most part, they are telling us where their greatest needs are based on the population of those with special needs at particular schools," Givens said. "However, we have had some churches reach out to us and ask to sponsor certain schools that are in their community."…
"Our mission ... is to provide support and services to individuals in our community with special needs in an educational or recreational environment," Givens said. "One hundred percent of the money that we receive goes back to help these children."…
