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| 46 Nonprofit Organizations in New Jersey Receive More Than $320,000 in ... - MSN Money Posted: 24 Sep 2009 06:57 AM PDT Convenient Program Allows Customers to Directly Support Local Efforts IRVINGTON, N.J., Sept. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- A dollar a month may not seem like much, but it can go a long way to improving literacy skills in New Jersey and giving people the opportunity to succeed. Thanks to Verizon customers in New Jersey who participated in Verizon's innovative Check Into Literacy Program, 46nonprofit organizations throughout the state received more than $320,000 in grants to support literacy programs. The checks were presented at a ceremony Thursday (Sept. 24) in Irvington. Contributions from New Jerseyresidents are part of the more than $1.1 million given to literacy organizations throughout the country. In all, more than one hundred literacy organizations were assisted through the Check Into Literacy Program. The program allows Verizon landline telephone customers to support literacy by checking a box on their monthly phone bills to make a $1 tax-deductible donation to promote literacy. Verizon then distributes these donations to local literacy organizations that serve the individual states the customers live in. "This is an awesome opportunity to work hand-in-hand with our customers in order to promote literacy in New Jersey," said Dennis Bone, president of Verizon New Jersey. "These grants are a wonderful gift to thousands of disadvantaged New Jerseyans by providing the tools to learn and become more productive members of our society." Among the local organizations that received grants through the Check Into Literacy Program are: Bergen Family Center in Englewood, Josephine's Place in Elizabeth, Mercer Street Friends in Trenton, New Jersey Foundation for the Blind in Denville and Literacy Volunteers of Gloucester in Sewall. A full list of recipients can be found at www.verizon.com/nj. The Verizon Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Verizon Communications, supports the advancement of literacy and K-12 education and fosters awareness and prevention of domestic violence. In 2008, the Verizon Foundation awarded more than $68 million in grants to nonprofit agencies in the U.S. and abroad. It also matched the charitable donations of Verizon employees and retirees, resulting in an additional $26 million in combined contributions to nonprofits. Through Verizon Volunteers, one of the nation's largest employee volunteer programs, Verizon employees and retirees have volunteered more than 3 million hours of community service since 2000. For more information on the foundation, visit www.verizonfoundation.org. About Verizon Verizon Communications Inc. VZ, headquartered in New York, is a global leader in delivering broadband and other wireless and wireline communications services to mass market, business, government and wholesale customers. Verizon Wireless operates America's most reliable wireless network, serving more than 87 million customers nationwide. Verizon's Wireline operations provide converged communications, information and entertainment services over the nation's most advanced fiber-optic network. Wireline also includes Verizon Business, which delivers innovative and seamless business solutions to customers around the world. A Dow 30 company, Verizon employs a diverse workforce of more than 235,000 and last year generated consolidated operating revenues of more than $97 billion. For more information, visit www.verizon.com. VERIZON'S ONLINE NEWS CENTER: Verizon news releases, executive speeches and biographies, media contacts, high-quality video and images, and other information are available at Verizon's News Center on the World Wide Web at www.verizon.com/news. To receive news releases by e-mail, visit the News Center and register for customized automatic delivery of Verizon news releases. SOURCE Verizon Copyright 2009 PR Newswire |
| Editors' Picks: Technology - Georgia Straight Posted: 24 Sep 2009 07:33 AM PDT  Patrick Koslo photo Best electronics recycling B.C. leads Canada in end-of-life electronics recycling. The Lower Mainland is recycling the lion's share, a whopping 49 percent of TVs, computer monitors, CPUs, printers, and fax machines. Vancouver Island checks in at 22 percent, the Okanagan at 13 percent, the Fraser Valley at 8.4 percent, the Kootenays at four percent, and northern B.C. at 3.6 percent, for a grand total of 11,033,284 kilograms of waste electronics collected between January and December 2008. The program—introduced by a nonprofit corporation made up of electronics suppliers and retailers and approved by the provincial Environment Ministry—is funded through environmental fees levied on electronics purchases. See the Web site ( www.electronicsrecyclingbc.ca ) for Return-It Electronics drop-off locations. Best Vancouver related iPhone app Although it was only useful for a limited time, the Vancouver International Jazz Festival application released this year by XOMO Digital is the finest Vancouver-related app to grace the iPhone thus far. The app contains everything from schedules and ticket prices to venue maps and comprehensive artist biographies. The best part? It's free to download. Hopefully, the app will become an annual release with each subsequent festival. Although TransLink's iPhone app would have been a contender, the poor execution and lack of key functions like trip planning mean it's nothing more than a glorified bus schedule. Other local apps are mainly map-based, showing the nearest coffee shops or just straight-up maps of Metro Vancouver, and most of these cost a buck or two. Best advocate for bridging the digital divide Grand Chief Edward John is known as the champion of bringing Internet technology to First Nations communities in British Columbia. A member of the Tl'azt'en Nation, John learned a decade or so ago that his northern community wasn't the only reserve lacking the high-speed access many British Columbians take for granted. Since then, the First Nations Summit executive, who lives in Vancouver, has been a persistent advocate for bridging the digital divide, working to increase the availability of broadband, computers, technical support, and user skills in First Nations communities. Today, 123 out of the 203 First Nations in B.C. have high-speed connectivity, and the provincial government's goal is to see 190 First Nations with broadband by the 2011–12 fiscal year. "You know, any time technology comes along, we seem to get—our communities seem to get—left behind," John told the Straight in June. "But we don't want to be left behind." Best inclusion of Vancouver in a video game Vancouver has its fair share of game developers, so it's only natural that the city pops up in video-game form. Various sports games have featured Vancouver as a playable team, and GM Place has even made an appearance a few times. However, the best use of Vancouver in a video game has to be in the Skate series, which is developed in Vancouver by Electronic Arts. The games' skateboarding metropolis is San Vanelona, which derives its name from San Francisco, Vancouver, and Barcelona because different aspects of it are based on those cities. Vancouver's influence is seen in the architecture of the downtown core. The tall glass buildings found in the games' city centre are sure to give Vancouver players a definite sense of déjà vu. There's even a B.C. Place Stadium–like arena (sans deflating roof). Most ominous locally produced bad omen EA Sports' NHL game cover Burnaby might seem like a well-groomed bedroom suburb, but don't be fooled: there is a darkness there, on the Electronic Arts campus. How else to explain the NHL video-game-cover curse, which rivals the Sports Illustrated cover jinx as a portent of athletic doom? We submit the following for your evaluation: 1998's Peter Forsberg (only one more healthy season), 1999's Eric Lindros (collapsed lung), 2000's Chris Pronger (injured; missed 31 games), 2002's Mario Lemieux (injured), 2004's Dany Heatley (vehicular homicide), 2005's Markus Naslund (steep production decline following the Steve Moore incident). The latest cover boy is Patrick Kane, who, perhaps inevitably, recently pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct. |
| Five COS alumni enter Hall of Fame - Visalia Times-Delta Posted: 24 Sep 2009 03:51 AM PDT In 1953, Wava Myers left Iowa for College of the Sequoias with $50 in her purse. At a time when the only fees were for the student identification card and books, that was enough. Myers not only learned the skills of an artist but prepared for a teaching career that would lead right back to COS, where Friday she'll be inducted into the college's Hall of Fame. "I've taught [Tulare-area] students, children and adults for 44 years in painting and drawing," said Myers, 74, of Tulare. Myers will be joined by four other COS alumni being inducted into the hall. The others: Visalia teacher Gene Sheesley, former COS professor Newell Bringhurst, Visalia City Councilman Greg Collins and San Diego attorney Pat Crowell. Inductees were asked to create biographies of themselves, complete with photos. "Have you ever tried to go back through your whole life and spell out all the things you've been in?" Myers asked. "It's scary almost." One-hundred forty-two alumni have been inducted into the Hall of Fame since 1987. The college has a yearly induction ceremony for those who've distinguished themselves as professionals or in their communities. Kristin Hollabaugh, COS Foundation executive director, said each inductee receives a plaque and an award. Their names are displayed in the administration building conference room for a year. Hall members must have been a teacher or student or had some involvement with COS 20 years or more prior to induction, Hollabaugh said. Bringhurst, 67, retired as a history professor three years ago after having taught there 25 years. "I am humbled by the fact that I was nominated over so many fine people I had the privilege of working with over 25 years," Bringhurst said. "It was very surprising to me." Bringhurst said he was fortunate to get the job teaching at COS. He taught in Indiana before heading west. "There were 13 finalists," he said. "I thought, 'I don't have any chance in the world of getting this job.' " Bringhurst has written nine books on various historical topics, including the Visalia Fox Theatre. He said appreciates COS for giving him that opportunity. "It's a wonderful place to work," he said. "I mean that in all aspects." |
| Biographies for Distinguished Leadership Award finalists - Tallahassee Democrat Posted: 16 Sep 2009 04:54 PM PDT Sandy DAlemberte Florida State University President Emeritus Talbot Sandy DAlemberte is receiving Leadership Tallahassees Lifetime Leadership Award. He is a past president of the American Bar Association and a member of the American Law Institute. Besides practicing law for several years with Steel Hector & Davis in Miami, he served Dade County in the Florida House of Representatives from 1966 to 1972. After leaving the Legislature, he chaired the Florida Constitution Revision Commission in 1977-1978 and the Florida Commission on Ethics in 1974-1975. DAlemberte was the fourth dean of the FSU College of Law from 1984 to 1989. He was the universitys president from 1994 to 2003. D'Alemberte has won numerous national awards for his contributions to the profession, including the 2001 Wickersham Award given by the Friends of the Law Library of Congress, the 2001 Distinguished Eagle Scout Award, the 1998 ABA Section of Legal Education Robert J. Kutak Award, and the 1998 ABA World Order Under Law Award. He received an American Academy of Television Arts and Sciences "Emmy" in 1985 for his work in open government. Karen Moore This years recipient of the Greater Tallahassee Chamber of Commerce 2009 Godfrey Smith Past Chairmens Award is Karen B. Moore, in honor of her work on behalf of the chamber and the community. She is president of Moore Consulting Group Inc. in Tallahassee, a business she founded in 1992. Since then, the firm has won more than 350 local and statewide awards, and Moore has received several top industry honors. Besides her involvement in the chamber, Moore serves on 11 local boards, whose efforts are directed primarily toward health care, education and issues affecting children and families. Leadership Pacesetter finalists Tallahassee Fire Chief Cindy Dick is the first woman to serve in that capacity for the city. A resident of Tallahassee since 1978 and a graduate of Lincoln High School, she is also the first woman appointed to the Florida Fire Chiefs Association Board of Directors. |
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