Verizon to Announce $50,000 in Thinkfinity Grants at July 14 Event in East Providence
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Posted on July 13, 2010 at 10:00:01 AM
Verizon to Announce $50,000 in Thinkfinity Grants at July 14 Event in East Providence
EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I., July 13 -- Verizon and the Rhode Island Department of Education (RIDE) will announce on Wednesday (July 14) the four Rhode Island schools and school districts that will receive a total of $25,000 in Verizon Thinkfinity grants. The announcement will be made at a ceremony at the East Providence Career and Technical Center.
Verizon will also announce that for the second straight year it will award a $25,000 grant to RIDE and the Rhode Island Network for Educational Technology. Thinkfinity is Verizon's award-winning online education portal.
WHEN: Wednesday (July 14), 9:30 a.m.
WHERE: East Providence Career and Technical Center
1998 Pawtucket Ave.
East Providence
WHO: Donna Cupelo, Verizon region president for New England
Carolyn Dias, chief of fiscal integrity and efficiencies,
Rhode Island Department of Education
Caroline Caswell, assistant superintendent of the East
Providence School District
BACKGROUND: This is the second straight year that Verizon is awarding grants to schools across Rhode Island to integrate Thinkfinity into the classroom. The grants can be used to for a variety of expenses including teacher stipends, computer hardware and transportation.
Thinkfinity.org offers more than 55,000 educational and literacy resources for teachers, parents and students. Resources include standards-based, grade-specific K-12 lesson plans and engaging interactive activities provided in partnership with many of the nation's leading educational and literacy organizations.
Source: Verizon
CONTACT: Michele Cinquegrano, +1-401-525-2134,
michele.cinquegrano@verizon.com, or Phil Santoro, +1-617-743-4760,
philip.g.santoro@verizon.com
Company News On-Call: http://www.prnewswire.com/comp/094251.html
EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I., July 13 -- Verizon and the Rhode Island Department of Education (RIDE) will announce on Wednesday (July 14) the four Rhode Island schools and school districts that will receive a total of $25,000 in Verizon Thinkfinity grants. The announcement will be made at a ceremony at the East Providence Career and Technical Center.
Verizon will also announce that for the second straight year it will award a $25,000 grant to RIDE and the Rhode Island Network for Educational Technology. Thinkfinity is Verizon's award-winning online education portal.
WHEN: Wednesday (July 14), 9:30 a.m.
WHERE: East Providence Career and Technical Center
1998 Pawtucket Ave.
East Providence
WHO: Donna Cupelo, Verizon region president for New England
Carolyn Dias, chief of fiscal integrity and efficiencies,
Rhode Island Department of Education
Caroline Caswell, assistant superintendent of the East
Providence School District
BACKGROUND: This is the second straight year that Verizon is awarding grants to schools across Rhode Island to integrate Thinkfinity into the classroom. The grants can be used to for a variety of expenses including teacher stipends, computer hardware and transportation.
Thinkfinity.org offers more than 55,000 educational and literacy resources for teachers, parents and students. Resources include standards-based, grade-specific K-12 lesson plans and engaging interactive activities provided in partnership with many of the nation's leading educational and literacy organizations.
Source: Verizon
CONTACT: Michele Cinquegrano, +1-401-525-2134,
michele.cinquegrano@verizon.com, or Phil Santoro, +1-617-743-4760,
philip.g.santoro@verizon.com
Company News On-Call: http://www.prnewswire.com/comp/094251.html