2008 Year in Review

SS School Receives $5,000 Grant from the Sprint Foundation

Sprint (NYSE: S) recently announced the recipients for the Sprint Ahead for Education grant program. Sprint Ahead for Education is a brand-new program that supports innovative character-education initiatives through funding of K-12 public schools and school districts. A total of 19 school districts received up to $25,000 in grant funds, and 45 public schools received funding up to $5,000. In total, the Sprint Foundation awarded more than $607,000 in grant funding for this program.

Out of nearly 1,200 applicants Southside School was selected as a 2008 Sprint Ahead for Education grant recipient. Southside School received a $5,000 Sprint Ahead for Education grant for its P.E.A.C.E. program.

Specifically, the P.E.A.C.E program at Southside School seeks to fulfill the following objectives:

* to provide stuents with clear character expectations for the 2008-09 school year.

* to reward students who exhibit Politeness, Excellence, Attitude, Citizenship, and Exemplary behavior.

* to provide students with clear examples of individuals who exhibit character, are positive role models, and make a difference in our community.

* to provide students with an opportunity to actively participate in their community by engaging in quarterly, all-school community service endeavors.

* to provide students with active, hands-on, monthly opportunities to work cooperatively together as a team and build positive relationships with their peers.

“We are excited to be able to offer additional character education opportunities in our school and classrooms,” commented Morrison Elementary Programs and Services Coordinator Anji Garza.

“Sprint is committed to helping educators develop the right character education initiatives for their student population,” said Debby Ballard, director of Community Relations for Sprint. “The Sprint Ahead for Education program is a competitive program and the winning schools and districts should be extremely proud of their accomplishment. The program allows teachers and administrators to implement unique and innovative programs that will have a profoundly positive impact on their students.

“The need for quality character education in America’s schools has never been more important than it is today,” said Joseph W. Mazzola, executive director, The Character Education Partnership. “Sprint understands this. They have made a long-term commitment to helping make a difference in communities through their generous grant program to support character education in schools.” A full list of schools and school districts that received Sprint Ahead for Education grant funding is available at: Sprint Ahead.

About the Sprint Foundation
Since its establishment in 1989, the Sprint Foundation has provided nearly $100 million to community organizations across the country with a special emphasis on those supporting K-12 education, positive youth development, arts and culture outreach, school safety and Internet safety. Through direct grants and a robust matching-gifts program for employees and retirees, the Sprint Foundation creatively and thoughtfully delivers Sprint’s commitment to championing the communities where Sprint customers and employees live.

About Sprint Nextel
Sprint Nextel offers a comprehensive range of wireless and wireline communications services bringing the freedom of mobility to consumers, businesses and government users Sprint Nextel is widely recognized for developing, engineering and deploying innovative technologies including serving nearly 53 million customers at the end of the first quarter 2008; industry-leading mobile data services; instant national and international push-to-talk capabilities; and a global Tier 1 Internet backbone. For more information, visit Sprint.

by  Editor, theCity1.com
September 4, 2008