Clark County School District Elementary School Teachers to Be Surprised with Grant Award to Further Beloved Programs
LAS VEGAS– CenturyLink, Inc. (NYSE: CTL) today announced that it will surprise nine Clark County School District teachers with grants from the CenturyLink Clarke M. Williams Foundation’s Teachers and Technology grant.
The grant program, which began in 2008, awards grants of up to $5,000 to schools in CenturyLink’s local service areas on behalf of teachers who have developed specific plans to innovatively implement technology in their classrooms. Across the United States, more than 2,300 grant applications were submitted and 309 were awarded. Grants were awarded based on the impact they will have on students in the classroom and the overall innovation of the project. CenturyLink service is neither required nor considered in the review of applications.
The first presentation will be to teacher Jason Lillebo from Edith Garehime Elementary School. The grant will benefit the Full STEAM Ahead with LittleBits program.
Who: Mike Jewell, Director of Operations, CenturyLink
Jason Chan, Market Development Manager, CenturyLink
Ryan Lewis, Principal, Garehime Elementary School
Jason Lillebo, Teacher, Garehime Elementary School
Full STEAM Ahead with LittleBits program students
What: Check presentation during a grant award ceremony for a Clark County School District teacher who won a $4,600 grant from the Clarke M. Williams Foundation’s Teachers and Technology grant
When: Wednesday, April 26, 2017 at 11 a.m.
Where: Edith Garehime Elementary School, 3850 Campbell Rd.
Photo Op: Jason Lillebo with his students and the LittleBits program
About the CenturyLink Foundation
CenturyLink’s vision is to improve lives, strengthen businesses and connect communities by delivering advanced technologies and solutions with honest and personal service. CenturyLink extends this vision through the CenturyLink Clarke M. Williams Foundation, a 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to contributing to endeavors that improve the well-being and overall quality of life for people throughout CenturyLink’s communities. Named after CenturyLink’s founder Clarke M. Williams, the Foundation is endowed by CenturyLink to support community initiatives that encourage our employees to use their time, talents and resources to strengthen the communities in which they live and work.
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