Time to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month

Good morning to all. Yes, I do have to apologize, it has been a while since I posted, but I was doing some wonderful exciting things. Last week the Verizon Talent Acquisition Strategy team sprearheaded a Telecom Photo Shoot. We obtained photographs from over 30 employees for the Dallas Fort Worth area, and have obtained 55 in total from locations through-out the US. It is incredibly exciting as these employees will be featured in our ads, on the web, on fliers, posters, etc. All the employees were stoked to be part of the event and are anxious to see the final products which will be released later this fall in our new advertising campaigns....so there is your sneak preview......

Another EXCITING thing we are doing this month at Verizon is celebrating Hispanic Heritage month which began Monday, Septebmer 15th and runs thru the 15th of October. We started it off with a bang and awarded more than $680,000 in scholarships to 146 Hispanic students for the 2008-2009 school year. Among the organizations that have received grants from Verizon to fund scholarships are:

• Hispanic Scholarship Fund - $200,000 for 33 scholarships
• Hispanic Business College Fund - $150,000 for 35 scholarships
• Hispanic Engineering, Science and Technology Program at the University of Texas-Pan American - $25,000 for 5 scholarship
• Society of Professional Hispanic Engineers National Scholarship - $30,000 for 6 scholarships
• University of Southern California/Mexican American Alumni Association - $45,000 for 9 scholarships
• Ten additional organizations and colleges and universities that serve the Latino community received approximately $230,000 to award scholarships

In all, the Verizon Foundation has awarded more than $31.7 million in grants since 2006 to nonprofit organizations that benefit and serve the Hispanic Community. So, overall, we are pretty estatic that we are able to provide such a wonderful gift and so many opportunities!

Additionally, the Verizon Foundation has awarded more than $31.7 million in grants since 2006 to nonprofit organizations that benefit and serve the Hispanic Community. Some recent initiatives include:
The creation of a special Hispanic Heritage Month resources section on Thinkfinity.org, which provides free educational resources, lesson plans and activities for teachers, parents and students. Thinkfinity.org is the Verizon Foundation’s comprehensive program and online portal to 55,000 standards-based, grade-specific, K-12 lesson plans and other educational resources provided in partnership with many of the nation’s leading educational and literacy organizations.

So, check it out and join us in the celebration!!!!