SPARKLIGHT AWARDS $3,000 IN TUITION TO RESIDENTS WHO ARE ‘GOING PLACES’
August 22, 2019 – Phoenix,AZ— Abigail Johnson, Aryka Montes and Mackenzi Lawson don't know each other, but they share a passion for bettering their communities – which is why Sparklight selected them to each receive $3,000 to help pay for their Fall 2019 college tuition through its Going Places social media campaign.
About the winners:
- Abigail Johnson of Long Beach, Mississippi: Johnson is studying Marine Biology at the University of Southern Mississippi and plans to use her degree to ensure that the coastlines and marine organisms of Mississippi remain beautiful for years to come.
- Aryka Montes of Roswell, New Mexico: Montes is pursuing a degree in Speech, Language & Hearing Sciences at the University of Arizona. She is passionate about working with children and plans to work with kids to improve their communication skills and to treat speech, language, and social/cognitive communication challenges.
- Mackenzi Lawson of Hillsboro, Illinois: Lawson attends Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis where she is double majoring in biochemistry and Spanish. Inspired by a pediatric endocrinologist when she was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes, Lawson decided to follow the same path and help families in her community with their health issues.
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About Sparklight
Sparklight, formerly Cable One, is a leading broadband communications provider serving more than 800,000 residential and business customers in 21 states. Sparklight provides consumers with a wide array of connectivity and entertainment services, including high-speed internet and advanced Wi-Fi solutions, cable television and phone service. Sparklight Business provides scalable and cost-effective products for businesses ranging in size from small to mid-market, in addition to enterprise, wholesale and carrier customers.
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