FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Sparklight Awards $5,000 to Joplin High School Peer Buddies Program
July 9, 2024 – Joplin, Mo. – Sparklight®, a leading broadband communications provider, recently awarded $5,000 to Joplin High School Peer Buddies Program through the company’s Charitable Giving Fund. The school was one of 26 nonprofits across the company’s 24-state footprint that received grants totaling more than $125,000 during the company’s most recent award period.
Peer Buddies pairs general education students with students with special needs to foster positive, supportive relationships and enrich students’ learning and life experiences.
“We are incredibly grateful to Sparklight for the $5,000 grant,” said Julie McCain, Joplin High School Peer Buddies Program sponsor. “With this grant, our program will be able to provide more opportunities for students with special needs to build friendships past the classroom. Moreover, this partnership with Sparklight will support students’ needs to ensure they have the best educational experience at Joplin High School.”
The Charitable Giving Fund, which annually awards $250,000 in grants to 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations in communities served by the Cable One family of brands (Sparklight®, Fidelity Communications, Hargray, ValuNet Fiber and CableAmerica), concentrates support in the following priority areas:
- Education and Digital Literacy
- Food Insecurity
- Community Development
Sparklight has a long history of supporting the communities it serves through donations of time and resources to food banks, animal shelters, senior and child advocacy programs and community beautification projects, to name a few. All associates are encouraged to use an annual “Angel Day” funded by the company to volunteer for a philanthropy of their choice.
Nonprofit organizations may apply for a Sparklight Charitable Giving Fund grant during open application periods each spring and fall. Applications for fall 2024 grants will be accepted October 1–31, 2024. For more information about the Sparklight Charitable Giving Fund, please visit www.sparklight.com/charitablegiving.
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About Sparklight
Sparklight® is a leading broadband communications provider and part of the Cable One family of brands, which serves more than 1 million residential and business customers across 24 states. Powered by a fiber-rich network, Sparklight provides consumers with a wide array of connectivity and entertainment services, including high-speed internet and advanced WiFi 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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Michelle Portillo
Director, Corporate Communications
michelle.portillo@cableone.biz
Jamie O’Driscoll
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