FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Sparklight Awards $5,000 to Stella Maris Explores Club
OCEAN SPRINGS, Miss. (Jan. 7, 2025)– Sparklight®, a leading broadband provider, recently awarded a $5,000 grant to Stella Maris Explorers Club through the company’s Charitable Giving Fund. The organization was one of 24 nonprofits across Sparklight’s 24-state footprint that received grants totaling more than $125,000 during the most recent award period.
The Charitable Giving Fund, which awards $250,000 in grants annually, concentrates support in the following priority areas:
- Education and Digital Literacy
- Food Insecurity
- Community Development
This grant season, Sparklight also extended support to organizations devoted to veterans’ outreach, elder care, afterschool programs, community safety, animal advocacy and more.
“Sparklight is proud to support the nonprofits that make a meaningful difference in our community,” said Mike Drahota, Sparklight Senior Regional Director North Central. “These organizations are essential to strengthening the cities and towns we serve, and we are grateful for the opportunity to amplify their efforts. Together, we can bring vital resources and support to those who need it most.”
Stella Maris Explorers will use the grant to host its spring 2025 Outer Space & Engineering Workshop for elementary and middle school students.
“We are excited to have Sparklight partnering with us to bring high-quality, rigorous science and art enrichment to the greater Biloxi-area,” said Ashley Rodriguez, Stella Maris Explorers Executive Director and President of the Board of Directors. “Sparklight’s support will help us empower students with scientific and artistic knowledge, bolstering their problem-solving skills, building their confidence and increasing their appreciation of STEAM-based work and professions.”
Nonprofit organizations may apply for a grant during open application periods each spring and fall. Applications for spring 2025 grants will be accepted between April 1-30, 2025.
For more information about the Sparklight Charitable Giving Fund, visit www.sparklight.com/charitablegiving. To learn more about Sparklight high-speed internet services and career opportunities, please visit www.sparklight.com or follow Sparklight on Facebook, Instagram and X pages.
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