Kelly Engineering Resources(R) Awards Academy of Engineering Grants
25 Octobre 2010 - 3:59PM
Marketwired
Three National Academy Foundation (NAF) Engineering High Schools
have each received a $2,500 grant from Kelly Engineering Resources
(KER), a specialty service of Kelly Services, Inc. (NASDAQ: KELYA)
(NASDAQ: KELYB).
A.J. Moore Academy, Waco, Texas, Hialeah Gardens High School
Academy of Engineering, Hialeah Gardens, Florida, and Zebulon B.
Vance High School Academy of Engineering, Charlotte, North
Carolina, received the annual grant from KER to support a specific
engineering project to be implemented in the 2010-2011 school year.
Grant money is used to pursue new ideas, create innovative student
programs, and/or fund special events to benefit the Academy
students and faculty.
"We truly appreciate our partnership with Kelly Services," says
JD Hoye, President of the National Academy Foundation. "These
grants will help three exemplary career academies increase
enrollment, facilitate college transition, and better equip
students with the tools they need to learn and succeed."
Since 2008, Kelly Engineering Resources has partnered with NAF
Engineering Academies across the country. Through the partnership,
the Kelly Engineering Grant Program was created to award monetary
grants to Academies of Engineering across the country. In addition,
KER full-time employees participate in numerous local NAF Advisory
Boards where they work to provide students with paid internship
opportunities and enhance the career-themed curriculum through
their own knowledge of the industry.
"Engineering is an exciting and innovative industry to work in,"
said Tim McAward, vice president of Kelly Engineering Resources.
"At Kelly, we enthusiastically support the next generation of
engineers through programs such as the NAF grant program, a program
that supports high school students with proven results."
About the National Academy Foundation The
National Academy Foundation (NAF) is an acclaimed national network
of high school career academies predominately based in urban
districts-schools within schools-with rigorous, career-themed
curricula created with current industry and educational
expertise.
Each year, NAF serves more than 50,000 students in over 500
Academies in 41 states and the District of Columbia through the
Academy of Finance, the Academy of Engineering, the Academy of
Hospitality & Tourism, and the Academy of Information
Technology. NAF was founded by Sanford I. Weill, Chairman Emeritus
of Citigroup Inc., as a partnership between business leaders and
educators. Employees of more than 2,500 businesses support NAF
students by securing paid internships, volunteering in classrooms,
acting as mentors, and serving on local Advisory Boards. NAF's
record of success with 90% graduation rates and more than 80% of
these graduates going on to college, has garnered the support of
corporations, public policy makers, and foundations, including the
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. For more information, visit
www.naf.org.
About Kelly Engineering Resources Since
1998, Kelly Engineering Resources has provided staffing and
placement services to a broad spectrum of industries, including
aerospace, chemical, defense, energy, medical device,
nanotechnology, petroleum, pharmaceutical, power, refining,
shipbuilding, semiconductor, and telecommunications. Visit
www.kellyengineering.com/us for more information.
About Kelly Services Kelly Services, Inc.
(NASDAQ: KELYA) (NASDAQ: KELYB) is a leader in providing workforce
solutions. Kelly offers a comprehensive array of outsourcing and
consulting services as well as world-class staffing on a temporary,
temporary-to-hire and direct-hire basis. Serving clients around the
globe, Kelly provides employment to 480,000 employees annually.
Revenue in 2009 was $4.3 billion. Visit www.kellyservices.com.
MEDIA CONTACTS: Kelly Services, Inc. Jane
Stehney (248) 244-5630 stehnja@kellyservices.com
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