Cingular Wireless Awards $45,000 in Grants for Keep America Beautiful Florida Projects
17 Août 2005 - 2:00PM
PR Newswire (US)
STAMFORD, Conn., Aug. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Six Florida affiliates of
Keep America Beautiful, Inc. have been selected to receive grants
totaling $45,000 from Cingular Wireless through the 2005 Keep
America Beautiful program. The nation's largest wireless carrier
made the donation to Keep America Beautiful for use in Florida,
which has been hit hard by hurricanes during the past two years.
"Keep America Beautiful is extremely proud that Cingular Wireless
is providing this critical support to our local affiliates in
Florida, as they strive to improve the quality of life in their
communities with these restoration projects," said G. Raymond
Empson, president of Keep America Beautiful. More than a dozen
Florida KAB affiliates applied for the grants, which were issued in
amounts of $5,000 or $10,000. The six recipients were chosen based
on the goals, reach and impact of their proposed projects, as well
as community need and involvement. They are: * Keep Brevard
Beautiful -- $5,000 for a public land beautification project * Keep
Charlotte County Beautiful -- $10,000 for clean-up of illegal dump
sites and other debris from the hurricanes, as well as tree
planting at area schools * Keep Collier Beautiful -- $5,000 for
creation of a Clean Builder Program to improve waste handling and
lessen the negative effects of unsecured construction debris * Keep
Manatee Beautiful -- $5,000 for the expansion of the Boaters &
Anglers program designed to prevent marine debris * Keep Miami
Gardens Beautiful - $10,000 for a beautification project in
Brentwood Park, which includes the creation of a walking trail *
Keep Putnam Beautiful - $10,000 for the restoration of a Palatka
Heights park, which was hit hard by the 2004 hurricanes "Cingular
recognizes the importance of protecting the environment, which
impacts the quality of life for all," said Marsha Mock, senior
director of Corporate Affairs. "That's why we support Keep America
Beautiful, an organization that is making dramatic improvements in
communities nationwide through its clean-up efforts and
preservation programs. We are more than proud to lend a hand toward
these efforts, and we look forward to the programs and initiatives
that will result from the Keep America Beautiful/Cingular Grant
Program." About Keep America Beautiful, Inc. Keep America
Beautiful, Inc., established in 1953, is the nation's largest
volunteer-based community action and education organization. With a
network of nearly 1,000 affiliate and participating organizations,
Keep America Beautiful forms public-private partnerships and
programs that engage individuals to take greater responsibility for
improving their community environments. For additional information,
visit http://www.kab.org/. About Cingular Wireless Cingular
Wireless is the largest wireless carrier in the United States,
serving 51.6 million customers. Cingular, a joint venture between
SBC Communications Inc. (NYSE:SBC) and BellSouth Corporation
(NYSE:BLS), has the largest digital voice and data network in the
nation -- the ALLOVER (SM) network -- and the largest
mobile-to-mobile community of any national wireless carrier.
Cingular is the only U.S. wireless carrier to offer Rollover(R),
the wireless plan that lets customers keep their unused monthly
minutes. Details of the company are available at
http://www.cingular.com/ . Get Cingular Wireless press releases
e-mailed to you automatically. Sign up at
http://cingular.mediaroom.com/. Contact: Robert Wallace/Larry
Kaufman Tel: 203.323.8987, ext. 811/817 Email: ; Web site:
http://www.kab.org/ DATASOURCE: Keep America Beautiful, Inc.
CONTACT: Robert Wallace, +1-203-323-8987 ext. 811, , or Larry
Kaufman, +1-203-323-8987 ext. 817, , both of Keep America
Beautiful, Inc. Web site: http://www.kab.org/
http://www.cingular.com/
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