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Patrick R. Gaston We focus on the issues of education and literacy, and safety and health. Our goal is to help people achieve the skills they need to live, learn and work in the 21st Century.
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This report reflects the commitment of our employees to improving the quality of life in our communities and a deeply ingrained culture of corporate responsibility that embeds a consciousness of the social impact of our business into all of our decisions.
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Verizon Thinkfinity Stars in Smithsonian's Grand $85 Million Renovation
"Mr. Powell Leaves Washington." These were the words proudly spoken by Kathy Brown, museum board member and Verizon Communications senior vice president, as she turned to General Colin Powell at the reopening ceremonies of the National Museum of American History. "This is the title of one of the lesson plans accessed by Verizon Thinkfinity.org's free lesson plans now making history come alive for thousands of students as they learn about General Powell's many honorable achievements."
The Verizon Foundation sponsored the exciting and informative opening events. The Smithsonian National Museum of American History, in Washington, D.C., reopened its doors after a two-year, $85 million architectural transformation on Friday, Nov. 21, with a three-day festival brimming with pomp and circumstance and energy and excitement that celebrated all the museum has to offer.
During the three-day museum opening, more than 60,000 gathered to see the 200-year-old flag that inspired the Star-Spangled Banner, and they had a rare chance to examine an original, handwritten copy of President Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address. Crowds of people stood in the cold to hear the former Secretary of State, General Powell, repeat the words that Lincoln read almost exactly 145 years ago.
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Season's Readings 2008
The Verizon Foundation's 2008 Season's Readings campaign will run from November 17th through December 12th, 2008.
Verizon Foundation Receives National Council on Economic Education's 2008 Visionary Award
The Verizon Foundation was honored as a 2008 Visionary Award-winner by the National Council on Economic Education (NCEE) on Thursday, October 30.
Thinkfinity.org to Partner with National Council of La Raza and National Urban League on Afterschool Program
Program Will Result in Expansion of Free Culturally Sensitive Online Resources on Thinkfinity.org for After-School and Community Programs, and Parents.
Introducing Smithsonian's History Explorer
Your gateway to exciting and innovative resources about American history, designed and developed by the National Museum of American History as part of the thinkfinity.org consortium.
