Charter participates in federal program, offers monthly credit to eligible households
Staff Report
STAMFORD, CONNECTICUT - Charter Communications recently announced its participation in the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) $3.2 billion Emergency Broadband Benefit Program, part of the company’s ongoing commitment to help close the digital divide.
Millions of households across Charter’s 41-state operating area are eligible for a credit up to $50 per month toward qualifying Spectrum Internet plans for the duration of the program.
Charter is offering a variety of broadband options under the Emergency Broadband Benefit Program and all Spectrum Internet plans available have no modem fees, data caps or contracts and include free self-installation. Interested consumers who are not currently Spectrum customers should visit spectrum.com/getqualified or call 855-662-9946. Current Spectrum customers can visit spectrum.net/broadbandbenefit to learn more.
May 12, 2021
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THE SHADYSIDE High School Band and music department received a donation of $5,000 last week to help with purchasing instruments. Pictured, from left, are board of education members Tom Brown and Dom DeFelice, Sherri Simmons of Foundation for Appalachian Ohio, Shadyside Local Schools Superintendent John Haswell and Vision Shadyside volunteers Nancy Marzella, Pat Miller and Tony Francis.
SHADYSIDE The Shadyside High School band and music department received matching funds to complete a $5,000 donation from alumni and friends, with assistance from Vision:Shadyside, together with the Foundation for Appalachian Ohio and its new online giving platform Cause Connector, during a presentation May 5.
ATHENS The Athens Conservancy has received two grants.
The conservancy has received a $4,420 grant from the Foundation for Appalachian Ohio’s Cause Connector to support the Conservancy’s Keep Finding Your Way Outdoors project.
The project will encourage residents and visitors to explore the outdoors, learn about the Conservancy preserves and learn about the natural world.
The multi-faceted project will center on trailheads at the Baker Preserve and Cucumbertree Trail where new kiosks will be equipped with informational display cases. The cases will house maps and informational postings that change with the seasons.
The conservancy also has received a seed grant of $595 from Ohio’s Winding Road to fund a project to spotlight the beauty of the land and contribute to the spirit and environment of Appalachian Ohio.
Giving platform raises money for local projects
Staff Report
NELSONVILLE Earlier this year, the Foundation for Appalachian Ohio (FAO) launched a new innovation in lifting up the good work of nonprofits across Appalachian Ohio’s communities.
According to a news release from FAO, Cause Connector was designed by the organization to give donors an opportunity to connect with and support the work of Appalachian Ohio’s nonprofits through projects that will launch new efforts, scale a program, or serve more people who call the region home.
At the close of Cause Connector’s first round on April 9, 2021, 88 projects across Appalachian Ohio’s 32 counties received funding to advance their efforts through a total of more than $245,000 raised. The generosity of donors giving amounts of all sizes and combining their gifts through Cause Connector is what has made these efforts possible.