AT&T PIONEERS AND BAKERSFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS SEND SUPPLIES AND SMILES TO THE TROOPS
Topics: bakersfield, Schools, volunteers, AT&T
Posted by JANLBANS Fri Oct 5, 2007 09:11:07 PDT
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BAKERSFIELD, Calif., October 4, 2007 — Laughter and smiles filled the Laurelglen Elementary School cafeteria as students, teachers and administration stood alongside Bakersfield City Council Member Harold Hansen, representatives from the offices of U.S. Congressman Kevin McCarthy and state Sen. Roy Ashburn and members of the AT&T Pioneers, AT&T’s volunteer organization, to fill 100 care packages for troops serving in the military overseas.
Students excitedly filled each package with the supplies that they and the AT&T Pioneers had collected over the past two months, including toiletries, snacks, books, playing cards and batteries. In addition to the supplies, each package included a copy of the Laurelglen Elementary School Student DVD "Little Voices, Big Hearts.”
In May 2007, the AT&T Pioneers partnered with two third-grade classes at Laurelglen Elementary School to write letters to the troops and create a DVD, “Little Voices, Big Hearts,” of the students reading their letters and singing songs to the troops.
“Thank you to the school and thank you, AT&T. Not only are you a leader in cutting-edge communication, but you are also a leader in social responsibility,” said Jeff Flores, an aide to state Sen. Ashburn. “The care packages and DVD are a nice reminder of what our troops are fighting for – for our freedom.”
The care packages will be sent to military men and women from Kern County, including many friends and family members of the students and volunteers who assembled them.
“When I got the call to be here I was very pleased, as I have a grandson, Ryan, in Iraq,” Hansen said. “I’ve been told one of these boxes will go to him, so this is very special to me. I give a heartfelt thanks to the Laurelglen Elementary School students and to the AT&T Pioneers.”
The AT&T Pioneers are the nation's largest company-sponsored volunteer organization with more than 350,000 AT&T employees and retirees, who volunteer their time to enhance the communities where they work and live. The Pioneers mainly focus on education, social needs and the environment. In 2005, AT&T Pioneers donated more than 11.3 million hours of their time to community outreach activities — nearly $204 million worth of volunteer time.
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