FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Sparklight Awards $5,000 to Payson Area Food Drive
July 9, 2024 – Payson, Ariz. – Sparklight®, a leading broadband communications provider, recently awarded $5,000 to Rim County Rotary Foundation’s Payson Area Food Drive through the company’s Charitable Giving Fund. The organization was one of 26 nonprofits across the company’s 24-state footprint that received grants totaling more than $125,000 during the company’s most recent award period.
The Payson Area Food Drive helps stabilize food supplies for Rim County food pantries, including St. Vincent de Paul, the Presbyterian Church Deacon’s Pantry, Cornerstone Church and the Pine Strawberry Food Bank. It also supports the Student Weekend Food Program in the Payson area.
“The economy has put increasing strain on families and food banks,” said Payson Area Food Drive Treasurer John Wilson. “The $5,000 Sparklight grant will fund critically needed food and ensure no one seeking food bank assistance in our communities will go hungry.”
The Charitable Giving Fund, which annually awards $250,000 in grants to 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations in communities served by the Cable One family of brands (Sparklight®, Fidelity Communications, Hargray, ValuNet Fiber and CableAmerica), concentrates support in the following priority areas:
- Education and Digital Literacy
- Food Insecurity
- Community Development
Sparklight has a long history of supporting the communities it serves through donations of time and resources to food banks, animal shelters, senior and child advocacy programs and community beautification projects, to name a few. All associates are encouraged to use an annual “Angel Day” funded by the company to volunteer for a philanthropy of their choice.
Nonprofit organizations may apply for a Sparklight Charitable Giving Fund grant during open application periods each spring and fall. Applications for fall 2024 grants will be accepted between October 1-31, 2024. For more information about the Sparklight Charitable Giving Fund, please visit www.sparklight.com/charitablegiving.
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About Sparklight
Sparklight® is a leading broadband communications provider and part of the Cable One family of brands, which serves more than 1 million residential and business customers across 24 states. Powered by a fiber-rich network, Sparklight provides consumers with a wide array of connectivity and entertainment services, including high-speed internet and advanced WiFi solutions, cable television and phone service. Sparklight Business provides scalable and cost-effective products for businesses ranging in size from small to mid-market, in addition to enterprise, wholesale and carrier customers.
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