FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Sparklight Awards $7,500 to Harrison County Library System
February 6, 2024 – Gulfport, Miss.– Sparklight®, a leading broadband communications provider, recently awarded a $7,500 grant to Harrison County Library System through the company’s Charitable Giving Fund. The association was one of 29 nonprofits across the company’s 24-state footprint that received grants totaling more than $125,000 during the most recent award period.
The Charitable Giving Fund, which annually awards nearly $250,000 in grants to local 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations 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
Harrison County Library System will use the grant to purchase new children’s literacy stations that provide a safe, content-rich experience for its young patrons.
“The Harrison County Library System is thrilled to be a recipient of Sparklight’s community support,” said Sarah Crisler-Ruskey, Harrison County Library System Director. “Our current children’s literacy stations are over 10 years old, and we were not able to replace them with our most recent budget. It’s wonderful that Sparklight is helping us fill the gap.”
Nonprofit organizations may apply for a grant during open application periods each spring and fall. Applications for spring 2024 grants will be accepted between April 1-30, 2024.
The Charitable Giving Fund is an extension of Cable One’s corporate social responsibility efforts, which include:
• Supporting national organizations dedicated to advancing education and diversity, including the Emma Bowen Foundation and the National Diversity Council.
• Supporting the mission of Special Olympics , which provides year-round sports training and athletic competition, as well as health, arts, leadership, and advocacy programs for children and adults with intellectual disabilities.
• Planting trees through the Arbor Day Foundation on behalf of customers who switch to paperless billing. Since 2015, the company has planted 140,000 trees in its markets and national forests within the company’s footprint.
• Supporting the mission of Keep America Beautiful in cleaning up and beautifying communities across the U.S.
• Fighting hunger in local communities through volunteerism and donations, as well as support to organizations such as Feed My Starving Children to make a difference in the lives of hungry kids around the world. Since 2018, Cable One has donated more than 51 tons of food and nearly $500,000 to address food insecurity.
For more information about the Sparklight Charitable Giving Fund, visit www.sparklight.com/charitablegiving.
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 1.1 million residential and business customers in 24 states. Sparklight provides consumers with a wide array of connectivity and entertainment services, including high-speed internet and advanced Wi-Fi 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
CONTACT:
Tammy Gabel
Director, Corporate Communications
602.364.6712
tamara.gabel@sparklight.biz