Verizon SuperPages to Present $50,000 to WHYY for Literacy Workshops

Verizon SuperPages to Present $50,000 to WHYY for Literacy Workshops

PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Verizon SuperPages will present a $50,000 check to WHYY Inc. on Wednesday, January 19, to help fund the station's Ready To Learn literacy workshops in the Greater Philadelphia area.

WHEN: 10 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2005

WHERE: WHYY Studios
Independence Mall West
150 North Sixth St.
Philadelphia, Pa. 19106

WHO: Bill Marrazzo, president and CEO, WHYY
Susan Poglinco, executive director, WHYY Children's
Services
Richelle Ogle, manager, Foundation and Institutional Gifts
John J. McDonald III, area president, Verizon SuperPages
James O'Rourke, president and CEO , Verizon - Pennsylvania

BACKGROUND: The workshops are designed to inform adults about the
educational value of public television; increase awareness
of television's impact on children; and to teach parents,
teachers and caregivers how to use the educational
materials, available through WHYY, to help children learn.

MEDIA CONTACT: Karen Testa
Verizon SuperPages
Cell: 817-602-4349
karen.testa@verizon.com

PRNewswire -- Jan. 18


Source: Verizon

Web site: http://www.verizon.com/

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