8/17/2007
Media Contact:
Margie Smith-Simmons, Mayor’s Office
[317] 327-3690
Duane Brodt, Coles Marketing Communications
[317] 571-0051
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The city, Net Literacy to declare ‘Bright House Networks and TechPoint Foundation Day’
Indianapolis – Deputy Mayor Ellen Quigley, on behalf of the city of Indianapolis, will join Net Literacy Executive Director Don Kent in declaring Monday as ‘Bright House Networks and TechPoint Foundation Day’ in honor of their continued civic engagement, support and community service and partnerships.
Bright House Networks and TechPoint Foundation will also be donating 200 refurbished computers to Minnie Hartman School - IPS No. 78 which in turn, will distribute the majority of the computers to students and their families for use in their homes. Some computers will be utilized in the school’s computer lab and others will be used to teach keyboarding skills.
When: Monday, August 20
10 a.m.
Where: Minnie Hartman School - IPS No. 78
3734 E. Vermont St.
The mission of Net Literacy, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation, is to empower youth to increase computer availability and Internet literacy throughout Indiana by focusing on under served youth, families and seniors. U.S. Sen. Richard Lugar and U.S. Sen. Evan Bayh serve as honorary co-chairs and programs are conducted by hundreds of youth volunteer instructors. Net Literacy helps establish public computer labs for the under served, supplies computer and Internet training materials and has provided trained youth instructors to lead computer skills and Internet literacy classes. Free-access computer labs have been established in such places as community centers, senior citizen centers, churches, federal housing communities and both independent- and assisted-living facilities.
Both Bright House Networks and TechPoint Foundation provide funding and support that enables Net Literacy to create and maintain community computer labs and equip them with fully-functioning refurbished computers. Bright House Networks further delivers computers to the various labs and wires the labs for Internet access.
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