MONROE, La., March 29, 2017 /PRNewswire/
-- CenturyLink, Inc. (NYSE: CTL) knows that
connecting consumers and businesses to the power of the digital
world can change lives, and help strengthen the communities it
serves. That's why CenturyLink and its employees contributed more
than $7.5 million across 44 states in
2016 through the CenturyLink Clarke M. Williams Charitable
Foundation programs.
Annual Teachers and Technology grant program
The
Teachers and Technology program awards grants of up to $5,000 per project to help provide technology
equipment to enhance learning in pre-K - 12th grade
classrooms. In 2016, CenturyLink received more than 1,100 grant
applications and awarded grants to 314 classroom-based projects in
33 states.
Annual CenturyLink Backpack Buddies Food Drive
In the
first two weeks of June each year, employees and community members
come together to help fight hunger in CenturyLink's communities.
The Clarke M. Williams Foundation provides matching funds of up to
$1 million based on contributions
made through the drive. Since 2009, the drive has resulted in more
than 56 million pounds of food for food banks across the country.
In 2016, employees and community members in 33 states donated
nearly $700,000 through this drive to
help fight hunger in their communities.
Matching Time Grants
CenturyLink encourages employees
to volunteer in their communities. The Matching Time Grant Program
honors those commitments by awarding $500 grants twice each year to nonprofit
organizations where our employees volunteer. Employees can submit
grant applications after completing 40 volunteer hours at the
nonprofit. In 2016, more than $300,000 was awarded to nonprofits in 38 states
representing over 50,000 volunteer hours performed by CenturyLink
employees.
Annual Employee Giving Campaign
As a Global Corporate
Leader with United Way Worldwide, CenturyLink runs a nationwide,
month-long employee giving campaign each year. Employees can give
to qualifying nonprofit organizations of their choice through
payroll deduction or other methods, and the CenturyLink Foundation
provides a 50 percent match to the local United Way in their area.
In 2016, the campaign resulted in total giving of more than
$4.2 million to local United Ways and
other nonprofit organizations in communities across 41 states.
About the CenturyLink Foundation
CenturyLink's vision is to improve the lives of our customers by
connecting them to the power of the digital world. CenturyLink
extends this vision through the CenturyLink Clarke M. Williams
Foundation, a 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to contributing to
endeavors that improve the well-being and overall quality of life
for people throughout CenturyLink's communities. Named after
CenturyLink's founder Clarke M. Williams, the Foundation is endowed
by CenturyLink to support community initiatives that encourage our
employees to use their time, talents and resources to strengthen
the communities in which they live and work.
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