Photo Release -- Virco Helps Launch NBC's School Pride by Donating Over $300,000 Worth of Furniture to Schools
November 04 2010 - 6:58PM
Virco® (Nasdaq:VIRC) – America's leading manufacturer and supplier
of furniture and equipment for K-12 schools – has donated more than
$300,000 worth of furniture for students and educators to three
schools in partnership with the new NBC TV series, School Pride.
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Virco's donation to Enterprise Middle School in Compton,
California, was featured during the debut episode of School Pride,
which aired on October 15th. The October 29th episode of
School Pride focused on Kingston Springs Elementary School in
Nashville, Tennessee, where Virco furnished the kindergarten
classrooms.
Modeled on the popular Extreme Makeover: Home Edition series,
which also featured Virco furniture donations, School Pride
highlights the efforts of communities to renovate aging public
schools, while (in the words of an NBC press release) "inspiring
students, parents, and teachers to rediscover a sense of pride that
will positively impact their lives and futures."
"Providing students and educators with the furniture they need
is our top priority," said Larry Wonder, Virco's Vice President of
Sales. "Working with School Pride is one of the many ways that
Virco reaches out to support America's schools."
Be sure to watch for another upcoming School Pride episode – the
date has not yet been announced – in which the Los Angeles Center
for Enriched Studies (LACES) in L.A. will receive new Virco
furniture.
School Pride is shown Fridays on NBC at 8:00 pm Central; check
your local listings for the time and station in your area.
In addition to collaborating with School Pride, Virco has a
long-established history of donating to schools in partnership with
educator-related organizations. For instance, Virco sponsors
an annual Classroom Makeover in conjunction with the National
Association of Elementary School Principals (NAESP). Every
year since 2003, a school has been chosen at the NAESP convention
to receive a Classroom Makeover that provides $10,000 worth of
Virco furniture. Schools benefitting from these Classroom
Makeovers include Percy Priest Elementary School in Nashville,
Tennessee; San Carlos Park Elementary School in Ft. Meyers,
Florida; North Elementary School in Newport, Michigan; and
Washington Elementary School in Valley City, North
Dakota.
Virco has also worked with the National Association of Secondary
School Principals (NASSP) on several Classroom Makeovers, including
projects for Elmer L. Meyers High School in Wilkes-Barre,
Pennsylvania; Oak-Land Jr. High School in Lake Elmo, Minnesota; and
Gateway Regional School District, a combined intermediate/high
school campus in Woodbury Heights, New Jersey.
On a related note, Virco has partnered with the Association of
School Business Officials (ASBO) International since 1993 to
sponsor the ASBO International Pinnacle Awards. Presented at
the ASBO International conference, the Pinnacle Awards annually
honor four school business officials who have developed
outstanding, innovative practices and new ideas that benefit school
entities and the profession of school business
management. School business officials who receive the Pinnacle
of Excellence Award – the highest Pinnacle honor – are provided
with a donation of Virco furniture for their district valued at
$5,000.
Another ongoing Virco furniture donation initiative involves the
company's Adopt-A-School Program relationship with South Torrance
High School near Virco's corporate headquarters in Torrance,
California. Sponsored by the Torrance Area Chamber of
Commerce, the Adopt-A-School Program helps to encourage support of
the community's schools by business and government
organizations. Since adopting South High in 1995, Virco has
donated approximately $150,000 worth of furniture to the
school.
Virco's extensive furniture donation projects comprise only one
aspect of our wide-ranging Corporate Stewardship initiative, which
includes industry-leading recycling achievements, charter
membership in the United States Environmental Protection Agency's
WasteWise Hall of Fame, and support for other important programs in
partnership with the NAESP, NASSP, and ASBO
International.
To learn more about Virco Corporate Stewardship, we invite you
to visit www.virco.com and click on the Corporate Stewardship
link.
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CONTACT: Virco
Bob Roskos
(310) 533-0474, ext. 485
BobRoskos@Virco.com
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