US Airways Education Foundation Seeks Grant Applicants
Posted : Fri, 08 Jun 2007 18:38:00 GMT
Author : US Airways
Category : PressRelease
TEMPE, Ariz., June 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The US Airways Education Foundation announced today it has begun accepting applications for its 2007 Community Education Grant Program.
The nonprofit Education Foundation, governed by a group of educators, community leaders and US Airways employees, will award grants up to $5,000 to nonprofit organizations located in the markets served by the airline. Eligibility includes educational programs that respond to the special needs of disadvantaged or disabled individuals, teach or enhance social responsibility, facilitate parental and/or community involvement, and enhance academic achievement.
Interested nonprofit organizations should visit http://www.usairways.com/awa/content/about.../education.aspx to review grant guidelines and obtain an application. The application deadline is Wednesday, August 1, 2007 and awards will be distributed in October 2007.
Recent award benefactors include the Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Ariz., Briggs De Laine Cultural Center of Summerton, S.C. and the Greater Philadelphia Urban Affairs Coalition.
Since the Education Foundation's inception in 1990, more than $1.75 million in grants and college scholarships to dependents of US Airways employees have been awarded. The amount of annual funding is subject to change from year to year and is solely dependent on funds raised in the previous year. Funding sources include contributions from US Airways employees, fund raising events and private donations.
US Airways is the fifth largest domestic airline employing more than 36,000 aviation professionals worldwide. US Airways, US Airways Shuttle and US Airways Express operate approximately 3,800 flights per day and serve more than 240 communities in the U.S., Canada, Europe, the Caribbean and Latin America. The US Airways is a member of the Star Alliance network, which offers our customers 16,000 daily flights to 855 destinations in 155 countries worldwide.
CONTACT: Media Relations of US Airways, +1-480-693-5729
Posted : Fri, 08 Jun 2007 18:38:00 GMT
Author : US Airways
Category : PressRelease
TEMPE, Ariz., June 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The US Airways Education Foundation announced today it has begun accepting applications for its 2007 Community Education Grant Program.
The nonprofit Education Foundation, governed by a group of educators, community leaders and US Airways employees, will award grants up to $5,000 to nonprofit organizations located in the markets served by the airline. Eligibility includes educational programs that respond to the special needs of disadvantaged or disabled individuals, teach or enhance social responsibility, facilitate parental and/or community involvement, and enhance academic achievement.
Interested nonprofit organizations should visit http://www.usairways.com/awa/content/about.../education.aspx to review grant guidelines and obtain an application. The application deadline is Wednesday, August 1, 2007 and awards will be distributed in October 2007.
Recent award benefactors include the Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Ariz., Briggs De Laine Cultural Center of Summerton, S.C. and the Greater Philadelphia Urban Affairs Coalition.
Since the Education Foundation's inception in 1990, more than $1.75 million in grants and college scholarships to dependents of US Airways employees have been awarded. The amount of annual funding is subject to change from year to year and is solely dependent on funds raised in the previous year. Funding sources include contributions from US Airways employees, fund raising events and private donations.
US Airways is the fifth largest domestic airline employing more than 36,000 aviation professionals worldwide. US Airways, US Airways Shuttle and US Airways Express operate approximately 3,800 flights per day and serve more than 240 communities in the U.S., Canada, Europe, the Caribbean and Latin America. The US Airways is a member of the Star Alliance network, which offers our customers 16,000 daily flights to 855 destinations in 155 countries worldwide.
CONTACT: Media Relations of US Airways, +1-480-693-5729
