CenturyTel awards grant to MPS

Manila Public School is the recipient of a $7,500 grant from CenturyTel Clarke M. Williams Charitable Foundation. The grant award will be used to help fund the purchase of eight document cameras. The cameras are used by students and teachers as an advanced visual aid in the classroom.

Manila School receives grant from CenturyTel's Charitable Foundation. Pictured are, from left: Billy Watson, area plant supervisor; Jason Baltimore, technology coordinator at Manila School; and Skip Layne, CenturyTel area operations manager. (Town Crier photo/Revis Blaylock)

Jason Baltimore, technology coordinator for the Manila School District, said he read about the grant in the Town Crier and applied.

"I am very pleased our school was selected for one of the grants," Baltimore said. "The document cameras will be used in the elementary classrooms giving the teachers more materials to share with their students without having to make a lot of copies which will save money for the school."

"CenturyTel is pleased to be able to support this high-tech instructional program at Manila schools," Skip Layne, CenturyTel's area operations manager, said. "Our area schools are doing a great job moving forward in technology,"

Also on hand for the presentation at Manila was Billy Watson, CenturyTel area plant supervisor.

The CenturyTel Clarke M. Williams Charitable Foundation (a 501© (3) organization) was established by CenturyTel with the fundamental belief that companies have an obligation to improve the quality of life where they do business.

Following the example set by its founder, Clarke M. Williams, the Foundation is committed to contributing to endeavors that improve the well-being of people in need throughout its communities.

The focus of the CenturyTel Clarke M. Williams Charitable Foundation is to fund programs that support family, children, safety, substance abuse prevention, disaster relief, technology and economic development in the communities CenturyTel serves. The Foundation values projects that take a creative and innovative approach to fundamental community issues.

For more information visit the Community page on the CenturyTel Web site located at www.centurytel.com or contact Foundation Secretary Kristy LaCroix (kristy.lacroix@centurytel.com.

CenturyTel (NYSE:CTL) is a leading provider of communications, high-speed Internet and entertainment services in small-to-mid-size cities through broadband and fiber transport networks. Included in the S&P 500 Index, CenturyTel delivers advanced communications with a personal touch to customers in 25 states.