Locally owned and family operated, the fourteen Wireless Zone- Verizon Premium Wireless Retailers, nominated multiple non-profit organizations in the Eastern Connecticut community to receive grants from the Wireless Zone Foundation in 2014. Owners Scott Gladstone and Neil Ryan elect several local charities in their territory who go above and beyond to impact the people in need in the community. In addition to their personal store contributions to local charities, over ten New London County, Windham County and Tolland County non-profit organizations were selected as Wireless Zone Foundation grant recipients in 2014.
The following non-profit organizations were bestowed Wireless Zone Foundation grants: Center for Hospice Care, High Hopes Therapeutic Riding Center, Jewish Federation of Eastern CT, Lawrence & Memorial Hospital, Madonna Place, Thames River Family Program, Waterford Country School, American Friends of Kenya, Windham Hospital Foundation and Make A Wish Foundation of Connecticut. A total of $43,000 will be donated to these local nonprofit organizations in 2014.
The grant funds will assist organizations expand upon current programs directly impacting patients and implement new programs to enhance the variety of services offered. Center for Hospice Care utilized last year’s grant to develop the Community Healing Garden on location in Norwich and Lawrence & Memorial Hospital expended the grant money to assist with the cost of patient transportation to and from the Cancer Center in Waterford.
The Wireless Zone Foundation for Giving® Inc., established in 2003, supports research and community outreach for both local and national nonprofit organizations. The Foundation provides a basic structure for the collaborative giving program and enhances the individual stores’ ability to be able to commit to helping their communities.
“This past October, the Waterford Country School opened the doors to their brand new gymnasium, a safe place where the students will have the ability to exercise and spend time with their friends. The Wireless Zone Foundation grant helped that dream become a reality,” says Meagan Seacor, Director of Marketing & Community Relations.
Scott Gladstone and Neil Ryan celebrated twenty-two years of success as prominent small business owners in 2014. Previously, they were inducted into the Wireless Zone Hall of Fame for two decades of outstanding customer service, their unsurpassed growth in the industry and their unwavering commitment to the community. This year, they received the Alumni Achievement Award from their Alma Mater, Keene State College. The award is bestowed to an individual(s) whose professional achievement in his/her chosen field brings honor to the recipient(s), as well as to college.
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