Corus360 Cares and The GA Compassion Project support a Local Elementary School with Help Ted Run! Campaign

Atlanta, GA (PRWEB) February 27, 2012

With the success of their Warm Hands, Warm Hearts holiday project, Corus360 Cares and The Georgia Compassion Project have teamed up again to help the students at Stripling Elementary school in Norcross, GA.

Corus360 Cares and The GA Compassion Project have dedicated their Spring 2012 fundraiser, Help Ted Run!, to improving the playground at Stripling Elementary. For this fundraiser, Corus360s VP of Professional Services, Ted Pappas, has committed to run to and from Corus360s corporate office every morning and evening instead of driving his car to work. This is approximately 12 miles per day.

Help Ted Run! launched at the beginning of February and will continue into March. Help Ted Run! will culminate with Teds participation in a 100 mile one day run at the end of March.

All money raised from this campaign will be used to buy new playground and P.E. equipment for Stripling Elementary. This includes new jump ropes, basketballs, basketball hoops, swing set, structures for shade, and black top games.

Corus360 Cares and The GA Compassion Project are dedicated to keeping Stripling students active by ensuring they have the necessary resources for fun, healthy play, said Ted Pappas.

Mr. Ted my family donated money and I am excited to see what new equipment we will get even if its a jump rope. I want to say thank you for doing this, said 4th grade student, Stripling Elementary.

Corus360 Cares and The GA Compassion Project are asking for flat donations or a pledge per mile that Ted runs. Donors can follow Teds journey and keep track of his miles on his blog at http://www.helptedrun.wordpress.com.

About Corus360

Corus360 is a technology consulting and solutions company with more than 10 years of success delivering infrastructure solutions, recovery and consulting services that help organizations reduce costs, increase efficiencies and maximize productivity. We specialize in best of breed infrastructure solutions, IT management consulting, application development, Data Center technologies, disaster recovery, managed services and enterprise applications. For more information, visit http://www.corus360.com.

About The GA Compassion Project

The Georgia Compassion project is designed to fulfill two objectives in the growth and personal development of children and adults in distressed situations. The two objectives are Compassion and Movement. When people find themselves in these situations, it is common for them to experience hopelessness. It is the Georgia Compassion Projects goal to attack hopelessness directly. Our not-for-profit will accomplish this by providing children and adults with the opportunity to experience the small incremental wins in life that they may not experience normally.

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Precision-Paragon [P2] Provides Support for School Construction Project in Sudan

Yorba Linda, CA (PRWEB) February 3, 2011

Precision-Paragon P2 announced today that the company will donate energy-efficient light fixtures for classrooms and additional materials to assist the construction of a solar-powered primary school in southern Sudan.

The project is being spearheaded by Engineering A Brighter Sudan, a group formed by four engineering students at the University of San Diego.

The group originally contacted P2 looking for a source of lighting fixtures. When P2s administrative team learned about the project, they decided to become more deeply involved. P2 will be donating all the necessary energy-efficient lighting fixtures for the project as well the companys engineering expertise, lighting ballasts, spare parts, an inverter and the cost of shipping the materials to Sudan.

We are excited about the opportunity to assist and support the Engineering A Brighter Sudan student team in their effort to help a community by building a much needed school, said Joe Martin, P2 vice president and general manager. We think this is a commendable project, and we are glad to be able to contribute to it.

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Precision-Paragon [P2] Provides Support for School Construction Project in Sudan

GLSEN Launches Changing the Game: The GLSEN Sports Project to Address LGBT Issues in K-12 Sports

New York, NY (Vocus/PRWEB) March 17, 2011

In an effort to make K-12 sports and physical education safer and more inclusive for all regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity/expression, GLSEN, the Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network, and a diverse coalition of athletes, journalists and sports figures today launch Changing the Game: The GLSEN Sports Project (http://sports.glsen.org).

I am really excited to be working with GLSEN to create a Sports Project that will help to make sports and physical education a great experience for every student no matter what their sexual orientation or gender identity/expression., said GLSEN Sports Project Director Pat Griffin, former Director of It Takes a Team Education Campaign for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Issues in Sport at the Womens Sports Foundation.

The list of Advisory Group and All-Star supporters includes Hall of Fame, Olympic and National Champion athletes, award-winning journalists, former college athletic directors and current professional, college and high school coaches.

Among them: Hall of Fame tennis players Billie Jean King and Martina Navratilova; ESPN The Magazine and ESPN.com columnist LZ Granderson; Olympic softball medalists Jessica Mendoza and Lauren Lappin; current NFL player Scott Fujita and former NFL player Wade Davis; WNBA player Candice Wiggins; Toronto Maple Leafs President and General Manager Brian Burke; National Center for Lesbian Rights Sports Project Director Helen Carroll; three-time All-American wrestler Hudson Taylor; Outsports.com co-founder Cyd Zeigler; WNBA Coach Lin Dunn; Rugby player Ben Cohen; former MLB player Billy Bean; and former NBA player John Amaechi.

With few existing resources or programs designed to address homophobia and transphobia in K-12 sports, Changing the Game: The GLSEN Sports Project fills a critical gap and adds a vital new dimension to GLSENs work to create a world in which every child learns to accept and respect all people, regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity/expression.

Nearly 9 out of 10 LGBT youth (84.6%) said theyd experienced harassment in school in the past year because of their sexual orientation and nearly two-thirds (63.7%) because of their gender expression, according to GLSENs 2009 National School Climate Survey. Additionally, 61.1% said they felt unsafe at school because of their sexual orientation.

When asked if there were particular spaces at school they avoided because they felt unsafe or uncomfortable, 35.7% of LGBT student said locker rooms, the highest percentage of any place at school.

GLSEN is committed to the principle that all students should have equal access to the services, supports and opportunities of a K-12 education, GLSEN Executive Director Eliza Byard said. Changing the Game is designed to help schools, coaches, athletes and families create a healthy atmosphere of respect in PE classes and competitive athletics. Sports and PE were a central part of my life growing up, and are critical for student health and well-being. Every child today should have the opportunity to participate fully and safely in every aspect of school life.

GLSEN’s Changing the Game website (http://sports.glsen.org) features a collection of Game Plan resources for athletes, athletic administrators, coaches and parents; a Game Changer video project (YouTube.com/GLSENsports) to raise awareness about people making a difference in the sports world every day; the Team Respect Challenge pledge for teams to commit to treat all teammates with respect. Additional Changing the Game programs will be introduced in the coming months.

The program also will highlight the important work student-athletes already are doing across the country to promote a simple theme that is at the heart of Changing the Game: The GLSEN Sports Project.

Respect. Are you bringin it?

“The sporting world is a place where many children and teens grow into the person they will become, said Brad Usselman, a cross county athlete at Skyview High School in Vancouver, Wash., and a blogger along with two other high school LGBT athletes at http://bradrobertben.wordpress.com. Acceptance needs to be promoted so that we can foster a generation that does not care if someone is LGBT. They look past the fact of someone’s sexuality and instead try to see who the person truly is.”

About GLSEN

GLSEN, the Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network, is the leading national education organization focused on ensuring safe schools for all students. Established in 1990, GLSEN envisions a world in which every child learns to respect and accept all people, regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity/expression. GLSEN seeks to develop school climates where difference is valued for the positive contribution it makes to creating a more vibrant and diverse community. For information on GLSEN’s research, educational resources, public policy advocacy, student organizing programs and educator training initiatives, visit http://www.glsen.org

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GLSEN Launches Changing the Game: The GLSEN Sports Project to Address LGBT Issues in K-12 Sports