Fort Polk Progress
Media Alert
July 29, 2014

Contact: Tammy Sharp
337-378-9329
Fort Polk Progress
Media Alert: Education Initiative Partners to Make Announcement July 31

LEESVILLE, LA. --Fort Polk Progress, the Vernon Parish School District and Fort Polk, along with all the partners of the Education Initiative, will conduct a press conference at 12:30 p.m. July 31 at the Vernon Parish School Board, 201 Belview Road, Leesville.

 

Who: Fort Polk Progress, the Vernon Parish School District, Fort Polk and all Education Initiative partners

 

What: An announcement concerning the Education Initiative, with national significance

 

Where:Vernon Parish School Board, 201 Belview Road, Leesville

 

When: 12:30 p.m. July 31

 

Who Should Attend: Regional media outlets; Vernon Parish business and industry leaders; Vernon Parish Government agencies; area citizens.

 

Media interested in attending this event should contact: Tammy Sharp at 337-378-9329 or email [email protected].

 

Note: The Bossier Parish School Board, along with their partners, will be making a similar announcement at a press conference in Bossier Parish at 12:30 p.m. July 31. 


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Fort Polk Progress is a regional community organization that takes a proactive stance toward Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) by maintaining relationships and partnering with decision makers in Congress, at the Pentagon and at the state level, ensuring that the most up to date information concerning Fort Polk and the surrounding communities is used in decisions concerning the base. In addition, Fort Polk Progress actively markets the base to the military as the most cost effective place to provide soldiers with the best training possible and strives to help ensure the best possible quality of life for soldiers, civilians and their families. Most recently, Fort Polk Progress has spear-headed an Education Initiative, which acknowledges exceptional educational achievements in the region and pursues continued excellence in education for military families throughout the region. 

 

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