JULY 2015
Joe Torre Foundation Receives $65,000 Grant From Verizon Wireless And The Verizon Foundation
Joe Torre
Verizon Wireless and Verizon Foundation Present $65,000 check to Joe Torre Safe at Home Foundation

Officials with Verizon Wireless and the Verizon Foundation recently presented a $65,000 HopeLine grant to the Joe Torre Safe At Home Foundation® at Emerson Middle School in Union City.

The grant will be used to support the Foundation's educational initiative, Margaret's Place, at Emerson Middle School - in addition to other locations throughout the region. Margaret's Place offers students a "safe room" in schools to talk with each other and a professional counselor about violence-related issues.
Verizon Honored at Stand & Deliver "Night of Eloquence"
Stand and Deliver
Steve Adubato, founder of Stand & Deliver, and Leecia Eve, Vice President, State Government Affairs for New Jersey, New York and Connecticut Region for Verizon.

Stand & Deliver honored Verizon with its Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Leadership Award at its 16th-annual event to honor community members dedicated to positive change in the lives of youth.

The award was accepted by Leecia Eve, Vice President, State Government Affairs for New Jersey, New York and Connecticut Region for Verizon, during the May 12th program in Belleville.

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Dr. Randal Pinkett: Viewing Business As More Art Than Science
Randal Pinkett
Randal Pinkett

New Jersey native Randal Pinkett, the entrepreneur, author, and public speaker perhaps best known for being the Season 4 winner of NBC's "The Apprentice," joined the Verizon External Affairs and Foundation teams on May 20 in Hackensack to discuss game-changing strategies in creating a successful business part of a series of events led by Verizon New Jersey.

What's the best way to face the challenges of owning and operating a small business?

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Verizon Awards Scholarships to Rutgers Students to Help Combat Domestic Violence
Rutgers Hopeline
As a founding supporter of the Violence Against Women & Children at Rutgers University, Verizon Wireless offers three HopeLine Scholarships each year to Master of Social Work students committed to working on issues of violence against women and children.

FIND OUT WHO WON THIS YEAR'S SCHOLARSHIPS...
Verizon is a "Real Lifesaver" for Family Displaced by Storm

Charging Station Nearly a week after 85-mile per hour winds knocked the power out at her Gloucester County home, Patricia McConnell learned that a Verizon charging station was available at the Red Cross Reception Center at the Mount Royal Fire Department.

"Verizon was a real lifesaver for us," McConnell said. "We were lucky to find that station."

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