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Dear Member,
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Don't forget to tell your local schools about FRED's
Technology Grants for Rural Schools Program. The
grants are available to schools who wish to update their
technology and introduce new teaching methods to
enhance the learning process.
The grants, sponsored by the Rural Telephone Finance
Cooperative (RTFC),
range from $1,000 to $10,000. Thanks to the generous
sponsorship of RTFC, $50,000 is available to rural
schools this year.
Help your community by letting local schools know about
the program. See the link below. The 2010 application deadline is September 17, 2010.
Click here to download the 2010 Application
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| FRED Awards Three Ethyl Grants |
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The Ethyl Grant Committee met recently to select three
Ethyl Grant recipients to receive a total of $7,500 in
funding.
Projects sponsored by Panhandle Telephone
Cooperative, Park Region Telephone/OtterTail TelCom,
and Pierce Telephone were all selected to receive grants.
The Ethyl Grant program was created to help improve
OPASTCO member communities. The grants range
from $250 to $2,500 and are sponsored by Ericsson and
Bennet & Bennet,
PLLC. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis
year-round. Send in your application today for
consideration in the next round of the review process in
the fall.
To learn more
about the Ethyl Grant Program and the projects that were
selected, please click here.
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| The FRED Annual Report is Now Available Online |
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The 2009 FRED Annual Report is now available online.
The Annual Report runs from October 2008 through
September 2009.
This is the first year FRED is making the report
exclusively available online.
Click here to
view the 2009 Annual Report
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| Please Help FRED Welcome Our New Intern |
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FRED would like to welcome our new Summer Intern,
Natalie Basile. Natalie is currently attending George
Washington University, and is majoring in Sociology and
Political Science. She will be working out of the
OPASTCO office with the FRED Program Coordinator.
Please help us welcome Natalie to the FRED team!
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| New FRED publication now available |
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FRED has partnered with OPASTCO to bring you this new publication. This brochure describes the benefits of being a member of OPASTCO and how FRED can help you make an impact with your community.
Keep an eye out at the OPASTCO Summer Convention for this new publication brought to you by FRED.
Click here to view the pdf version of the new FRED/OPASTCO brochure
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| Dates to Remember |
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July 24 - 29, 2010: OPASTCO Summer
Convention in
Seattle
July 26, 2010: FRED Event at the Boeing Museum
of Flight
September 17, 2010: Technology Grant
Applications Due
January 23-27: OPASTCO Winter Convention in
Miami
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The FRED Focus Online newsletter is a
monthly publication generated by the Foundation for
Rural Education and Development (FRED). It is
released the second week of each month. As a
member of OPASTCO, you are receiving this
information to keep you up-to-date on programs and
services offered by FRED. All OPASTCO members
are eligible to participate in FRED programs as part of
their membership dues. If you prefer not to receive
this information in the future, you may remove your
address at any time. If you have any questions
about the information listed in the FRED
Focus Online,
please click on the links or contact the
FRED Program Coordinator, at fred@opastco.org.
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Come Fly with FRED in Seattle, Washington! |
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Take flight with FRED in Seattle, Washington by
attending the event at the Museum of Flight during
OPASTCO's Summer Convention. Take the tour of the
Tower, a full scale replica of an air traffic control tower,
or visit the space exhibit.
A specially designed dinner by McCormick and
Schmick's will be served among some of the world's
most legendary aircraft. A buffet menu prepared
especially for this event will feature the bounty of the
Pacific Northwest's sea and land as well as an array of
tantalizing desserts.
Upgrade your reservation by purchasing a table, and you
and 9 friends can dine under the plane of your choice.
Planes are going on a first come first served basis, so
make sure to get yours before they fly away!
Register for the OPASTCO Summer Convention here.
Get more
information on the FRED Event here.
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