HOOPESTON – Sparklight®, a broadband communications provider, recently awarded $3,000 to Hoopeston Multi Agency Service Center through the company’s Charitable Giving Fund. The organization was one of 26 nonprofits across the company’s 24-state footprint that received grants totaling more than $125,000 during the company’s most recent award period.
Hoopeston Multi Agency Service Center provides vital services to those in physical, financial and social need. The Sparklight grant will be used toward its school-supply program for which costs and demand continue to grow.
“The Hoopeston Multi Agency is very thankful for the donation from Sparklight,” said Hoopeston Multi Agency Service Center Executive Director and Board President Beth Bray Knecht. “Our greatest asset is our children, and this funding is critical in helping provide school supplies to those students and families who are struggling.”
The Charitable Giving Fund, which annually awards $250,000 in grants to 501©(3) nonprofit organizations in communities served by the Cable One family of brands (Sparklight®, Fidelity Communications, Hargray, ValuNet Fiber and CableAmerica), concentrates support in the following priority areas:
• Education and Digital Literacy
• Food Insecurity
• Community Development
Sparklight has a long history of supporting the communities it serves through donations of time and resources to food banks, animal shelters, senior and child advocacy programs and community beautification projects, to name a few. All associates are encouraged to use an annual “Angel Day” funded by the company to volunteer for a philanthropy of their choice.
Nonprofit organizations may apply for a Sparklight Charitable Giving Fund grant during open application periods each spring and fall. Applications for Fall 2024 grants will be accepted October 1–31. For more information about the Sparklight Charitable Giving Fund, please visit www.sparklight.com/charitablegiving.