NEP Telephone Provides $30,000 For K-12 Scholarships

January 23, 2009: The North-Eastern Pennsylvania Telephone Company has provided a generous contribution of $30,000 to the K-12 Scholarship Program administered by The Community Foundation of Susquehanna & Wyoming Counties.

NEP Telephone had previously given $30,000 for the 2007-2008 school year. These donations help local students achieve their educational goals by assisting with tuition for private schools, as well as tuition for the Susquehanna County Career and Technology Center, and other programs for Grade School through High School aged students.

This year's donation will help The Community Foundation provide scholarships worth close to $90,000 to over 120 local students attending 11 schools and programs. During the five years The Community Foundation has administered these scholarships more than 600 Kindergarten through 12th Grade students have received tuition assistance to attend over 20 local schools and educational programs.

Without the assistance of companies like NEP Telephone many of these children might not receive these opportunities. Peter Quigg, President of The Community Foundation, states, "We very much appreciate this exceptional contribution from NEP Telephone Co. The Tourje family, who controls the phone company, has shown sincere concern for local families and their children."

In addition to this donation for K-12 Scholarships, the Tourjes also hold the Jessie Osgood Tourje Memorial Fund with The Community Foundation which is intended to provide grants to the Blue Ridge, Forest City Regional, Mountain View, and Susquehanna Community School Districts for special projects in the local schools. Most recently this endowment has assisted the new Andrew F. Sienko Sr. Memorial Nature Trail at Blue Ridge, and helped provide additional support for the newly established Mountain View School District Library Endowment. The Tourje family, and the employees of NEP Telephone, have exhibited substantial support for local schools, students, and families.

For more information about Community Foundation activities please visit www.community-foundation.org.