Ames Co-sponsors $40,000 Teacher Grant Program.ROCKY HILL Rocky Hill, town (1990 pop. 16,554), Hartford co., central Conn., a suburb of Hartford, on the Connecticut River; settled c.1650, inc. 1843. Chemical coatings and synthetic textiles are made there. Rocky Hill was an important river port from 1700 to 1820. , Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 28, 1999-- Ames Department Stores, Inc. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on : AMES), in conjunction with the SHOPA SHOPA School Home Office Products Association (School and Home Office Products Association) Foundation for Educational Excellence, will award over $40,000 in grants to school teachers in 19 states and the District of Columbia District of Columbia, federal district (2000 pop. 572,059, a 5.7% decrease in population since the 1990 census), 69 sq mi (179 sq km), on the east bank of the Potomac River, coextensive with the city of Washington, D.C. (the capital of the United States). where Ames stores are located. Schools eligible for the program are located in: Connecticut, Delaware, the District of Columbia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire New Hampshire, one of the New England states of the NE United States. It is bordered by Massachusetts (S), Vermont, with the Connecticut R. forming the boundary (W), the Canadian province of Quebec (NW), and Maine and a short strip of the Atlantic Ocean (E). , New Jersey, New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of , North Carolina North Carolina, state in the SE United States. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean (E), South Carolina and Georgia (S), Tennessee (W), and Virginia (N). Facts and Figures Area, 52,586 sq mi (136,198 sq km). Pop. , Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island Rhode Island, island, United States Rhode Island, island, 15 mi (24 km) long and 5 mi (8 km) wide, S R.I., at the entrance to Narragansett Bay. It is the largest island in the state, with steep cliffs and excellent beaches. , Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia and West Virginia. The SHOPA Foundation, the philanthropic arm of SHOPA, is awarding the grants through its Kids-In-Need Teacher Grants program. Grants are in amounts between $250 and $1,000, and will be awarded to recognize teachers' original projects that enhance the educational experiences of students. Applications for Kids-In-Need grants will be available at all Ames locations beginning July 1. All K-12 teachers who teach in the mentioned states are eligible to apply. Teachers must submit an official application, which is a one-page form about the scope of the project, and an itemized budget. Completed applications must be returned to the SHOPA Foundation, postmarked no later than September 30, 1999. Winners will be notified in mid-November. Interested applicants can call 1-800-SHOP-AMES or visit the Ames web page at www.AmesStores.com for complete store listings and addresses. A list of the grant recipients from 1998, along with their project names and descriptions, is available on the SHOPA web page at www.shopa.org. Joseph R. Ettore, Ames' President and Chief Executive Officer, said, "We are very pleased to have the opportunity to reach out to schools and help teachers carry out their original ideas. Ames is proud to join in the SHOPA Foundation's commitment to funding those teachers' innovative classroom projects and helping the future of students." The SHOPA Foundation's mission is to recognize, promote and support initiatives that foster educational excellence. Funding for the grant program is provided by SHOPA, SHOPA member companies and individuals. SHOPA is a non-profit trade association representing approximately 1,700 manufacturers, manufacturer representatives, retailers, wholesalers, distributors, commercial/contract stationers, and service companies involved in the production, distribution, and sale of school supplies and office products through mass market and commercial channels. With over 450 stores, including the recently acquired Hills stores and certain former Caldor sites, located in 19 states and the District of Columbia, Ames is the nation's largest regional full-line discount retailer with annual sales of almost $4 billion. Ames offers a broad range of merchandise categories including family apparel, housewares house·wares pl.n. Cooking utensils, dishes, and other small articles used in a household, especially in the kitchen. , domestics, electronics, ready-to-assemble and patio furniture, jewelry, craft and pet supplies, health and beauty care items, stationery, sporting goods, toys, seasonal products and more. For fax copies of Ames' most recent news releases, dial 1-800-925-7792 To find the location of the Ames store nearest you, dial 1-800-SHOP-AMES http://www.AmesStores.com |
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