Citibank Launches Citigroup Success Fund Grant Program on Long Island.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 -- Citibank, a member of Citigroup, is pleased to announce that it is launching its award-winning Citigroup Success Fund grant program to enhance the educational experience for students on Long Island. Made possible through support from the Citigroup Foundation, the Citigroup Success Fund program awards grants ranging between $200 and $1,200 to educators who have innovative teaching ideas that can be developed into easily replicable, grassroots programs aimed at helping students learn. Teachers from more than 128 local schools have been invited to a breakfast being hosted by Citibank at 150 Motor Parkway in Hauppauge on Friday, December 3, beginning at 8:30AM. During the breakfast, teachers will be given information on applying for a grant from the Citigroup Success Fund. Media are invited to attend the breakfast and should RVSP RVSP Right Ventricular Systolic Pressure RVSP Reverse Vertical Seismic Profile(ing) in advance to Helen "To Helen" is the first of two poems to carry that name written by Edgar Allan Poe. The 15-line poem was written in honor of Jane Stanard, the mother of a childhood friend. It was first published in 1831 collection Poems of Edgar A. Steblecki, 718-248-4694. "Citibank is committed to helping make each community where we have operations a better place and one of the ways we do this is by supporting education-related initiatives," said Diane Lazuta, Regional Manager for Citibank on Long Island. "Education enables children to realize their fullest potential and achieve their dreams. We are pleased to provide these Success Fund grants and know that the investment made in exploring our local educators' teaching ideas will benefit our children for many years to come." The new Citigroup Success Fund program will be administered by the Mentoring Partnership of Long Island, a nonprofit organization Nonprofit Organization An association that is given tax-free status. Donations to a non-profit organization are often tax deductible as well. Notes: Examples of non-profit organizations are charities, hospitals and schools. , with a $34,000 grant from the Citigroup Foundation. In addition, Citibank's Financial Centers and employees on Long Island will be involved to help to ensure the program's success. The educational priorities established to qualify for Citigroup Success Fund grants are: Literacy, Financial Education, Alternative Learning Styles for Low-Performing Students, English as a Second Language, Interdisciplinary Learning, and Character Education and Tolerance of Diverse Cultures. The Citigroup Success Fund was first launched in Florida in 1987, where it has been recognized by the Department of Education. The Citigroup Success Fund grant program is also available in California, Florida, Nevada, New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. , Hong Kong Hong Kong (hŏng kŏng), Mandarin Xianggang, special administrative region of China, formerly a British crown colony (2005 est. pop. 6,899,000), land area 422 sq mi (1,092 sq km), adjacent to Guangdong prov. , Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Philippines, Taiwan and Thailand. In 2003, the Citigroup Foundation provided grants totaling $996,600 to support these Success Fund programs giving thousands of teachers the opportunity to put their great ideas into action and share them with other educators. Citibank is a member of Citigroup (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : C), the preeminent global financial services The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view of the subject. Please [ improve this article] or discuss the issue on the talk page. company that has some 200 million customer accounts and does business in more than 100 countries, providing consumers, corporations, governments and institutions with a broad range of financial products and services, including consumer banking and credit, corporate and investment banking, insurance, securities brokerage, and asset management. Major brand names under Citigroup's trademark red umbrella include Citibank, CitiFinancial, Primerica, Smith Barney Smith Barney is a division of Citigroup Global Capital Markets Inc., a global, full-service financial firm, that provides brokerage, investment banking and asset management services to corporations, governments and individuals around the world. , Banamex, and Travelers Life and Annuity. The Citigroup Foundation focuses its grants primarily in three areas: financial education, educating the next generation, and building communities and entrepreneurs. Additional information may be found at www.citigroup.com. |
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