Related fulfills school's needs.The Related Companies, L.P., one of New York's most prominent real estate development firms, the Union Square Partnership and PENCIL, last week announced that The Related Companies has provided a gift of three new computer labs to Washington Irving High School. The gift, which is valued at approximately $500,000, was provided by Related and its partners in the construction industry, through Related's involvement with both the Union Square Partnership and PENCIL (Public Education Needs Civic Involvement in Learning). The Union Square Partnership, a community-based non-profit organization A non-profit organization (abbreviated "NPO", also "non-profit" or "not-for-profit") is a legally constituted organization whose primary objective is to support or to actively engage in activities of public or private interest without any commercial or monetary profit purposes. that provides economic development, marketing services and infrastructure initiatives to the area, has been operating an award winning public/private partnership at nearby Washington Irving High School for the past 10 years, involving over 75 businesses and institutional partners. Union Square Partnership's Education Program is geared towards leveraging the energy and resources of private sector companies, local universities and nonprofit A corporation or an association that conducts business for the benefit of the general public without shareholders and without a profit motive. Nonprofits are also called not-for-profit corporations. Nonprofit corporations are created according to state law. institutions to enhance the mission of the school. In addition to providing the linkages between the High School and the private sector, the USP USP - unique sales point supports programs in key areas of student life, with an award winning after-school program, college preparation and career readiness, including volunteer mentoring and tutoring programs. The Related Companies first learned of Washington Irving's computer shortage through the Principal For A Day program, a philanthropic phil·an·throp·ic also phil·an·throp·i·cal adj. 1. Of, relating to, or marked by philanthropy; humanitarian. 2. Organized to provide humanitarian or charitable assistance: initiative run by PENCIL, which brings prominent business leaders, celebrities and politicians face-to-face with the principals of 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. schools. Jeff Blau, President of The Related Companies, participated in Principal For A Day at Washington Irving High School this year. The new state-of-the-art facilities will bring more than 100 computers to Washington Irving, a high school which serves approximately 3000 pupils from the five boroughs. Blau, who is also a member of the Union Square Partnership's Board of Directors commented, "The private sector's support of 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 City's public schools is essential in getting needed resources into the hands of students. We were thrilled to be able to donate technology equipment, and to use our expertise to actively participate in constructing the labs." Blau added, "These students are our future leaders Future Leaders is a UK schools-led charitable organisation that aims to widen the pool of talented leaders especially for urban challenging secondary schools. It was founded in March 2006 by Nat Wei, a former founder of Teach First. and they need a strong foundation to help prepare them for the real world. I am a firm believer that with this gift and continued help from other companies, Washington Irving High School can deliver a top notch education to these teens." In building the labs, Blau enlisted en·list·ed adj. Of, relating to, or being a member of a military rank below a commissioned officer or warrant officer. enlisted Adjective the help of Related's industry partners, including Plaza Construction, Zwicker Electric, Somerville, Newport Painting and Decorating, Pearlgreen Corporation, JB&B, Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP LLP - Lower Layer Protocol , Hoboken Floors, Bovis Lend Lease and Cardella Carting, whose efforts were invaluable. "These are incredible individuals who gave generously of their time, materials and expertise and worked evenings and weekends to better our public schools," said Blau. |
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