Fort Worth’s Western Hills Elementary wins Remington College “Adopt Our School” Vote
School wins $2,000 in school supplies from Remington College
Fort Worth, Texas – (April 15, 2011) – The votes are in and Western Hills Elementary School will receive $2,000 worth of school supplies from Remington College-Fort Worth Campus.
Western Hills Elementary School received the most votes in Remington College’s Adopt Our School program, an effort by Remington College to assist local public schools with up to $2,000 worth of school supplies. The winning school was chosen by the public through Facebook and text message voting.
The staff at Western Hills Elementary has requested classroom supplies and will receive more than 800 spiral notebooks, 285 packs of notebook paper and 8,000 pencils.
The donation comes at a time when Texas public schools are facing billions of dollars of cuts in state funding.
The school supplies will be delivered to the school on Monday, April 18th at 10:00 a.m. The school is located at 2805 Laredo Drive in Fort Worth. Media are invited to cover the event.
The goal of the program is to help out public schools in Remington College campus communities at a time when school budgets are very tight.
“We congratulate Western Hills Elementary and are thrilled to be able to provide them with such a variety of school supplies,” said Gregg Falcon, Remington College-Fort Worth Campus President. “We know all public schools are struggling with their budgets and we’re happy to be able to help out one of our local schools with some much-needed educational materials.”
Based in Heathrow, Florida, Remington College is a non-profit career college that offers diploma and degree programs at 20 campuses throughout the United States. Its mission is to provide career-focused education through a variety of programs, including nursing, cosmetology, business office management and criminal justice.
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About Remington College: Remington College is a common name used by all 20 campuses of a privately-owned, non-profit, post-secondary educational institution with its home office in Heathrow, Florida. Through its campuses, Remington College offers diplomas, bachelor’s and associate’s degrees in a variety of fields, including: cosmetology; nursing; healthcare; criminal justice; business; electronics; information technology; and more. Course offerings vary by campus. Remington Colleges, Inc. and its predecessor companies have been part of the higher education community since 1985. For more information, please visit http://www.remingtoncollege.edu/. For the latest news about Remington College, visit http://today.remingtoncollege.edu/.
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