Donates 4,000 Prepaid Phone Cards to Non-Profit Volunteers
VANCOUVER, Wash., Feb. 16, /PRNewswire/ -- Electric Lightwave Inc.
(Nasdaq: ELIX) is extending a hand to dedicated community volunteers through a
donation of $15,000, in the form of prepaid phone cards, to the Court
Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) organization, a national non-profit advocacy
group serving abused and neglected children.
Electric Lightwave will donate approximately 4,000 30-minute prepaid phone
cards to CASA volunteers in Seattle, Spokane, Wash., Sacramento, Calif.,
Phoenix, Salt Lake City, Boise, Idaho and Portland, Ore.
"We are so pleased that Electric Lightwave has filled a need for our
unpaid volunteers," said Michael Piraino, chief executive officer of CASA.
"This donation of prepaid cards will offset the costs our volunteers incur
when making long distance calls on behalf of these children."
CASA volunteers are appointed by judges to be the voice for children in
abuse and neglect cases. Empowered by the courts, these trained volunteers
donate their time to look after the best interests of these children. In their
efforts to provide assistance, volunteers periodically make long distance
calls to various agencies to gather information and identify needed resources.
"We are proud to be affiliated with an organization that has these
children's best interests at heart and is composed of such committed,
professional level individuals," said Keith Foltz, regional vice president of
sales for Electric Lightwave. "Our donation is another demonstration of our
ongoing support for each community where we do business and our commitment to
provide a voice to children in need."
About National CASA
Every year, more than half a million abused and neglected children need
safe, permanent, nurturing homes. CASA is a national network of more than
42,000 volunteers in over 800 communities. These volunteers help to make sure
that the abuse and neglect these children originally suffered at home does not
continue at the hands of the system. Last year, CASA volunteers helped more
than 180,000 abused and neglected children.
About Electric Lightwave
Electric Lightwave, Inc. is the leading integrated communications provider
of enhanced data services, frame relay, ATM and Internet access solutions to
bandwidth intensive businesses and the growing e-commerce market. The company
offers long distance, data and prepaid services nationwide. As a full-service
provider, the company offers local, long distance, videoconferencing and
high-speed broadband transport via an expanding fiber optic network that
interconnects major markets in the West. The company owns and operates
Metropolitan Area Networks (MANs) in Seattle, Spokane, Wash., Portland, Ore.,
Sacramento, Calif., Phoenix, Salt Lake City and Boise, Idaho. Headquartered in
Vancouver, Washington, the company is on the World Wide Web at http://www.eli.net.
SOURCE Electric Lightwave, Inc.
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CONTACT:
Jack Hardy of Electric Lightwave Inc.,
360-816-3602, or jack_hardy@eli.net; or Melissa Wolfe of National
CASA, 206-270-0072, or melissa@nationalcasa.org
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