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NEWS
for immediate release
december 8, 2009
(from left) Girl Scouts Julia Kenny, Caitlyn Thomas and Sarah Harty join Bob Brayman of St. Mark’s Catholic School for a demonstration at the Connect a Million Minds launch in Wilmington, NC
Girl Scouts Help Launch Connect A Million Minds Program
Raleigh, NC – Girl Scouts – North Carolina Coastal Pines (GS-NCCP) recently helped Time Warner Cable launch a new philanthropic effort entitled Connect A Million Minds (CAMM) in Wilmington, NC. During the launch Girl Scouts studied the concept of gyroscopes in Segways and in the weaponry on the Battleship North Carolina.
Designed to be a five-year, $100 million program initiative, CAMM will address a declining proficiency in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) that puts America's children at risk of not competing successfully in a global economy.
Time Warner Cable presented GS-NCCP with a $5,000 donation during the event which will support the GS-NCCP Design and Discovery Program, an inquiry-based hands-on design and engineering project to encourage and enhance middle and high school girls’ experiences in engineering and technology. The program is designed to builds girls' knowledge of engineering, design and technology to support the development of inquiry skills, and to involve them in sustained problem solving.
“Girl Scouts shares Time Warner Cable's concern about the decline in young people's interest in and appreciation of education and careers in the STEM fields,” states Rusine Mitchell Sinclair, Girl Scouts North Carolina Coastal Pines CEO. “We are very excited to work with Time Warner Cable to achieve the critical goals that we both share.”
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About Connect A Million Minds
In conjunction with the White House, Connect a Million Minds (CAMM) is Time Warner Cable’s new philanthropic initiative to connect young people to afterschool opportunities that inspire them to develop the important science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) skills they need to become the problem solvers of tomorrow. For more information visit www.connectamillionminds.com.
About Time Warner Cable
Time Warner Cable is the second-largest cable operator in the U.S., with technologically advanced, well-clustered systems located in five geographic areas - New York State (including New York City), the Carolinas, Ohio, southern California (including Los Angeles) and Texas. Time Warner Cable serves more than 14 million customers who subscribe to one or more of its video, high-speed data and voice services. Time Warner Cable Business Class offers a suite of phone, Internet, Ethernet and cable television services to businesses of all sizes. Time Warner Cable Media Sales, the advertising arm of Time Warner Cable, offers national, regional and local companies innovative advertising solutions that are targeted and affordable. More information about the services of Time Warner Cable is available at www.timewarnercable.com, www.twcbc.com and www.twcmediasales.com.
 
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