Verizon Pioneers are proud of our history as members of the Telephone
Pioneers of America, founded in 1911.  Throughout the United States, Verizon
Pioneers have more than 120,000 members, who are current and former
employees of Verizon and their families who contribute millions of hours of
community service each year.

Our volunteer activities are focused on education, literacy, internet safety
and domestic violence.  In 2009 the Verizon Pioneers expect to distribute
our 500,000th dictionary to a 3rd grader somewhere in the nation. Our
efforts ensure that the youth of our region are better equipped to lead
productive, successful lives.  We are also collaborating with Verizon's
Thinkfinity.  Thinkfinity has online standards-based curriculum that
teachers can use.  Thinkfinity has developed a companion piece for our
dictionary project.

Verizon Pioneers are also involved in many other projects such as Special
Olympics, painting USA playground maps, helping victims of natural
disasters, sewing Hug-a-Bears to give to children who are victims of crime
or accidents, constructing ramps for wheelchair bound folks, and numerous
other services aimed at improving the quality of life in our local
communities.

The Verizon Pioneers expect to participate in many domestic violence
projects in 2009 as well.  The two notable ones; the Hopeline cell phone
collection project and the Shower for the Shelter initiatives.

I hope you enjoy your visit to our website and that it serves as a useful
tool for you to learn more about us. If I can provide additional information
for you or should you wish to contact me, please email me at StephenKohn@cox.net
 <mailto:StephenKohn@Verizon.net>

Steve Kohn

Executive Director – Verizon Pioneers

Vice President – Verizon/Frontier/FairPoint/Telcordia Pioneers

StephenKohn@cox.net

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