Give a holiday gift to
your literacy community
     Join Verizon TelecomPioneers across the nation in the holiday Verizon Reads drive to donate books and reading time to children and adults through the company-wide Season's Readings program. Last year, employees from more than 300 office locations donated more than 120,000 books and pledged more than three million minutes of reading time to children and adults. An additional $50,000 of in-kind book donations were distributed from the proceeds of Scholastic book fairs that were held in conjunction with Season's Readings. All of the books and proceeds collected from the campaign were distributed to more than 400 different organizations, including local schools, libraries, literacy providers, and other charitable beneficiaries. Let's surpass last year's donations! Sign up to volunteer at http://www.verizonreads.com/seasons-readings or call 1-866-247-2687.

Perfect Stocking Stuffers!
     Custom-made for our Estore, this heavyweight brass polished and lacquered ornament includes a combination of etching, knockouts and sandblasting. At 3” wide by 2” tall, it is packaged in a clear poly bag with a red ribbon attached. Price: $5 for one, $9 for more than one – plus shipping. Go to http://www.verizonpioneers.org/EStoreTPOrnmnt.htm.

Trick or Suites with McCully Upstate
     Four H.G. McCully Upstate councils teamed with Embassy Suites and local businesses in Parsippany, NJ, to celebrate Halloween with more than 150 special needs children. Businesses and the TelecomPioneers decorated rooms on an entire floor of the hotel. Themes included "Under the Sea" and "Mardi Gras." The children trick or treated from room to room. The TelecomPioneers provided treats, clowns and face painters for the party. The Paterson-Passaic-Ridgewood Council won this year's best decorated room with a "Texas Dude Ranch" theme.
 

Alexander Graham Bell Book Now $9!
     Now is your chance to order this hard cover coffee table edition of "The Life and Times of Alexander Graham Bell” for only $9, including shipping. That's 80% off the former price of $45. Don't miss out on this opportunity to add this beautifully illustrated (with many photos that have never before been printed) biography of the "Father of the Telephone" to your personal library. This lovely edition is sure to become a collector's item. Don't delay. Supplies are limited.

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