HomeMy WebLinkAbout2015/10/27 Additional Information Item C Honorable Mayor Casillas Salas and
Councilmembers McCann,
Aguilar, Bensoussan and Miesen,
Cox employees
thank you for toda�s recognition of
Cox Cares in the
City of Chula Vista!
On behalf of Cox Cares and our Cox
employees, we are proud to support
organizations that make a difference in
Chula Vista such as:
• Norman Park Senior Center
• South Bay Family YMCA
• Living Coast Discovery Center
• South Bay Community Services
• Cycle Eastlake
Among many others.
Thank you for the difference you make
daily to make Chula Vista wonderful!
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cares
C O Providing life's most important connections
www.cox.com
Cox Communications is proud to be a part of the communities we serve, and we value our
partnerships with the very same communities that you represent.
In our role as a communications and entertainment service provider, we strive to always
provide the best digital experience possible for our customers, and utilize our technology,
expertise and resources to strengthen our local communities and enhance education.
Cox Communications has invested S2 billion locally in our broadband network, and we
have donated tens of millions of dollars over the years in support of the community.
This impact report celebrates the spirit of community and civic partnerships, and of
connecting our customers with technology and programs that improve the quality of life
in our region.
Some highlights from 2014 include (see more highlights from 2014 on page 4);
�� Cox Tech Centers
� �� =leven new Cox Technology Centers were opened in 2014 to
j� ,�rovide free computers and Intemet access in underserved
;�,�'t'�� areas. (Read more on page 4.)
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Midway University
� '� Cox Communications presented the USS Midway Museum with
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a 51.5 Million grant, the largest grant in the museum's 10-year
i�istory, to establish Midway University and fund educational
programs, which will educate more than 50,000 students a year.
1I '•' � '"_ �--� � � Connect2Compete
'� -amilies from nearly 500 schools, representing more than 40
�ehool districts, gained in-home Internet access through
�onnect2Compete. (Read more about C2C on page 3.1
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Thank you for joining us in our commitment to enhance the communities we call home.
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Senior Vice President and Region Manager Vice President of Business Development
& Public Affairs
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� The very first grant
through the Cox Cares
Foundation was a
scholarship in 2000.
More than $1 million in
SCHOLARSHIPS GIVEN scMolarships has been
OVER THE LAST awarded to graduating
15 YEARS high sehool seniors in the
commu�ities we serve.
KEY I N ITIATIVES
EDUCATION
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Join us as we celebrate the 2015Teachers of the
Year at the 25th Anniversary of Salute to
teachers on October 10.
� _: �I Connect2Compete
�MDF-"'-' �� Cox extended our commitment to
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_ , the national free lunch program. In collaboration
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"�� �� schools, we've teamed up with city officials and
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Since 2008, Cox has donated 4,500 computers to Computers2SDKids, and, this year, we
supported the "Chamber Computer Challenge;' which helped bring 5,000 more computers to be
refurbished and reused.
INTERNET SAFTEY
Cox is teaming up with local nonprofits and law enforcement to help kids develop safe
and healthy online habits. In 2014, Cox Communications granted $220,000 in California to
sponsor anti-cyberbullying and Internet safety programs through the Boys & Girls Clubs.
54°'� of *°°^s � � �� *" -�� '� ��.�� ��itnessed cyberbullying on social media.
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I� Partner Highlight: Girl Scouts San Diego
(' San Diego Police Chief Shelley Zimmerman
� � _� �y ±- � provided the welcoming remarks at a Girl Scouts
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� �� a�' Conversation of Consequence Internet Safety
� �� event, sponsored by Cox. A panel made up of
� j local educators and community leaders shared
�' � tips and resources to parents and girls
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2014 IMPACT REPORT
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, • . � in in-kind High Speed Internet at more
than 40 Cox Technology centers in
CA: Boys & Girls Clubs, YMCAs,
community centers, and senior
��rrers in the regions we serve.
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EDUCATION SUPPORTED ` '�
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2014 marked the inaugural year of the Innovation �
in Education grant in Orange County. Thirteen � - �n
schools, across five districts were awarded more 11 �� -
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than $50k to fund integration of technology into I :;:.
classroom learning. � :
COX CARES FOUNDATION EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT
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In celebration of National Oceans Month, Cox ��• ' z = `� > y. t, �
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Enterprises and Ocean Conservancy joined �
forces for a shore cleanup at Doheny State '�- `t,` _ 't�
Beach in Dana Point, CA, and collected 650 ���;�'„ . . . _ - , . y� ;,,,,,�- , � e
pounds of trash. �oiuncee�Pd for tne cl2anup.