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Best Buy Unveils Te@Ch Emergency Response Program for K-12 Schools That Enroll Students Displaced By Hurricanes

Posted on: Thursday, 29 September 2005, 15:00 CDT

WHAT: The te@ch emergency response program will provide up to $3 million in Best Buy gift cards to help any K-12 school with enrolled students displaced by the recent hurricanes. Gift cards will be awarded in amounts up to $5,000 per school, redeemable at any U.S. Best Buy store, to help improve the classroom experience this year for all students. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- WHEN: Online applications are available Oct. 1, 2005 at www.bestbuy.com

. Applications will be accepted through Nov. 4, 2005, with gift cards awarded to schools by Nov. 21, 2005. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- WHO: Any K-12 school that has enrolled students displaced by recent hurricanes for the 2005-2006 school year is eligible for a gift card. Principals and teachers at these schools are invited to apply for the grants. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- WHY: Best Buy is committed to bringing technology and education together to make learning fun for children and K-12 classrooms. Through $3 million in te@ch emergency response awards, Best Buy will help schools that have opened their doors to displaced students. Additionally, through working with appropriate local and state officials in Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Texas, Best Buy will help reboot and rebuild K-12 schools destroyed or damaged by recent hurricanes through a donation of $5 million in computer hardware, networks, and Geek Squad computer repair and installation services. ----------------------------------------------------------------------

Source: Business Wire

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