MANSFIELD, Ohio – The CenturyLink Clarke M. Williams Foundation is rewarding employee volunteerism with $500 matching time grants earned by employees in Mansfield.
Eight CenturyLink employees each have earned at least one $500 matching time grant to benefit nonprofit agencies in the Mansfield area:
- Kathy Daniels, Ohio District 5 Area Agency on Aging Foundation
- Kris Eckert, Crestline Historical Society Inc.
- Brian Liming, Clear Fork High School
- Jennifer Morran, Altrusa International Foundation Inc.
- Heather Paxton, Human Society of Richland County
- James Rine, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints Mount Vernon Ward
- Deborah Robinson, Altrusa International Foundation Inc.
- Jonathan Franks, Perry/Congress Joint Fire District – Johnsville Fire Department
Through the CenturyLink Clarke M. Williams Foundation’s Matching Time Grant program, CenturyLink employees have the opportunity to earn up to two grants of $500 per year for organizations such as 501(c)(3) nonprofits in good standing with the IRS, and public and nonprofit schools. Employees receiving the grants have volunteered 40 hours or more to their grant recipient within a six-month period.
The Foundation distributed 774 matching time grants representing approximately 64,750 volunteer hours in 2014. These grants, totaling $387,000, help support 488 nonprofit organizations across the country.
“We are proud that our employees are making a difference through volunteerism and embody our vision of improving lives in the communities where we work and live,” said Mike Brill, CenturyLink’s vice president of operations for Ohio, Indiana and Michigan. “This is one of the many ways we encourage our employees to get involved at a local level.”
About the CenturyLink Foundation
CenturyLink’s vision is to improve lives, strengthen businesses and connect communities by delivering advanced technologies and solutions with honest and personal service. CenturyLink extends this vision through the CenturyLink Clarke M. Williams Foundation, a 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to contributing to endeavors that improve the well-being and overall quality of life for people throughout CenturyLink’s communities. Named after CenturyLink’s founder Clarke M. Williams, the Foundation is endowed by CenturyLink to support community initiatives that encourage our employees to use their time, talents and resources to strengthen the communities in which they live and work.