Pitney Bowes Celebrates 20-Year Partnership With Reading Is Fundamental With 20 Events in 20 Cities
Pitney Bowes Celebrates 20-Year Partnership With Reading Is Fundamental With 20 Events in 20 Cities
STAMFORD, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Apr. 18, 2024-- Pitney Bowes (NYSE:PBI), a global shipping and mailing company that provides technology, logistics, and financial services, is proud to announce a series of hands-on volunteer activities in celebration of the 20th anniversary of its partnership with Reading Is Fundamental (RIF), the nation's leading children's literacy nonprofit.
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Pitney Bowes volunteers pack literacy kits at the Shelton, CT event on April 17th as part of Global Volunteer Month. (Photo: Business Wire)
"We are engaging twenty Pitney Bowes sites across the country through a RIF Literacy Kit Activation initiative to inspire the joy of reading for children across many communities," said Kathleen Ryan Mufson, Vice President Global Corporate Citizenship & Philanthropy and President of the Pitney Bowes Foundation. "The desire to give back by supporting our communities is central to our culture. With more than 100 years of philanthropy and volunteerism, we embrace making a positive, meaningful difference where we work and live."
The 20th anniversary celebrations kicked off in Shelton, CT on April 17th as part of Global Volunteer Month and will continue throughout 2024 with literacy kitting events and distributions taking place throughout the summer and back-to-school season. Pitney Bowes volunteers are packing literacy kits filled with tote bags, books, bookmarks with personalized messages of reading encouragement, activity sheets and more to distribute to children who often do not have access to books and reading resources. RIF and Pitney Bowes will reach 1,800 elementary students with these new books and literacy resources, inspiring a joy of reading to support putting children on a path to reading proficiency.
For two decades, Pitney Bowes and the Pitney Bowes Foundation have contributed more than $1.3M to RIF to provide high-quality, age-appropriate books for children and reading content and resources for educators and families. Throughout numerous programmatic activations, nearly 80,000 books have been selected by children to add to their home libraries, building a foundation for lifelong learning and opportunity. Pitney Bowes has supported educators and families through RIF Care to Read teacher trainings, family literacy nights across the country, employee volunteer toolkits, and immediate relief support during the COVID-19 pandemic. The partnership is currently implementing RIF's flagship program, Books for Ownership this school year in Las Vegas, NV and Austin, TX directly supporting 1,700 elementary students with access to books and literacy resources.
Throughout the year, Pitney Bowes volunteers contribute their time and talents to help those in need. Supporting a wide range of initiatives – from mentoring and youth leadership development to early childhood and literacy education, STEM enrichment and food security.
To learn more about Pitney Bowes community impact visit: https://www.pitneybowes.com/us/our-company/esg/our-community.html
About Pitney Bowes
Pitney Bowes (NYSE:PBI) is a global shipping and mailing company that provides technology, logistics, and financial services to more than 90 percent of the Fortune 500. Small business, retail, enterprise, and government clients around the world rely on Pitney Bowes to reduce the complexity of sending mail and parcels. For the latest news, corporate announcements and financial results visit https://www.pitneybowes.com/us/newsroom.html. For additional information visit Pitney Bowes at www.pitneybowes.com.
About Reading Is Fundamental
Reading Is Fundamental (RIF) is committed to creating a nation of lifelong readers by inspiring the joy of reading among all children, putting them on the path to becoming skilled readers. We provide free, high-quality content to engage children, educators, families, and literacy advocates in the solution to the U.S. literacy crisis—so that every child has the fundamentals for success. As the nation's leading children's literacy nonprofit, RIF has provided nearly 430 million books and reading resources to nearly 190 million children since 1966, impacting generations of children. Explore our results and learn more about partnering with us at www.RIF.org.
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Marifer Rodriguez
Communications Director
Corporate Communications
marifer.rodriguez@pb.com
Source: Pitney Bowes Inc.
康涅狄格州斯坦福德--(美國商業資訊)--2024年4月18日--提供技術、物流和金融服務的全球運輸和郵寄公司Pitney Bowes(紐約證券交易所代碼:PBI)自豪地宣佈了一系列實踐志願者活動,以慶祝其與美國領先的兒童掃盲非營利組織Reading Is Fundamental(RIF)合作20週年。
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作爲全球志願者月的一部分,皮特尼·鮑斯志願者在4月17日的康涅狄格州謝爾頓活動中打包掃盲包。(照片:美國商業資訊)
全球企業公民與慈善事業副總裁兼皮特尼·鮑斯基金會主席凱瑟琳·瑞安·馬伕森說:“我們正在通過RIF掃盲套件激活計劃,吸引全國20個Pitney Bowes網站參與,以激發許多社區的孩子的閱讀樂趣。”“通過支持我們的社區來回饋社會的願望是我們文化的核心。憑藉超過100年的慈善事業和志願服務,我們樂於在工作和生活中做出積極、有意義的改變。”
作爲全球志願者月的一部分,20週年慶典於4月17日在康涅狄格州謝爾頓拉開序幕,並將持續到2024年,掃盲裝備活動和分發活動將在整個夏季和返校季節舉行。Pitney Bowes志願者正在打包掃盲包,裏面裝滿了手提袋、書籍、帶有個性化閱讀鼓勵信息的書籤、活動表等,分發給經常無法獲得書籍和閱讀資源的孩子。RIF和Pitney Bowes將爲1800名小學生提供這些新書和掃盲資源,激發閱讀樂趣,幫助孩子們走上通往閱讀能力的道路。
二十年來,皮特尼·鮑斯和皮特尼·鮑斯基金會已向RIF捐款超過130萬美元,用於爲兒童提供高質量、適合年齡的書籍,爲教育工作者和家庭提供閱讀內容和資源。在多次項目活動中,孩子們挑選了將近8萬本書加入家庭圖書館,爲終身學習和機會奠定了基礎。在 COVID-19 疫情期間,Pitney Bowes通過RIF Care to Read教師培訓、全國各地的家庭掃盲之夜、員工志願者工具包和即時救濟支持爲教育工作者和家庭提供支持。該合作伙伴關係目前正在內華達州拉斯維加斯和德克薩斯州奧斯汀實施RIF的旗艦計劃 “圖書換所有權”,直接爲1700名小學生提供書籍和掃盲資源。
Pitney Bowes志願者全年都在貢獻自己的時間和才華來幫助有需要的人。支持廣泛的舉措——從指導和青年領導力發展到幼兒和掃盲教育、STEM 充實和糧食安全。
要了解有關 Pitney Bowes 社區影響的更多信息,請訪問: https://www.pitneybowes.com/us/our-company/esg/our-community.html
關於 Pitney Bowes
Pitney Bowes(紐約證券交易所代碼:PBI)是一家全球航運和郵寄公司,爲90%以上的財富500強企業提供技術、物流和金融服務。世界各地的小企業、零售、企業和政府客戶都依靠 Pitney Bowes 來降低發送郵件和包裹的複雜性。如需了解最新消息、公司公告和財務業績,請訪問 https://www.pitneybowes.com/us/newsroom.html。欲了解更多信息,請訪問 Pitney Bowes,網址爲 www.pitney bowes.com。
關於《閱讀是根本》
閱讀是基礎(RIF)致力於通過激發所有孩子的閱讀樂趣,使他們走上成爲熟練讀者的道路,從而創造一個終身讀者的國家。我們提供免費、高質量的內容,讓兒童、教育工作者、家庭和掃盲倡導者參與美國掃盲危機的解決方案——這樣每個孩子都有成功的基礎。作爲美國領先的兒童掃盲非營利組織,自1966年以來,RIF已爲近1.9億名兒童提供了近4.3億本書籍和閱讀資源,影響了幾代兒童。瀏覽我們的成果,了解有關與我們合作的更多信息 www.rif.or。
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瑪麗弗·羅德里格斯
傳播總監
企業傳播
marifer.rodriguez@pb.com
資料來源:Pitney Bowes Inc.
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