EVERETT
, Wash.
, Dec. 15 (UPI) -- The Verizon Foundation Thursday awarded $175
,000 in grants to 16 Puget Sound non-profit organizations.
The money will be used by the organizations to provide educational and technological services
, the charitable arm of the telecommunications group said in a news release.
"Verizon's commitment to literacy
, technology and work force training go hand in hand with our company's deployment of technology to benefit customers
," said John Gustafson
, Verizon Northwest director of external affairs. "These grants offer expanded opportunities for those served by these organizations."
