What is the donation?
Frontier will donate high-speed fiber internet, new laptops, drones and microscopes to the Girl Scouts of Central Texas to support STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) education for thousands of girls. The donation is part of Frontier’s Broadband for Good social impact program.
Frontier’s donation will benefit the organization’s STEM and Community programs, which provide girls of all backgrounds access to the educational resources and tools they need to pursue careers in natural science, coding, robotics and more.
What is Broadband for Good?
Frontier’s social impact program Broadband for Good is a commitment to advancing digital inclusion and strengthening the communities it serves. The program supports the company’s purpose of Building Gigabit America by using its fiber technology and resources to connect more people to the digital society.
Why did Frontier choose the Girl Scouts of Central Texas?
The Girl Scouts of Central Texas is empowering the next generation of women leaders in tech with programs that enable girls to design and build robots, learn how to code, delve into animal ecosystems, explore outer space and more. In addition to hosting these activities at its center in San Angelo, Texas, the organization has created a mobile STEM experience to bring to youth who live in surrounding areas, including Concho Valley, Brownwood, Waco, Killeen and Bryan/College Station, with fewer hands-on STEM opportunities. Frontier will help the Girls Scouts of Central Texas unlock more opportunities for girls in STEM by gifting the organization high-speed fiber internet, along with laptops, drones and microscopes.
“Giving girls equal opportunities to pursue careers in science and technology is the best way to ensure a diverse and talented workforce of the future,” said Erin Kurtz, Frontier’s Chief Communications Officer. “That’s why we decided to support the STEM education program at the Girl Scouts of Central Texas through our Broadband for Good program. Our donation will help secure a future where more women choose careers in tech.”
Hear from Girl Scouts:
“We are incredibly excited to be a recipient of Frontier’s Broadband for Good program,” said Donna Brosh, Community Engagement Officer for Girl Scouts of Central Texas, San Angelo Area. “Girl Scouts is excited for this new relationship with Frontier. The donation will make a real difference and help Girl Scouts advance our STEM programming by providing the best technology, faster speed and larger bandwidth to serve more girls at one time with this up-to-date broadband. Frontier has also donated STEM and programming materials that will utilize technology in new ways and will enable more opportunities for girls who have location barriers to STEM-learning via our STEM mobile van.”
About Frontier
Frontier is the largest pure-play fiber provider in the U.S. Driven by our purpose, Building Gigabit America®, we deliver blazing-fast broadband connectivity that unlocks the potential of millions of consumers and businesses. For more information, visit www.frontier.com.
About Girl Scouts of Central Texas
Girl Scouts bring their dreams to life and work together to build a better world. Through entrepreneurship, STEM, outdoors, and life skills programming, girls in grades K-12 of all backgrounds and abilities can be unapologetically themselves as they discover their strengths and rise to meet new challenges—whether they want to climb to the top of a tree or the top of their class, lace up their boots for a hike or advocate for climate justice, or make their first best friends. Backed by trusted adult volunteers, mentors, and millions of alums, Girl Scouts lead the way as they find their voices and make changes that affect the issues most important to them. Girl Scouts of Central Texas serves over 12,500 girls and almost 9,000 adult members across 46 central Texas counties. Headquartered in Austin, Texas, the organization has service centers in Brownwood, Bryan, Killeen, San Angelo, and Waco. To learn more, visit www.gsctx.org.
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