Cox employees award $375,000 to Valley charities

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Return to the Newsroom Press Kit Download the Cox Press Kit to learn about our history, products and services, community programs and everything else you ever wanted to know about Cox Arizona. Media Contacts Andrea Katsenes Media Relations Director andrea.katsenes@cox.com p. 623 328 3272 m. 602 694 1275 Michael Dunne Director of Media Relations Southern Arizona michael.dunne@cox.com p. 520 867 7479 m. 520 955 0043 About Cox Arizona + Our Leadership Team Steve Rizley Senior Vice President and General Manager Howard Tigerman Vice President, Business Operations Lee Scanzano Vice President, Customer Care Ivan Johnson Vice President, Community Relations Mike Petty Vice President, Cox Business John R. Dossey Vice President, Field Operations Kevin Moran Vice President, Human Resources Josh Nelson Vice President, Information & Network Technology Janet West Vice President, Sales Daniel Hutto Vice President, Network Operations Fran Mallace Vice President, Cox Media	June 01, 2008 \| FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Cox employees award $375,000 to Valley charities More than two million dollars has been donated in Arizona since 1996 PHOENIX – Today the employees of Cox Arizona donated $375,000 to 55 Valley charities. That’s an increase of $20,000 from last year, despite the economy, raised through employee-driven fundraisers and personal contributions throughout the year. Since its inception in 1996 Cox Charities has raised more than $2 million for the communities in which Cox Communications Arizona operates. It awards grants on an annual basis to Arizona non-profit organizations with a focus on youth and education. Among the grant recipients this year is Homeward Bound, who received a $4,000 grant for an after school youth development program. The programs offered at Homeward Bound give homeless families a second chance to get back on their feet. “We are deeply appreciative of Cox Charities support over the years, said Dawn Bogart, director of development for Homeward Bound. “Thanks to [Cox], homeless and domestic violence children continue to receive the basic programs they need to survive and thrive.” The money from Cox employees will help fund an after school youth development program. According to Bogart, 73 percent of participants are under 13 years of age. Another recipient, Gabriel’s Angel’s is receiving a $5,000 grant. Gabriel’s Angel’s provides pet therapy to at-risk youth. They believe that the bond between a therapy dog and a child is strong enough to break the cycle of violence. “The grant from Cox will help us provide pet therapy to over 125 abused, neglected and at-risk Valley children living in crisis nurseries, domestic violence shelters and group homes, said Zee Peters, Gabriel’s Angels development director. Note to media: For interviews with Homeward Bound contact Dawn Bogart at (602) 374-8721. For interviews with Gabriel’s Angel’s contact Zee Peters at (480) 460-5333. Other grant recipients include: Arizona Opera - $10,000 Arizona Science Center - $7,500 Arizona Spinal Cord Injury Association - $7,500 Arizona’s Children Association - $8,500 Assistance League of Phoenix - $10,000 Association for Supportive Child Care - $5,000 Best Buddies Arizona - $10,000 Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central AZ - $10,000 Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Scottsdale - $5,000 Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Phoenix - $8,000 Boys & Girls Clubs of the East Valley - $5,000 Catholic Charities Community Service - $5,000 CASA Center for Prevention of Abuse & Violence - $5,000 Challenger Space Center - $7,000 Chandler Education Foundation – $5,000 Child & Family Resources, Inc – $5,000 Childsplay – $5,000 Communities in Schools - $10,000 Deer Valley Education Foundation – $5,000 Desert Botanical Garden - $5,000 Epilepsy Foundation Arizona – $4,000 Florence Crittenton – $10,000 Foundation for Blind Children - $10,000 Free Arts of Arizona – $5,000 Great Arizona Puppet Theatre - $3,000 Improving Chandler Area Neighborhoods – $5,000 Jewish Family & Children’s Services – $7,500 Jobs for Arizona’s Graduates – $8,000 Junior Achievement of Arizona – $15,000 Make a Difference - $5,000 Maricopa Colleges Foundation – $8,000 Mercy Housing $8,500 New Life Center - $5,000 Not My Kid – $5,000 Peer Solutions – $7,000 Phoenix Art Museum - $7,500 Phoenix Day – $10,000 Phoenix Public Library – $5,000 Phoenix Symphony – $5,000 Phoenix Theatre - $7,500 Recording for the Blind and Dyslexic - $5,000 Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts – $5,000 Sojourner Center - $3,500 Southwest Autism Research & Resource Center - $7,500 Southwest Human Development – $7,500 Special Olympics – $7,500 Teach for America - $10,000 Teen Lifeline – $5,000 Tempe Community Council – $2,500 Valley of the Sun YMCA – $10,000 Valley Youth Theatre – $7,000 West Valley Child Crisis Center – $6,000 West Valley Fine Arts Center - $10,000 About Cox Communications Arizona: Cox Communications, a Fortune 500 company, is a multi-service broadband communications company serving nearly 3 million residential and business product subscribers in Arizona (a product subscriber represents an individual service purchased by a customer). In the Phoenix area, Cox serves more than 2.5 million product subscribers. In Southern Arizona, Cox serves more than 350,000 product subscribers. Cox’s 15,000-mile hybrid fiber coaxial cable network throughout Phoenix and Southern Arizona provides homes and businesses with digital television, high speed Internet, home networking, high-definition television and telephone service. During the last four years, Cox has topped nine J.D. Power and Associates’ studies of customer satisfaction for residential telephone, video and high speed Internet, in addition to commercial data. Cox Media is responsible for the sale of cable advertising throughout Arizona. Cox Communications is a wholly owned subsidiary of Cox Enterprises Inc and serves approximately 6 million customers nationwide. Additional information about Cox in Arizona is available at www.cox.com/arizona

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