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- Digital Equipment Corporation
- Maynard, Massachusetts 01754-2571
- Editorial contact:
-
- Juleigh Rawlings
- (714) 261-4520
-
-
- DIGITAL EQUIPMENT CORPORATION SELECTED BY
- NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE AS CHOICE COMPUTER
- PARTNER IN LOS ANGELES YOUTH EDUCATION PROJECT
-
-
- LOS ANGELES, CA -- January 25, 1993 -- Digital Equipment Corporation
- today announced it has joined the National Football League (NFL) as
- a partner in its Youth Education Town project to be built in south
- central Los Angeles, CA.
-
- The youth enrichment project will replace the Watts/Willowbrook
- Youth Education Training center, which was severely damaged during
- the 1992 Los Angeles riots. The goal of the NFL project is to
- provide a "safe haven" where the area's at risk youth can enjoy fun
- recreation and educational tools.
-
- Digital, the fastest growing PC vendor in 1992, according to
- Computer Intelligence, a computer industry analyst firm, will
- provide the nonprofit community project with $100,000 in personal
- computers and maintenance. The Digital personal computers will be
- used in the computer classroom, computer library, education
- laboratory, administrative computing department and weight room.
-
- These personal computer systems will be used to develop basic
- computer skills and allow the students to use them as a learning
- tool. In addition, the computers will be used in the administrative
- areas of the center for inventory purposes and database management.
- A special use of the personal computers will be to track the
- students' physical development.
-
- In addition to providing personal computers for the center,
- members of Digital's Los Angeles Community Relations Committee will
- volunteer at the center as mentors to the students.
-
- This effort by Digital reflects a long history of corporate
- involvement and service in the many communities across the world and
- a desire to improve the quality-of-life in those communities.
-
- In the Los Angeles area, Digital continues to work with the
- community to assist students in many areas, including education.
- Digital adopted the Los Angeles 95th street preparatory school
- several years ago and has created a variety of mentor programs
- focused on scholastic excellence. Digital's efforts with the school
- have included programs designed not only to help students stay in
- school, but also to help students excel in school.
-
- In the process of selecting Digital as a partner for the NFL
- Youth Education project, the NFL learned of Digital's personal
- involvement with the Los Angeles 95th Street preparatory school.
- Based on the effectiveness of the mentor programs, the NFL has asked
- Digital to host 50 top achievers from the Los Angeles 95th Street
- preparatory school at the 1993 SUPERBOWL. In addition, the students
- have been asked to participate in the Michael Jackson halftime show,
- entitled, "Heal the World."
-
- Reggie Williams, Director of the NFL Education Youth Town
- Project said, "Together with Digital Equipment Corporation, we are
- proud to be able to assist in these community programs and encourage
- other members of the business community to join Digital in selected
- initiatives through co-participation, collaboration and replication
- of community programs."
-
- Digital Equipment Corporation, headquartered in Maynard,
- Massachusetts, is the leading worldwide supplier of networked
- computer systems, software and services. Digital pioneered and
- leads the industry in interactive, distributed and multivendor
- computing. Digital and its business partners deliver the power to
- use the best integrated solutions - from desktop to data center -
- in open information environments.
- ####
-
- Note to Editors: Digital is a trademark of Digital Equipment
- Corporation.
-
- CORP/93/984
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