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Projects -
these are some of our most popular projects
Project archives -
collection of some of our past projects
(click here)
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"Dictionary Project"
is to assist all third grade students in
completing the school year as good writers, active readers and creative
thinkers by providing students with their own personal dictionaries. The
dictionaries are a gift to each student to use at school and at home for
years to come.
The
dictionaries are personalized for the Pioneers, with both the Pioneer
logo and the Verizon logo on the cover, with a tag line reading
“Partnering To Build Stronger Communities”. The back of the book
gives a brief description of who the Pioneers are and what we do.
It also includes the website addresses of both the Pioneers and Verizon
Foundation.
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Project Connect features a
series of interactive games that span the curriculum in grades 4-7. Each
features free classroom-ready internet access, Windows and Mac compa tibility,
and availability in English and Canadian French. With each, we provide;
A student-friendly user guide with built-in instructions on how to play
the game; A facilitator guide featuring detailed step-by-step
instructional procedures keyed to content learning objectives and
national education standards; A technical glossary and integrated
instruction and game simulation approach; On-screen “gurus” that
feature the pioneers of telecommunications technology, providing help
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TelecomPioneers Hug-A-Bears
gives comfort to youngsters who are in traumatic or unfamiliar
situations. The TelecomPioneers Hug-A-Bears are donated to public
safety, fire, rescue and emergency medical personnel. The bears are
carried in the cars and trucks of these ag encies
so that they are readily available to be given to a child in need. Many
police agencies have found that a small child will tell the bear what
occurred when they are not comfortable talking directly to an adult.
TelecomPioneers Hug-A-Bears have even been given to the troops of
Operation Desert Storm. TelecomPioneers Hug-A-Bears are ideal for any
child in a traumatic situation from age one year through age ten. |
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TelecomPioneers “Heart Pillows” are distributed to local
hospitals and are designed to aid patients recoverin g
from heart surgery. Patients are encouraged to cough to release
congestion in their lungs. Prior to the Pioneers “Heart Pillow”,
hospitals would give patients rolled up blankets to hold against their
chests to ease the pain associated with coughing. The rolled up blankets
are cumbersome for the patients to handle. The Pioneers “Heart Pillow”
is a convenient, attractive and easy to handle remedy for heart patients
with congestion. |
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Verizon provides extra credit for
schools...
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Verizon will donate 5%
of your Verizon long distance spending to the school of your choice
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Call 888 215 5586 to sign up.
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Have the name, address and phone number of the school
available |
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Framingham Council
collects old cell phones at 251 Locke Drive.
Read on.... |
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Talking Book Program
The granddaddy of Pioneer
Partnerships
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For 40 years, the talking book
repair program has brought the joy of the printed word to
those who cannot see. In cooperation with the Library of Congress and
the Canadian National Institute for the Blind and under the guidance of
the Talking Book coordinators, Pioneers are
responsible for refurbishing the special cassette and record-player
machines that deliver books, newspapers magazines and other reading
materials via the spoken word for more than 800,000 blind, visually or
physically impaired users.
Pioneers help repair upwards of
135,000 machines a year and have processed over 2 million
to date -- a contribution valued at over $4 million annually and in
excess of $70 million overall. Recently recognized in the U. S. with a
congressional proclamation, the program marked 30 years of service in
Canada in 2001. There is much to be done in continuing our support of
this invaluable free program, and we invite you to be a part of it!
(PS: It only sounds technical!)
We have a group in our chapter who repair the talking books in the
central area
of Mass. |
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Playground MAP
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The Pioneer Playground MAP is a
multi-colored 20- x 30-foot map of the United States painted on
elementary school playgrounds to help the students learn geography.
It was introduced at the 1994 Pioneer Annual meeting held in
Pittsburgh, PA. and was featured
on the Good Morning America show, which resulted in many telephone
calls to Pioneer groups across the country from schools.
This project provides the students
with an educational tool to help them learn geography through play.
Teachers have said that students learn easier and the learning
is long lasting
if the student can actively participate and have fun while learning.
To complete the Pioneer Playground
MAP project, six to eight volunteers are needed.
The Pioneers provide the template, paint, rollers and brushes.
Just connect the dots, paint each state a different color and,
suddenly, there is your country in living color!
It takes approximately five to seven hours to complete.
A book of facts about each state is provided to the teachers.
Several games including a beanbag toss can be played by the students.
To date we have painted
approximately 225 Pioneer Playground MAPS in the Wm. J. Denver Chapter
area. To volunteer for the Pioneer Playground MAP project please
contact Diane Rodger at
drodger@wjdenverpioneers.org
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Mapping the Universe - A Solar System
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Our Mapping the Universe (painting a Solar System on the playground)
provides an educational aid for teachers in the teaching of astronomy
and the universe. We believe that
a student's desire to learn is enhanced through an interesting
learning tool. Our goal is to paint a Solar System on every playground
next to the Pioneer Playground MAP, to be used by every student and
the local neighborhood.
The Solar System is part of the curriculum for students in grades 3-5.
Planets can be studied in the classroom and then the students can be
taken outside to use the Solar System as a visual aid. Flash cards,
featuring multiple choice questions about the Solar System, are given
to teachers to aid in the teaching and learning process.
In keeping with our focus on
education, we believe we have created a project that will increase
member participation and promote continuous improvement in the
education process of our students. Also, through our partnership
with the PTOs and PTAs, we have involved parents, along with children
and teachers, in a Pioneer education project that will help further
their children's education.
Please contact Diane Rodger at
drodger@wjdenverpioneers.org
if you would like to volunteer for this project.
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