AT&T Awards $50,000 Grant to Provide Rosa F. Keller Library and Center With 21st Century Technology
Facility Named One of 17 Target Recovery Zones by City of New Orleans
New Orleans, Louisiana, December 11, 2007
AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T) announced today a $50,000 grant that will equip the Rosa F. Keller Library and Center with advanced telecommunications services and equipment to provide residents of the Broadmoor area with access to wireless Internet and public computers.
The grant from the AT&T Foundation, the corporate philanthropy organization of AT&T Inc., will assist the Broadmoor Improvement Association and Broadmoor Development Corp. in restoring the library and community center, which has been identified by the city of New Orleans as one of 17 Target Recovery Zones. Renovations of the facility, which was severely damaged by Hurricane Katrina, are expected to begin in January 2008.
"AT&T remains committed to the city of New Orleans and to the community's ongoing recovery efforts," said William A. Oliver, president, AT&T Louisiana. "Our company's tradition of service to New Orleans dates back more than 100 years, and AT&T is committed to the city's rebuilding efforts. We are pleased to award this grant to an organization as deserving as the Broadmoor Improvement Association."
The facility serves as the historic Broadmoor neighborhood's social and cultural hub. The reconstructed building, located in the heart of the historic Broadmoor neighborhood, will house a state-of-the-art library and a vibrant community center.
"When Broadmoor residents formulated their neighborhood rebuilding plan, they recognized the need to link the past with the future," said LaToya Cantrell, president of the Broadmoor Improvement Association. "Our library symbolically represents that idea — an architecturally significant neighborhood building transforming into a 21st century library with AT&T technology connecting Broadmoor to the rest of the world."
The library reconstruction project is the centerpiece of the Broadmoor Redevelopment Plan, a comprehensive rebuilding strategy inspired and shaped by the neighborhood residents themselves.
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