More Iomega news -- in the goodwill category IOMG, with others, are launching a US Tour -- Not exactly REM, but hey they do have a bus. Rocksta - isn't it interesting they are partnering with KODAK to do this, makes you go hmmmmmmmmmmmmmm?
Jackie Joyner-Kersee And Rep. Susan Molinari Help Launch Zip-Across-America...
Received: September 26, 1996 10:46am EDT From: PR Newswire
Jackie Joyner-Kersee and Rep. Susan Molinari Help Launch Zip-Across-America to Give Young Americans a Voice in This Presidential Election Year
Students Across the Country Present Their Viewpoints
in Letters to the President
WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Jackie Joyner-Kersee and Rep. Susan Molinari (R-NY) will launch Zip-Across-America, a national program designed to involve hundreds of thousands of young people in the election year through political decision-making and technology education. The program will kick-off September 26, 1996 at an event held in Washington, D.C., at the center panel of the National Mall at Third Street and Jefferson, in front of the Capitol.
"For the first time in the history of American politics, schools across the country have an organized way to involve students in a program that presents their opinions and concerns to the White House," said Denise Miller,a teacher at Belair Elementary School in Dale City, Va., and member of the Zip-Across-America advisory board.
The program, sponsored by Iomega Corporation, Newsweek, Inc. and Eastman Kodak Company, will reveal and illuminate the issues young Americans believe the President needs to address. Students in grades four through eight are encouraged to write letters to the President which they submit via e-mail or on computer disk.
"Zip-Across-America not only educates students about political decision- making, but also helps train them to become computer literate," says Tim Hill, vice president of worldwide marketing for Iomega. "The program provides an opportunity for kids to get hands-on experience in many areas of computer technology, such as Internet research, digital imaging, e-mail and word processing."
While letters are collected, a nationwide scientific survey will poll young people to identify what they perceive to be the most pressing issues of the times. The letters and survey results will be presented to the President on Zip(TM) disks -- super-high capacity floppy disks -- before the Inauguration.
Zip-Across-America Bus Tour
A creatively designed Zip-Across-America bus will travel from the East Coast to the West Coast, starting with the launch event September 26 in Washington, D.C. and ending in Seattle on December 17. The bus will travel to 17 cities throughout the United States and visit a school at each stop, where young people will submit their letters, have digital photographs taken and record a short voice clip. Computer equipment will be donated to each school and school district visited on the tour.
"To truly give a voice to America's children and have an impact on the Administration, we are trying to generate as many letters as possible," said Jim Williams, educational advisor to Zip-Across-America and 30-year veteran of the National Education Association. "Visiting schools in 16 different cities
on the bus tour allows us to reach students all over the country."
Stops on the bus tour include Washington, D.C.; Rochester, NY; Cleveland; Indianapolis; Atlanta; Tampa/St. Petersburg; New Orleans; Houston; Kansas City, Mo.; Minneapolis/St. Paul; Denver; Salt Lake City; Las Vegas; San Diego; San Francisco; Portland, Ore. and Seattle. Teachers in all 50 states, however, can send disks or hard copies of letters to Zip-Across-America, 10960 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 800, Los Angeles, CA, 90024, or via e-mail to ZAA porternovelli.com.
To obtain more information about Zip-Across-America, including a classroom lesson plan, teachers and other interested parties can call the Zip-Across- America hotline at 1-800-276-1431.
Zip-Across-America Sponsors
Iomega Corporation provides personal computer storage solutions that helppeople manage their stuff -- anywhere. These solutions include Zip drives and disks; Jaz(TM) one-gigabyte drives and disks; Ditto(TM) tape back-up drives and tape cartridges; and the Bernoulli line of removable drives and disks.
Used in homes, business, government, education, and by creative professionals, Iomega storage solutions are available through computer retail stores, resellers and major distributors. The company can be reached at 800-MY-STUFF(800-697-8833).
Published since 1933, Newsweek magazine is credited with having
"reinvented the spirit of the news magazine." Winner of the American Society of Magazine Editors' 1993 National Magazine Award for General Excellence, Newsweek reaches a global audience of more than 24 million people worldwide. Newsweek is owned by The Washington Post Company.
With sales of more than $14 billion in 1995, Eastman Kodak Company has been a world leader in imaging for over 100 years. In addition to its consumer photography business, Kodak provides traditional and digital imaging solutions to customers in a wide range of commercial, educational and professional applications.
Kodak's Digital and Applied Imaging business unit consolidates the
company's expertise in digital imaging technology and color science. The group's products include digital cameras, scanners, imaging software, optical storage systems, Photo CD products, inkjet media, thermal printers and writable CD products. Marked by the Kodak Digital Science brand, these products help people to work with, and share, pictures quickly, easily and inexpensively on their desktop or home computers. |
