Foothills Communications

DO YOU HAVE A COMMUNITY PROJECT THAT NEEDS FUNDING? We are accepting grant requests from $250 to $5,000 in the following categories: ⭐ Business and economic development ⭐ Community development ⭐ Education ⭐ Telecommunications applications The deadline to submit your application is September 6, 2024. Download this flyer with complete eligibility guidelines and application instructions: https://ow.ly/kBkZ50SQsJz We look forward to supporting our community through this grant from the Foundation for Rural Service! #BuildingTrustedConnections

Yesterday we said thank you and goodbye to 130 high school students and chaperones from 25 states across the country who had been in Washington, DC for the FRS Youth Tour. We were busy! Touring the Capitol, meeting their Member of Congress, hearing from two commissioners and other leaders at the Federal Communications Commission, exploring Mt. Vernon and Smithsonian Museums, watching the changing of the guards at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, and seeing a hilarious whodunit performance at the Kennedy Center. Whew! Over these last days we watched students who arrived a little overwhelmed (many had never been on a plane before) transform into excited, curious, funny, and kind young people. They asked questions and truly understand the important role broadband plays in their lives. These are the kids who rely on NTCA–The Rural Broadband Association members to further their education by making online classes possible and staying connected to the rest of the world for social, medical, and business needs. These kids get it. Many thanks to those NTCA members who made it possible for students and chaperones in their community to attend Youth Tour. Thanks to the 28 chaperones who helped guide the students along the way. We truly could not have done it without their help! Thanks to the generous donors to the Tim Owens Memorial Fund who made our trip to the Kennedy Center possible. Thanks to NTCA staff volunteers who helped greet the students and chaperones at the airport and who also helped later during our day on Capitol Hill. And finally, thanks to Lorna Gilmore and Maurelle Pollard for all their organizing, coordinating, and planning that made this Youth Tour so successful. Without their skills and smarts— and humor—Youth Tour would never happen. #frsyouthtour #frsrocks #lovefrs