THE CAMPAIGN FOR
THE BOSTON PUBLIC LIBRARY

Fenway Park isn't the only aging and venerable Boston landmark to attract more than two million people a year. The Boston Public Library, the country's oldest lending library, annually draws as many dedicated fans as the Red Sox.

Thanks in part to a grant from NYNEX, the library is benefiting from a major restoration and modernization that will make available the latest in computer and library research technology. The effort will also enhance the library's outreach activities, which include literacy and reading programs for Bostonians of all ages, and a variety of educational opportunities for the city's youth.

COLGATE UNIVERSITY'S
VOLUNTEER COLGATE PROGRAM

Hamilton, New York, a small town 102 miles from Albany, lays claim to breathtaking natural beauty, one of the world's finest private universities and crushing rural poverty. A 1993 "Excellence in Education" grant helps students at Colgate University who volunteer in local elementary and secondary schools and schools for both the learning and physically challenged.

NYNEX's grant supports the "Volunteer Colgate Program," run entirely by students. The program puts between 500 and 1,000 Colgate students into community service each season. In addition, the grant supports a partnership between Colgate and the Waterville Central School District which uses Colgate students as tutors and enables them to complete their teacher certification requirements.

VERMONT EDUCATIONAL
TELECOMMUNICATIONS CONSORTIUM

A fifth grader studying German in Milton, Vermont checks his pronunciation...not with his teacher, but by carrying on a conversation with a fellow grade schooler in Frankfurt, Germany. Advance Placement English students discuss their insights about Shakespeare's "Hamlet," even though they're sitting in separate classrooms miles apart. Sixth graders in Waitsfield, Vermont exchange information on acid rain with their teammates in Kiev, Ukraine.

It's all made possible by grants from NYNEX and the VETC, connecting students and teachers electronically with each other and with a variety of national and international educational networks. It's another way that NYNEX is working to improve the quality of education through technology.

YMCA JUNIOR KNICKS TUTORING PROGRAM

An eight-year-old youngster from the inner city walks confidently onto the basketball court wearing a new pair of high-top sneakers. But instead of a basketball, he's carrying a math book. He's just one of many city kids who participate in the New York City YMCA's Junior Knicks Tutoring Programs. Before he hits the basketball court, he's going to hit the books, with the help of his tutor and NYNEX.

A grant from NYNEX gives hundreds of disadvantaged children a place to turn for recreation and a little extra help with math, reading and other subjects. A little fun can lead to a lot of learning. At least that's the hope of the New York City 'Y' and NYNEX.

GARDNER MUSEUM'S KIDS' CLUB

Social studies and European history. For a sixth grader, what could be duller or more intimidating? With the help of NYNEX, the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum offers a program to sixth-graders in the Boston Public Schools that brings those tough subjects to life. How? With the help of pictures, of course. Actually, paintings - great paintings by some of Europe's greatest masters.

The program, which is free of charge, gives students an introduction to the museum's world-renowned collection. Students visit the museum several times, guided by teachers and the Gardner's art historians. Students also receive free passes so they can return with family and friends. The museum thinks it's a terrific way to introduce great art to members of the multicultural community in which it's located. So do we.