Rewards schools that engage students, help minimize dropout rates
Awards of $10,000 will be designated for 15 schools with
exceptional ninth-grade programs
Best Buy Co., Inc. (NYSE: BBY) is pleased to invite K-12 schools across
the U.S. to apply for the 2009 Best Buy Teach Awards. Visit www.BestBuy.com/Teach
to search past Teach Award-winning programs by type of technology,
subject matter, and grade level, and submit a 2009 application.
Best Buy will provide $2 million in 2009 Teach Awards to schools that
are engaging students in the classrooms and motivating them to stay in
school. In particular, 15 schools with ninth-grade programs that provide
teenagers with opportunities to prepare themselves for what's next in
their lives, in new and innovative ways, will be awarded $10,000 awards.
All accredited, public and private nonprofit elementary, middle and
secondary schools in the U.S. and Puerto Rico are eligible to apply.
Applicants are encouraged to search past Teach Award-winning
applications online at www.BestBuy.com/Teach.
Applications will be accepted for the 2009 Best Buy Teach Awards
through October 12, 2008. Winners will be announced in March 2009.
The Best Buy Teach Awards were created in 2003 to support K-12 schools
in communities where Best Buy does business. Over the past five years,
the company has donated more than $17 million in Teach Awards to 6,000
K-12 schools across the country. Schools selected to receive these
awards have proven their willingness to use technology to teach students
in interactive and engaging ways.
Today, in conjunction with Best Buy's social change program, @15, the
Teach Awards seek to help provide teens the opportunity to prepare
themselves for a world where the role of technology is increasing every
day.
About Best Buy Co., Inc.
With operations in the United States, Canada, Europe and China, Best Buy
Co., Inc. (NYSE: BBY) is a multinational retailer of technology and
entertainment products and services with a commitment to growth and
innovation. The Best Buy Co., Inc. family of brands and partnerships
collectively generates more than $40 billion annual revenue and includes
brands such as Best Buy, Audiovisions, The Carphone Warehouse, Future
Shop, Geek Squad, Jiangsu Five Star, Magnolia Audio Video, Pacific Sales
Kitchen and Bath Centers, and Speakeasy. Approximately 150,000 employees
apply their talents to help bring the benefits of these brands to life
for customers through retail locations, multiple call centers and web
sites, in-home solutions, product delivery and in our communities.
Community partnership is central to the way we do business at Best Buy.
In fiscal 2008, we donated a combined $31.8 million to improve the
vitality of the communities where our employees and customers live and
work. For more information about Best Buy Co., Inc., visit www.bestbuyinc.com.
Best Buy
Nissa French, 612-291-6216
nissa.french@bestbuy.com
or
Weber
Shandwick
Rob Mathis, 202-585-2821
rmathis@webershandwick.com
