20 Years in Folsom
From May 2005
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Folsom vice mayor Andy Morin also disputes the notion his city was some sort of backwater that had to be dragged kicking and screaming into the 20th century. While acknowledging Folsom’s small-town history, Morin is quick to point out “there was always a pretty technical component to Aerojet (commonly known as Aerojet-General, a Rancho Cordova-based aerospace and defense company that once was the Sacramento area’s largest private employer) and many of those people lived here.”
Leading by Example
Whatever negatives are associated with the ramifications of Intel’s pure bulk, there’s no denying it has spent its two decades as the very epitome of good corporate citizenship, particularly in regard to education.
Intel sponsors programs for seemingly every classroom, from kindergarten to the University of California, California State University and community college systems. Most work to integrate math and science principles into school curricula, and virtually all involve employee participation directly at the source.
The company also has a grant program that matches employee volunteer hours at K-12 schools with Intel’s cash donations.
“In 2004 alone, those programs translated into 60,000-plus volunteer hours in the region,” says company spokesperson Daniel Francisco. “That equates to more than $2 million in donations from Intel.”
Dollars alone, however, can’t possibly cover the scope of Intel’s regular contributions to regional education. Even a small sampling turns into a very long list, starting with Intel giving its blessing to employees making a daily trek across the street to Folsom High School — or across town to other schools — to work in their kids’ classrooms.
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Leading by Example
Whatever negatives are associated with the ramifications of Intel’s pure bulk, there’s no denying it has spent its two decades as the very epitome of good corporate citizenship, particularly in regard to education.
Intel sponsors programs for seemingly every classroom, from kindergarten to the University of California, California State University and community college systems. Most work to integrate math and science principles into school curricula, and virtually all involve employee participation directly at the source.
The company also has a grant program that matches employee volunteer hours at K-12 schools with Intel’s cash donations.
“In 2004 alone, those programs translated into 60,000-plus volunteer hours in the region,” says company spokesperson Daniel Francisco. “That equates to more than $2 million in donations from Intel.”
Dollars alone, however, can’t possibly cover the scope of Intel’s regular contributions to regional education. Even a small sampling turns into a very long list, starting with Intel giving its blessing to employees making a daily trek across the street to Folsom High School — or across town to other schools — to work in their kids’ classrooms.
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