Hargray Awards $5,000 for STEM Education through 2024 ‘Dream Bigger’ Campaign

April 16, 2024 – Phoenix –Hargray announced the winners of its sixth annual “Dream Bigger” social media campaign, which awards $2,500 each to two schools and organizations providing STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) education to K-12 students.

“We are pleased to help fund these innovative and exciting STEM-based initiatives and enhance the learning opportunities of students in our communities,” said Trish Niemann, Vice President of Communications Strategy. “STEM education helps students develop the critical thinking and problem-solving skills needed for their future academic and career success.”

Nearly 100 schools and organizations submitted entries outlining how the award would be used to fund their STEM projects, and how the projects benefit students. Determined by public voting, this year’s winners include:

• Okatie Elementary School – Bluffton, SC
  To build students’ aptitude in sustainability, the school will be augmenting its garden club to implement an agricultural engineering component. The award will cover resources needed to design custom irrigation systems and introduce new compost wheels to produce soil.
• Riverview Charter School–Beaufort, SC
  This K-8 school offers an afterschool STEM program to foster students’ critical-thinking and problem-solving skills. Funding will be used for construction blocks, KEVA® planks, modular robot cubelets, gear bots and more.

The winners were announced on Hargray’s social media channels, including FacebookandInstagram.

Since 2019, Hargray and the associated Cable One family of brands have awarded nearly $150,000 through the Dream Bigger initiative.

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About Hargray   

Hargray is a leading broadband communications provider and part of the Cable One family of brands, which serves more than 1 million residential and business customers across 24 states. Hargray provides consumers with a wide array of connectivity and entertainment services, including high-speed internet and advanced WiFi solutions, cable television and phone service.  

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