Press Release
Apr 25, 1996
Yahoos, Glide Kids Explore The Internet With Yahooligans!
Yahoos, Glide Kids Explore The Internet With Yahooligans!
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YAHOOS, GLIDE KIDS EXPLORE THE INTERNET
WITH YAHOOLIGANS!SAN FRANCISCO, CA -- April 25, 1996 --
At an after-
school party for low-income kids from the Tenderloin
today, members of Glide Memorial Church's
"Computers and You" program, Yahoo! co-founders
David Filo and Jerry Yang, and Yahoo! "surfers"
representing Yahooligans!, a kid-appropriate online
navigational guide to the World Wide Web, will teach
the kids how to explore the educational and cultural
advantages of the Internet.
"I am thrilled that these kids, some of whom live in temporary housing, can learn to use the Internet to do their homework," notes the Rev. Cecil Williams of Glide Church. "It's a step towards breaking the cycle of poverty."
In addition to teaching the kids how to use Yahooligans!, Yahoo! co-founders David Filo and Jerry Yang will present a check for $5,000 to the "Computers and You" program, which offers low- income kids and teens with an opportunity to improve their academic skills and develop self-esteem through computer literacy.
"We are pleased to support Glide in helping children became computer literate and we hope that the kids can take advantage of all that the Internet has to offer to get ahead," says Yang.
Yahoo! is located in Sunnyvale, Calif., and offers a branded Internet navigational service that is among the most widely used guides to information and discovery on the World Wide Web. Yahoo! and Yahooligans! can be found on the World Wide Web respectively at Universal Resource Locator (URL) address http://www.yahoo.com and http://www.yahooligans.com.
Under the leadership of the Rev. Cecil Williams and Executive Director Janice Mirikitani, Glide has emerged as one of the city's most comprehensive service agencies with more than 35 programs for individuals of all races, colors, religions, conditions and circumstance.
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Contact:
Dawn Jackson for Glide Church
Agnes Ng Public Relations
415-837-1612 or 415-764-6399
Skye Ketonen for Yahoo!
Niehaus Ryan Group
415-615-7905, skye@nrgpr.com
"I am thrilled that these kids, some of whom live in temporary housing, can learn to use the Internet to do their homework," notes the Rev. Cecil Williams of Glide Church. "It's a step towards breaking the cycle of poverty."
In addition to teaching the kids how to use Yahooligans!, Yahoo! co-founders David Filo and Jerry Yang will present a check for $5,000 to the "Computers and You" program, which offers low- income kids and teens with an opportunity to improve their academic skills and develop self-esteem through computer literacy.
"We are pleased to support Glide in helping children became computer literate and we hope that the kids can take advantage of all that the Internet has to offer to get ahead," says Yang.
Yahoo! is located in Sunnyvale, Calif., and offers a branded Internet navigational service that is among the most widely used guides to information and discovery on the World Wide Web. Yahoo! and Yahooligans! can be found on the World Wide Web respectively at Universal Resource Locator (URL) address http://www.yahoo.com and http://www.yahooligans.com.
Under the leadership of the Rev. Cecil Williams and Executive Director Janice Mirikitani, Glide has emerged as one of the city's most comprehensive service agencies with more than 35 programs for individuals of all races, colors, religions, conditions and circumstance.
Contact:
Dawn Jackson for Glide Church
Agnes Ng Public Relations
415-837-1612 or 415-764-6399
Skye Ketonen for Yahoo!
Niehaus Ryan Group
415-615-7905, skye@nrgpr.com