Charter 2000 Annual Report Download - page 18

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OUR COMMITMENT TO THE COMMUNITY
Because Charter is part of each community we serve,
we have always been dedicated to making an investment
to strengthen our communities with financial and human
resources. Throughout our ranks, we have developed
programs and initiatives that provide valuable television
time to groups and organizations over our cable channels,
countless volunteers and leaders, and many charitable
contributions and sponsorships. Charter works with
communities to enhance the quality of life of the people
who live in them. An emphasis is placed on educational
activities by giving students the opportunity to gain a
working knowledge and understanding of the Internet
regardless of their economic status. Charter supports
this commitment by offering free Internet access, through
Charter Pipeline or WorldGate, at schools and in some
cases at home. As a community-oriented company, we
are proud to be a builder and a catalyst for innovation.
OUTSTANDING CORPORATE GROWTH AWARD
Charter is the recipient of the top national award given
by the Association for Corporate Growth (ACG).
Charter will be presented the Outstanding Corporate
Growth Award for the year 2000 at a ceremony held
in conjunction with ACG’s Annual InterGrowth
Conference in Colorado Springs in May 2001.
The award, given by ACG since 1985, recognizes
a company that exemplifies entrepreneurial achievement
and has demonstrated outstanding growth over the most
recent five-year period. Previous winners have included
Home Depot, Cisco Systems, Inc., Harley-Davidson,
Amgen, Bausch & Lomb, Dun & Bradstreet, Magna
International, Marriott Corporation, MGIC Corp.
and others.
INNOVATOR AWARDS
Charter Communications received
the 2000 Innovator Award for
Technology, selected by the
editorial staff of Cablevision
Magazine. Charter was recognized
for being an “innovator who
represents the standard-bearers,
a visionary who dares to dream
and aspires to something bigger
and better than business as usual.”
The Southern Cable Telecommunications Association
honored Charter with the 2001 R.E. “Ted ” Turner
Innovator of the Year Award. Charter was recognized
because of its innovative approach and vision of a Wired
World and global network.
Helping strengthen communities
where we work and live
Recognition comes for Charter’s innovation and rapid growth, and
communities appreciate our investment that helps them grow.
CORPORATE CITIZENSHIP AND RECOGNITION
Much of the State of Texas suffered record-breaking heat and
drought during the summer of 2000. Charter Fort Worth employees
distributed 400 window fans to families struggling to beat the heat.
We delivered seventy-five fans to the Weatherford, Texas Senior
Center. Pictured above are Charter employees (far left) Todd Marlock,
Doug Grassmann, (kneeling, right) and Ken Ford (standing, far right)
and Senior Center employees.