Hugh Mercer Elementary School Hosts Take a Veteran to School Day

Hugh Mercer Elementary School Hosts Take a Veteran to School Day

Cox, History(TM) partner with the National Guard to bring local vets to school. Outreach Initiative Links Schools and Communities with Local Veterans

FREDERICKSBURG, Va., Nov. 10 /PRNewswire/ -- Hugh Mercer Elementary School students are learning what it's like to be a hero from people who know: American veterans. The Fredericksburg City public school is participating in the annual Take a Veteran to School Day initiative sponsored by History(TM) and Cox Communications Northern Virginia. The event, which takes place Nov. 11, 2009, links local veterans with Hugh Mercer Elementary School's second grade students.

Area veterans will share stories of their service with the students and faculty members of the Fredericksburg City school. Cox and History will provide dogtags, tee shirts and bracelets to share with students and faculty at Hugh Mercer Elementary. History will also provide the school with curriculum-based educational materials as well as a Veterans Day video produced with the US Department of Education. This year, History enlisted more than 550 schools in all 50 states to participate in the program.

Underscoring this initiative is a call to action for citizens to support veterans from all wars by donating to nonprofit organizations that provide medical care, counseling and aid to families of veterans. The public can do so by visiting http://www.history.com/content/veterans, the official site for the initiative and portal to several different not-for-profit organizations, including the Intrepid Fallen Heroes Fund and the Armed Services YMCA, who were both involved in the first year of the program. History will donate a total of $50,000 among these organizations as part of its commitment.

About Cox Communications:

Cox Communications is a broadband communications and entertainment company, providing advanced digital video, Internet, telephone and wireless services over its own nationwide IP network. The third-largest U.S. cable TV company, Cox serves 6.2 million residences and businesses. Cox Business is a facilities-based provider of voice, video and data solutions for commercial customers and Cox Media is a full-service provider of national and local cable spot and new media advertising. Cox Communications wholly owns and operates Travel Channel. Cox is known for pioneering efforts in cable telephone and commercial services, industry-leading customer care and its outstanding workplaces. For six years, Cox has been recognized as the top operator for women by Women in Cable Telecommunication; for four years, Cox has ranked among DiversityInc's Top 50 Companies for Diversity; and the company holds a perfect score in the Human Rights Campaign's Corporate Equality Index. More information about Cox Communications, a wholly owned subsidiary of Cox Enterprises, is available at www.cox.com and www.coxmedia.com.

About History:

History(TM) and History HD(TM) are the leading destinations for revealing, award-winning, original non-fiction series and event-driven specials that connect history with viewers in an informative, immersive and entertaining manner across multiple platforms. Programming covers a diverse variety of historical genres ranging from military history to contemporary history, technology to natural history, as well as science, archaeology and pop culture. Among the networks' program offerings are hit series such as Ax Men, Battle 360, The Universe, Cities of The Underworld and Ice Road Truckers, as well as acclaimed specials including King, Life After People, 1968 With Tom Brokaw, Lost Book of Nostradamus, Star Wars: The Legacy Revealed and Sherman's March. History has earned four Peabody Awards, three Primetime Emmy® Awards, 10 News & Documentary Emmy® Awards and received the prestigious Governor's Award from the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences for the network's Save Our History® campaign dedicated to historic preservation and history education. Take a Veteran to School Day is the network's latest initiative connecting America's schools and communities with veterans from all wars. History's website, located at www.History.com, is the definitive historical online source that delivers entertaining and informative content featuring broadband video, interactive timelines, maps, games podcasts and more.

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Source: Cox Communications

CONTACT: Gwen Sparks of Cox Communications, +1-703-480-4916,
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