Friday, April 11, 2014

Choice Bus Stops at Holmes Middle School


 
 “Choice Bus” Stops by J.E. Holmes Middle School
Mobile experience shows students the importance of getting a good education
 
                          State Farm Insurance has partnered with The Mattie C. Stewart Foundation
to bring The Choice Bus to students at J.E. Holmes Middle School, encouraging them to remain in school and complete their high school education. Through the support of State Farm and Communities In Schools of North Carolina, the half-classroom, half-prison cell bus will show students the power of their choices.  
 
The Choice Bus is the nation’s first mobile experience dedicated to reducing the dropout rate and has impacted the lives of more than two million students in 20 states.
 
 
About State Farm®
State Farm and its affiliates are the largest provider of
car insurance in the U.S. and is a leading insurer in Canada. In addition to providing auto insurance quotes, their 18,000 agents and more than 65,000 employees serve 81 million policies and accounts – more than 81 million auto, home, life and health policies in the United States and Canada, and nearly 2 million bank accounts. Commercial auto insurance, along with coverage for renters, business owners, boats and motorcycles, is also available. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company is the parent of the State Farm family of companies. State Farm is ranked No. 44 on the Fortune 500 list of largest companies. For more information, please visit http://www.statefarm.com or in Canada http://www.statefarm.ca.

 

About The Mattie C. Stewart Foundation

The Mattie C. Stewart Foundation is a national non-profit organization dedicated to reducing the dropout rate. The Foundation was established in honor of Dr. Shelley Stewart’s late mother, Mattie C. Stewart, in the summer of 2007 and is headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama. Its primary corporate partner is o2ideas, Inc., a leading creative advertising and public relations firm also based in Birmingham. The mission of the Foundation is to create tools and resources to help educators, community leaders and parents effectively address the dropout rate and increase the graduation rate. The Foundation also partners with Alabama Public Television, America’s Promise Alliance, Communities In Schools, Jobs for Alabama’s Graduates, the National Dropout Prevention Center, PepsiCo, Shelby County, State Farm and Verizon Wireless. For more information, visit www.mattiecstewart.org.

 

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State Farm Agent Mike Long with Chief Reece Pyrtle and Captain John Edwards at Holmes Middle School to visit with students and observe
 


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