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Educate North Carolina Project

AN EXCITING NEW EDUCATIONAL ENDEAVOR THAT WILL BE COMING TO NORTH CAROLINA SOON!
The Lost Colony, America’s oldest and longest-running symphonic outdoor drama, located in Manteo, North Carolina, is premiering a program titled Educate North Carolina. The program is tailored to the state’s fourth graders and will focus on North Carolina’s rich history.

This program is sponsored in part by IBM.
IBM GIFT TO BENEFIT THE LOST COLONY’S
“EDUCATE NORTH CAROLINA” PROGRAM
– $5,000 corporate sponsorship earmarked for program development

(Manteo, N.C., March 1, 2007) – The Lost Colony and elementary students throughout North Carolina will soon benefit from a $5,000 donation from IBM’s corporate office in Research Triangle Park, N.C. The contribution will be used to develop “Educate North Carolina,” a traveling in-class presentation to be offered to fourth-grade classrooms this fall.
"IBM is proud to support The Lost Colony as America's oldest and longest running outdoor drama,” said Tina Wilson, IBM corporate community relations manager. “’Educate North Carolina’ is an innovative way to use the outdoor drama to bring history to life in the classroom."