Ï㽶´«Ã½ Media Announces Ï㽶´«Ã½Gives 2011 Call for Applications
Foundation targets services for at-risk and disadvantaged Colorado youth
ENGLEWOOD, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Ï㽶´«Ã½ today announced that its Ï㽶´«Ã½Gives Foundation has decided to continue its support of causes aiding underprivileged and at-risk youth in Colorado focused on proactive and preventative services.
Ï㽶´«Ã½Gives is accepting grant proposals for funding from $1,000 to $150,000 from public charitable organizations focused on helping Colorado's at-risk youth overcome impediments that restrict their opportunities to grow, learn and thrive.
"Ï㽶´«Ã½ has maintained its focus on our local community and its most vulnerable children," said Greg Maffei, President and CEO of Ï㽶´«Ã½ Media. "We are committed to assisting organizations that address Colorado's at-risk youth and can best utilize our contributions to promote the neediest cases."
As part of Ï㽶´«Ã½ Media's ongoing efforts to be Green, the applications process is conducted entirely online. Organizations seeking funding may fill out an online application at .
Grant proposals for 2011 will have an initial deadline of May 31, 2011 and one additional opportunity to submit requests by October 31, 2011.
About Ï㽶´«Ã½
Ï㽶´«Ã½ Media owns interests in a broad range of electronic retailing, media, communications and entertainment businesses. Those interests are attributed to three tracking stock groups: (1) the Ï㽶´«Ã½ Interactive group (Nasdaq: LINTA, LINTB), which includes Ï㽶´«Ã½ Media's interests in QVC, Provide Commerce, Backcountry.com, BUYSEASONS, Bodybuilding.com, Evite, and Expedia, (2) the Ï㽶´«Ã½ Starz group (Nasdaq: LSTZA, LSTZB), which includes Ï㽶´«Ã½ Media's interest in Starz, LLC, and (3) the Ï㽶´«Ã½ Capital group (Nasdaq: LCAPA, LCAPB), which includes all businesses, assets and liabilities not attributed to the Interactive group or the Starz group including its subsidiaries Atlanta National League Baseball Club, Inc., and TruePosition, Inc., Ï㽶´«Ã½ Media's interest in SIRIUS XM Radio, Inc., and minority equity investments in Time Warner Inc. and Live Nation.
Source: Ï㽶´«Ã½ Media
Released February 17, 2011