ICN Issue 10

NEW!

The temps might be cooler, but this issue of ICN is coming in hot!

With nearly 60 pages of informative articles by ACA Connects leaders, counsel, and AMP23 vendor partners, this is one of our biggest issues yet.

Independent Communications News (ICN) is an all-digital magazine created by ACA Connects with content specifically curated for ACA Connects Members.

Scroll down for Community Champions voting!

2024 Community Champions Contest

Our ACA Connects Members are an important part of their communities. In addition to delivering reliable and affordable video and broadband services, they often lead initiatives that provide a helping hand to their neighbors and friends.

Community Champions

ACA Connects is excited to announce that it will continue with its Community Champion contest in 2024! This annual initiative encourages ACA Connects Operator Members to submit a community service project showing how their company supports and uplifts the neighborhoods and customers they serve.

Online entries will be accepted from April 3 through August 15 at 5 p.m. Eastern. Entries must include a 150- to 250-word description of the project and one photograph. Only one entry per Member company is allowed, and the contest is only open to ACA Connects Operator Members.

Voting will occur from September 30 through October 30 on the ACA Connects website. The winner will be announced in early November, presented with a $2,500 check to continue their efforts with the project, and spotlighted in the December ICN.

This is a great way to promote all of the unique and innovative ways that our Members support their communities! Project submissions will be highlighted in the next two issues of ICN.

Summit 2024 attendees may have seen images of 2023 submissions in the opening video, and details on all the projects are included in information we provide to Members of Congress during our meetings on Capitol Hill.

At ACA Connects, we are proud to represent such a wonderful group of companies who see the value of investing in their communities and lifting up their neighbors. We’re excited to see the innovative and unique projects our Members have developed in an effort to give back!

2023 Community Champions Award Winner:
WOW! Internet, Cable & Phone

Questions regarding Community Champions?
Please contact Stacey Leech at [email protected].

Vote for the 2023 Community Champions Award

Our ACA Connects Members are an important part of their communities. In addition to delivering reliable and affordable video and broadband services, they often lead initiatives that provide a helping hand to their neighbors and friends.

From volunteering at food banks to organizing clothing drives to donating school supplies to local children, our Members and their employees are engaged and committed to the well-being of their customers in the areas where they live and work.

For 2023, we have 24 nominations. Please vote for the community service project you would like to receive the $2,500 award to continue their efforts. To view details on each project, scroll down further on this page. Voting will continue through October 31 at 5 p.m. ET,  and the winner will be announced in early November.

Community Champions

Voting closed on October 31 at 5 p.m. ET. The 2023 Community Champions Award Winner will be named in November and presented with a $2,500 check to continue their project.

Armstrong

A Walk For Hunger

The Armstrong Breaking Bread initiative orchestrates the Walk for Hunger event annually, led by a high school senior from Seneca Valley High School as part of their senior project, in collaboration with our Community Marketing Manager. This walk aims to generate funds for community feeding programs. In the previous year, this single-day event amassed more than $8,000 in donations. The upcoming event, scheduled for September 10th, has set an ambitious fundraising target of $10,000. Over the span of five years, A Walk for Hunger has surpassed $25,000 in contributions, as per records from the Greater Pittsburgh Food Bank, benefiting families, children, and seniors within the communities we serve by providing over 75,000 meals.

2023 Community Champions Award Winner

2022 Community Champions Award Winner