èßäÉçÇø Media Announces èßäÉçÇøGives 2010 Call for Applications
Foundation targets services for at-risk and disadvantaged Colorado youth
ENGLEWOOD, Colo., March 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- èßäÉçÇø today announced that its èßäÉçÇøGives Foundation has decided to continue its support of causes aiding underprivileged and at-risk youth in Colorado focused on proactive and preventative services and established this as its permanent giving theme.
èßäÉçÇøGives 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.
"We know the on-going needs of Colorado's at-risk youth and want to support them in our community," stated Greg Maffei, President and CEO of èßäÉçÇø Media.  "We have decided to establish this as our permanent giving theme and expect to build our relationships with causes focused on these youths."
As part of èßäÉçÇø Media's efforts to be Green, this year the application process will be entirely online.  Organizations seeking funding may fill out an online application at .
Grant proposals for 2010 will have an initial deadline of May 31, 2010 and one additional opportunity to submit requests by November 30, 2010.
About èßäÉçÇø
èßäÉçÇø 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 èßäÉçÇø Interactive group (Nasdaq: LINTA; LINTB), which includes èßäÉçÇø Media's interests in QVC, Provide Commerce, Backcountry.com, BUYSEASONS, Bodybuilding.com, IAC/InterActiveCorp, and Expedia, (2) the èßäÉçÇø Starz group (Nasdaq: LSTZA; LSTZB), which includes èßäÉçÇø Media's interests in Starz Entertainment and ViaSat, Inc., and (3) the èßäÉçÇø 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 Starz Media, LLC, Atlanta National League Baseball Club, Inc., and TruePosition, Inc., èßäÉçÇø Media's interest in SIRIUS XM Radio, Inc., and minority equity investments in Time Warner Inc., Time Warner Cable and Sprint Nextel Corporation.
Contact: èßäÉçÇø Media Courtnee Ulrich 720-875-5420
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Released March 22, 2010