Yahoos, Glide Kids Explore The Internet With Yahooligans!
YAHOOS, GLIDE KIDS EXPLORE THE INTERNET
WITH YAHOOLIGANS!SAN FRANCISCO, CA -- April 25, 1996 --
At an after-
school party for low-income kids from the Tenderloin
today, members of Glide Memorial Church's
"Computers and You" program, Yahoo! co-founders
David Filo and Jerry Yang, and Yahoo! "surfers"
representing Yahooligans!, a kid-appropriate online
navigational guide to the World Wide Web, will teach
the kids how to explore the educational and cultural
advantages of the Internet.
"I am thrilled that these kids, some of whom live in
temporary housing, can learn to use the Internet to do
their homework," notes the Rev. Cecil Williams of
Glide Church. "It's a step towards breaking the cycle
of poverty."
In addition to teaching the kids how to use
Yahooligans!, Yahoo! co-founders David Filo and Jerry
Yang will present a check for $5,000 to the
"Computers and You" program, which offers low-
income kids and teens with an opportunity to improve
their academic skills and develop self-esteem through
computer literacy.
"We are pleased to support Glide in helping children
became computer literate and we hope that the kids
can take advantage of all that the Internet has to offer
to get ahead," says Yang.
Yahoo! is located in Sunnyvale, Calif., and offers a
branded Internet navigational service that is among
the most widely used guides to information and
discovery on the World Wide Web. Yahoo! and
Yahooligans! can be found on the World Wide Web
respectively at Universal Resource Locator (URL)
address
http://www.yahoo.com and
http://www.yahooligans.com.
Under the leadership of the Rev. Cecil Williams and
Executive Director Janice Mirikitani, Glide has
emerged as one of the city's most comprehensive
service agencies with more than 35 programs for
individuals of all races, colors, religions, conditions and
circumstance.
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Contact:
Dawn Jackson for Glide Church
Agnes Ng Public Relations
415-837-1612 or 415-764-6399
Skye Ketonen for Yahoo!
Niehaus Ryan Group
415-615-7905, skye@nrgpr.com
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