(January11, 2012) – Caps have been set for the 2012 Cellcom Green Bay Marathon. A total of 10,000 distance runners will be able to take to the streets at the event on May 20, with a cap of 3,000 participants in the full marathon and 7,000 participants in the half marathon.

“We’re excited that the 2012 course layout will allow us to accommodate more runners in our premier events,” said Sean Ryan, race director of the Cellcom Green Bay Marathon. “It’s a great opportunity for those who may have missed out in previous years with the early sellouts.”

Last year caps were set at 2,500 in the full marathon, 5,500 in the half marathon and 200 teams in the relay marathon. The relay cap has also been raised to 250 teams to accommodate the growing demand for this event.  The Cellcom Green Bay 5K and WPS Kids’ Power Run are not capped at this time.

Registration for all events is open and details can be found at www.cellcomgreenbaymarathon.com. 

Presented by Prevea Sports Medicine

Green Bay, WI (December 13, 2011) – Sarah Reinertsten, the first woman on a prosthetic leg to finish the Ironman World Championships in Kona, will be the keynote speaker at the Cellcom Green Bay Marathon Kick Off Party presented by Prevea Sports Medicine on Wednesday, January 4 at Green Bay Distillery. Doors will open at 5:00 p.m. with the program starting at 6:00 p.m.

Reinertsten stepped on the world stage in 2005 after making sports history in one of the toughest endurance events in the world: the Hawaii Ironman. This race includes a 2.4-mile swim, 112-mile bike and a 26.2-mile run. A year later she raced around the world on “The Amazing Race,” the Emmy award winning reality TV series on CBS. In 2009, GPP Life published her book entitled “In A Single Bound.” The book is described as an honest, touching and funny memoir of how a feisty one-legged girl trying to fit in with her two legged friends grows up to becomes a world-class athlete.

Reinertsten will speak about goal setting, facing fear, overcoming setbacks, living with hope and daring to dream big. Following her presentation, she will sign copies of her book, which will be available for sale at the event.

Oconto, WI (December 8, 2011) — Oconto High School was recently awarded a technology grant in the amount of $5,000 from the Foundation for Rural Education and Development (FRED).

FRED in cooperation with the Rural Telephone Finance Cooperative (RTFC) created the Technology Grants for Rural Schools program to help meet the growing need for innovative technology in the classroom. The grant program, now in its tenth year, awards funds to public schools that are working to increase the use of technology to enhance the learning experience. Nsight Telservices was the local service provider that nominated Oconto High School for this grant. Only seven schools across the nation were selected to receive funding.

Oconto High School will be purchasing a portable white board, laptop and  interactive remotes to rotate between classrooms. Nsight Telservices in Abrams will also be donating four Motorola Xoom™ tablets to the school to enhance their technology upgrade.

To be eligible for the grant, a public school must be located in the service area of rural telecommunications provider, complete an application and receive a letter of nomination from a local member of OPASTCO (Organization for the Promotion and Advancement of Small Telecommunications Companies).

$50,000 given to three local schools from the Cellcom project

(December 2, 2011) –Xavier High School was announced as the winner of Cellcom’s Project Innovate today. The school will receive $30,000 from Cellcom for the purchase of classroom technology. In October, Cellcom invited 16 public and private high schools in the Fox Cities to participate in the community voting challenge; nine schools chose to participate.

Appleton West High School took second place in Project Innovate and will receive $15,000. In third place, receiving $5,000, was Neenah High School. Each of the remaining schools that participated in the challenge will receive a Motorola Xoom™ tablet for classroom use.

“As a committed advocate for youth, education and technology, Cellcom was extremely proud to bring Project Innovate to the Fox Cities in 2011,” said Brighid Riordan, director of public affairs at Cellcom. “The major objective for this community voting program was to bring the latest in classroom technology to our local schools. As a company, we believe that providing these tools to teachers and students will inspire innovation and increase academic achievement.”