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Wednesday, November 28, 2012

Harper Promotes "It Can Wait" Campaign

Harper College and AT&T recently teamed up to promote the "It Can Wait" campaign; an app is available to help people keep the pledge to avoid texting while driving.

Harper College and AT&T recently teamed up to encourage everyone to refrain from sending text messages while driving.  "Sending a text, tweet or email from behind the wheel can be deadly, with studies showing someone is killed or injured every five minutes in the United States in a crash that happened while a driver was texting," a press release from AT&T stated. The “It Can Wait” campaign came to Harper’s main campus earlier this month, where community members, students and faculty were given the chance to make an official pledge to avoid texting and driving.  Lt. Governor Sheila Simon and Harper President Kenneth Ender also were in attendance to reinforce the meaning behind the campaign.  To help people uphold the pledge, a downloadable …

Friday, May 13, 2011

Haley's Hometown Visit Schedule

American Idol finalist Haley Reinhart will return home Saturday for public appearances, including a hometown celebration in Wheeling and a concert at Arlington Park. Here’s where you can find her throughout the day.

8:45 a.m. Fans are invited to show their support for Haley during her visit to the AT&T store, 21690 W. Long Grove Road, Deer Park. 9-11 a.m. Haley will make a brief appearance at her alma mater, Wheeling High School, during its "Drive One 4 UR School" event, sponsored by Ford Motor Company. Those 18 and up may test drive one of 12 Ford vehicles to raise money for Wheeling's music department. For every test drive done at the event, Ford will donate $20. 4:30 p.m. Wheeling motorcade/ceremony. The motorcade will travel down Northgate Parkway to Wheeling’s Community Campus, 2 Community Blvd. A brief public reception will be held outside of Village Hall, where Village President Judy Abruscato will proclaim May 14 as “Haley Reinhart Day.” Fans …

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