GRANT SUPPLEMENTS PURCHASE OF CALCO PRESENTATION SYSTEM

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 13, 2022

WHEATLAND (IOWA) CALCO (Calamus American Legion Community Organization) is the recipient of a $250 Aureon grant and a $250 match from F&B Communications.

Grant funds will help equip the CALCO Community Center with a 70-inch flat panel TV that will enhance presentations for in-person and virtual meetings and events.

F&B Communications, the local telecommunications provider in Calamus, is one of more than 100 Iowa independent telephone company member-owners of Aureon Network Services, which helps to provide advanced telecommunications and data services across the state.

Nearly $39,700 has been awarded to organizations in the F&B Communications service area since the charity grant program began more than 25 years ago.

The charity grant program is open to non-profit organizations in the F&B Communications service area. Grant applications are available online. Charity grants are awarded on a quarterly basis and chosen by an independent review committee organized by Aureon.

F&B Communications is the premiere local telecommunications provider offering telephone, long distance, Skitter TV video, high-speed fiber and DSL Internet, and home security services to customers in the Bennett, Calamus, Delmar, Lowden and Wheatland exchanges and surrounding areas. The company also provides computer sales and service through their Technology Solutions retail division.

To learn more about F&B Communications, visit https://www.fbc-tele.com.

For more information, contact:
Aaron Horman, General Manager, 563-374-1236

Pictured (left to right): Aaron Horman, F&B Communications; Mike Lacey, CALCO; Janet Donelson, CALCO; Kent Atha, Aureon