Working to make an impact
COMMUNITY IMPACT
School Partnership Program
Arvig’s School Partnership Program invests money in what students and teachers need most—technology, books, supplies and everything that makes a classroom a better place to learn. Customers can sign up to have $1 of their monthly internet payment donated to a school of their choice. Joining the program costs you nothing extra.
COMMUNITY ACTIVITY
Community investment
Our communities are stronger when we collaborate, volunteer, serve and contribute. Arvig gladly provides financial support to communities in our region, annually giving back hundreds of thousands of dollars to communities to benefit economic development, education, scholarships and events, and sponsor local organizations and fundraisers.
COMMUNITY ACTIVITY
Scholarships
Arvig’s scholarship programs help propel the academic careers of students in our region, and we’re proud to provide a financial boost to the next generation of professionals and leaders. Arvig offers the Royale B. and Eleanor M. Arvig Memorial Scholarship, the Foundation for Rural Service scholarship and the Minnesota Telecom Alliance Foundation scholarship.
COMMUNITY ACTIVITY
Future leaders
Every summer, Arvig sponsors a high school student from our service area to attend the annual Foundation for Rural Service Youth Tour. The event sends more than 100 high school students from across America to Washington, D.C., where they get a first-hand look at the legislation and governmental process of the telecommunications industry.
COMMUNITY ACTIVITY
Parade partners
Every summer, local non-profit groups volunteer to represent Arvig in several area community parades. The groups carry the Arvig banner and hand out toys and candy to parade-goers. In exchange for representing Arvig, we give the groups a $200 donation to benefit their organization.
COMMUNITY ACTIVITY
Connecting Minnesota
Arvig is well underway in a 10-year effort to improve or bring broadband service to more than 30,000 rural Minnesotans. Arvig receives funding from the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) Alternative Connect America Cost Model (ACAM) program and Minnesota’s Border-to-Border Broadband Development Grant to help cover the cost of infrastructure improvements and build-outs.
COMMUNITY ACTIVITY
Recycling Resource
Arvig wants to be part of the solution to cut down on electronic waste in our region. We offer information and resources for the proper disposal of unwanted and unused computers and accessories. Since 2013, our efforts have kept thousands of old computers, monitors, keyboards, printers and accessories out of landfills and the waste stream.
COMMUNITY IMPACT
Charitable giving
The communities we serve are also the communities we live and work in and our friends, families and neighbors live here, too. We believe in giving back to the communities that support us and want to help ensure our communities are vibrant and dynamic places to live. That’s why we invest in community causes throughout our service footprint through donations, sponsorships and volunteerism.
Select a community to see what great causes Arvig supported in your area in 2021!