Vodafone Americas Foundation^TM is part of Vodafone’s global family of foundations. The Foundation is affiliated with Vodafone, the world’s leading mobile telecommunications company that has significant presence in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Asia Pacific and the United States. The Foundation's core priorities are strengthening families, supporting children and youth, leadership development, civic participation and urban issues, the arts, special projects, and technology. Vodafone Americas Foundation has recently created the Wireless Innovation Project^TM -- a competitive style of grantmaking that seeks wireless technology solutions to some of the greatest challenges today. For more information, visit our Wireless Innovation Project^TM site at http://www.vodafone-us.com/innovation.html.