Beal Bank Donates Computers to the Dallas Independent School District

Two hundred computers will help low- to moderate-income students excel

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Apr 05, 2011, 05:06 ET

DALLAS, April 5, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Building upon its efforts to promote academic excellence, Beal Bank has donated approximately 200 personal computers to the Dallas Independent School District (DISD). DISD representatives picked up the computers from Beal Bank headquarters on Thursday, March 24, 2011, with the specification that the computers will be used in schools in low- and moderate-income neighborhoods.

"At Beal Bank, we understand that technology is important not only to business but also to making people's lives better. It is essential that students in today's world have access to modern technology to maximize their academic efforts, whether in the sciences or the arts. By donating these computers, we hope to help prepare DISD students for a better future and to help them take those all-important first steps toward accomplishing great things," said Andy Beal, President and CEO of Beal Bank.

Beal Bank's donation of the computers continues its long tradition of supporting academic excellence, especially in science and mathematics. Beal Bank is also the title sponsor for the annual Beal Bank Dallas Regional Science and Engineering Fair, which was held on February 26 this year.

About Beal Bank: Beal Bank, based in Dallas, Texas, with branches nationwide, was founded in 1988. The Bank has a well-earned reputation as a stable, strongly capitalized financial institution, with assets of approximately $3.7 billion as of December 31, 2010. Beal Bank's core service is to provide depositors with competitive rates on certificates of deposits (CDs). Through affiliates, the Bank is also active in financing commercial real estate acquisition and development; acquiring individual loans and loan portfolios; and financing and funding loans and syndication interests in loans secured by tangible assets in such industries as real estate, lodging, energy and power, manufacturing, timber, and transportation and distribution. Beal Bank is a member of the FDIC. For additional information on Beal Bank, please contact Jim Chambless at [email protected].

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