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Guided by teachers and presented by the FSEC, "Hydrogen: The Power and the
Potential" will help students learn more about the world of alternative
energy, said Bill Habermeyer, president and CEO of Progress Energy Florida.progress-energy.

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North American clinical development subsidiary of Quintiles Transnational
Corp.
"This is a highly creative, innovative partnership between a leading
clinical research organization and a leading medical school, bringing together
our individual skills and expertise," said William L.

About UNC School of Medicine
Established in 1879, UNC is the oldest medical school in North Carolina. PETERSBURG, Fla.
"The Florida Solar Energy Center is delighted to partner with Progress
Energy and Florida public schools to develop this program," said Susan
Schleith, FSEC education coordinator.

Progress Energy Florida , a subsidiary of Progress Energy (NYSE: PGN),
provides electricity and related services to more than 1.

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, and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill today announced the
creation of a new alliance for clinical research."
As part of the alliance, UNC will establish a clinical research unit that
will provide centralized support for clinical research at UNC-Chapel Hill.

"We will be lending our expertise and
knowledge to shape the curriculum so students can step confidently forward
into a future filled with exciting possibilities for new energy sources.
Petersburg and Clearwater , as well as the Central Florida area surrounding
Orlando. For more information about Progress Energy , visit the company's Web
site at http://www.

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The School's mission is to educate students and professionals of the health
and biomedical sciences, to conduct scholarly investigation in biomedical,
behavioral , and social sciences, and to render service to the people and
institutions of the state, the region , the nation, and, as appropriate,
throughout the world."
Progress Energy will donate $49,000 to the FSEC to sponsor "Hydrogen: The
Power and the Potential.

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, Quintiles Inc. The grant will help provide
new opportunities to patients to participate in clinical trials and gain
access to the latest experimental treatments available. For more
information about the Partnership, visit www .9369.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20020923/CHM008LOGO-c)
"Hydrogen: The Power and the Potential" is a student curriculum initiative
that envisions the use of a variety of energy alternatives - such as hydrogen
- while understanding the importance of energy conservation.

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"We are excited to help Belle Haven Elementary," said David Bohannon II,
President and CEO of the Bohannon Foundation.com.

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The pilot project consists of a planning and
implementation phase set to kick-off on February 24, 2005. They are open to students , families,
and the community before, during and after school, seven days a week, all
year long . ST.
As they learn about hydrogen and alternative energy issues, students will
also be asked to organize the Youth Energy Solutions (YES) Summit.

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Currently, Belle Haven is considered a lower performance school by the
state of California. The overwhelming majority of its 757 students come
from low-income households (90 percent of its students qualified for the
free and reduced cost lunch program). All materials will be aligned with the Sunshine State Standards and
include activities which prepare students for the Florida Comprehensive
Assessment Testing (FCAT). Petersburg, Fla.

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"The clinical research unit will
help UNC and Quintiles conduct more clinical trials."
To help establish the clinical trial unit, Quintiles is providing a
$600 ,000 research grant over two years to UNC. Headquartered near
Research Triangle Park, North Carolina , Quintiles has offices in 50 countries
and is the world's leading pharmaceutical services organization . More than 70% of the heavily Latino
student body are learning English for the first time. Only 10% of the
school's third graders were reading at grade level as measured by
standardized tests .

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Bohannon Foundation

The Bohannon Foundation, founded by the Bohannon family, provides support
to local causes in the areas of education, health care and youth.
(Logo: http://www.
Educators who wish to learn more about "Hydrogen: The Power and the
Potential" may contact John Masiello at Progress Energy Florida by phone at
(407) 942-9304 or email at John.Masiello@pgnmail .

Gay/Straight Alliances or other groups working in elementary and secondary level schools to educate students on sexual minority youth issues.

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"These are great kids and
they deserve a great education and future.org or call 650.358. For more
information please contact the Bohannon Foundation at 650 .

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The funding will be used to help create one of this region's first
"full-service" schools at Menlo Park's Belle Haven Elementary School,
providing a comprehensive approach to improve student achievement and
education programs.

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The program will initially involve the following eight schools:

Nature Coast Technical High School - Brooksville
Polk Avenue Elementary School - Lake Wales
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"We believe this
will serve as a model of how a CRO can help an academic medical center
increase its efficiency and capacity for effective clinical trials work, and
how a medical school can bring added value and expertise to a CRO."

The goals of this project are to improve student performance and
attendance, create a positive and safe learning environment for children,
increase parent involvement as well as to better coordinate health and
social services so that teachers are free to teach.

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For more
information visit the company's Web site at http:/ /www. UNC is one of only a handful of leading medical schools
nationally both in funding for biomedical research and in the training of
primary care physicians.bohannon@ddbo.
"Progress Energy is pleased to offer this opportunity to provide a
framework for young people to see the potential of hydrogen and other forms of
alternative energy," Habermeyer said. 21-22 to review current curricula and
other information available on hydrogen. They will create a plan for
integrating hydrogen concepts into their existing teachings, covering subjects
such as safety, storage, infrastructure , transportation, production and
marketing.

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"Working with UNC is important for Quintiles because it will provide real
benefits for our customers and for patients as well, and it also underscores
the innovative research going on at UNC," said Dennis Gillings, Ph. Drug development always
is working against the clock, and I believe this alliance will help us gain
precious days and weeks in getting new medicines to patients. Scheduled
for spring 2006, the summit will bring together all of the educational
partners and participants to discuss what they have learned in the preceding
year and to share their vision for the future.com.

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The alliance will give more patients and investigators access to clinical
research, help develop new clinical investigators, improve efficiency in the
clinical trial process, and allow Quintiles and UNC to collaborate on
industry-sponsored and federally sponsored clinical trials., MPH, dean
of the UNC-CH School of Medicine and CEO of UNC Health Care.
Quintiles will provide Good Clinical Practice training for staff at the
clinical research unit.

PRESS RELEASE Bohannon Foundation Awards $250 000 to Belle Haven Elementary School

Peninsula Partnership for Children, Youth and
Families is a division of Peninsula Community Foundation. "This program will help educate the next
generation about the exciting possibilities offered by these energy sources
for our future. The center will play a major role in shaping
the curriculum for the program. Petersburg
Lake Howell High School - Winter Park
Durance Elementary School - Orlando
Tuscawilla Middle School - Oviedo
Oak Ridge High School - Orlando

Teachers will attend a workshop Oct.

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"Receiving this first funding from Bohannon Foundation is a critical first
step in launching our Community School initiative in San Mateo County,"
explained Erica Wood, Executive Director of Peninsula Partnership.

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About Quintiles
Quintiles helps improve healthcare worldwide by providing a broad range of
professional services, information and partnering solutions to the
pharmaceutical, biotechnology and healthcare industries. Today, UNC's School of Medicine maintains a position of
national leadership.

Full -service or "Community" schools are rooted in a rich tradition of
linking education and the community . The Partnership is
prevention focused with an emphasis on preparing children for kindergarten,
ensuring that children are academically successful by third grade, and
building the capacity of local communities to meet the needs of vulnerable
children and their families.

About the David D." FSEC, a research institute of the University of
Central Florida, is the largest and most active state-supported energy
research center in the country., and serves a
territory encompassing over 20,000 square miles including the cities of St.

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They provide the highest quality instruction, together with a
wide range of supports, services and after-school activities, while
building a high level of parental and community participation in children's
learning.

Progress Energy Florida Launches Hydrogen Teaching Initiative for Public Schools

Mitchell High School - New Port Richey
Lakewood High School - St.

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Roper, M.D. This program is designed to
help the parents, teachers, administrators and community create a program
that will specially address the educational issues of Belle Haven.

About Peninsula Partnership

The Peninsula Partnership for Children, Youth and Families is a
public /private interdisciplinary effort to improve the well-being of young
children from birth to age eight in San Mateo County.

The company is headquartered in St.

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Goals include improving efficiency in drug development process

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C.,
Chairman and CEO of Quintiles Transnational.
The Bohannon Foundation has awarded a
three-year grant of $250,000 to the Peninsula Partnership for Children,
Youth and Families, a division of Peninsula Community Foundation. The project also aims
to contribute to a greater sense of community both with the school and
within the neighborhood .345., Progress Energy Florida and
the Florida Solar Energy Center (FSEC) are partnering with public schools to
educate students about the possibilities of hydrogen as an alternative energy
source .newscom.W.

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com . "This
project will bring together key partners, such as parents, teachers, school
administrators, city and county government and other agencies needed to
create the conditions necessary for all children to learn and succeed.