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title: C Spire Corporate Blog | Jim Beaugez (2)
description: Jim Beaugez is a C Spire communications strategist with 15 years of professional writing experience. (2)
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# Blog
# Corporate
## Jim Beaugez
Jim Beaugez is a C Spire communications strategist with 15 years of professional writing experience.
### Recent Posts
## [How teens can use their devices to find volunteer opportunities](https://blog.cspire.com/corporate/how-teens-can-use-their-devices-to-find-volunteer-opportunities)
By: [Jim Beaugez](https://blog.cspire.com/corporate/author/jim-beaugez) on Aug 8, 2024 9:08:00 AM
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When it comes to volunteering their time and talents to help others, teenagers are the most generous of all. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, 28 percent of people aged 16-17 volunteered between 2019 and 2021, the highest rate of any age group.
Today, resources abound for matching volunteers of all ages with opportunities to help their communities and a variety of religious, environmental and social causes. And teens can effectively use their smart devices to find volunteer opportunities by leveraging various apps, websites and social media platforms.
[Read More](https://blog.cspire.com/corporate/how-teens-can-use-their-devices-to-find-volunteer-opportunities)
Topics: [Connect & Protect](https://blog.cspire.com/corporate/tag/connect-protect)
## [The 2024 hurricane season is here, and we’re ready. Are you?](https://blog.cspire.com/corporate/the-2024-hurricane-season-is-here-and-were-ready.-are-you)
By: [Jim Beaugez](https://blog.cspire.com/corporate/author/jim-beaugez) on May 31, 2024 4:42:05 PM
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The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has released its [2024 hurricane forecast](https://www.noaa.gov/news-release/noaa-predicts-above-normal-2024-atlantic-hurricane-season), and it’s predicted to be a blockbuster year with an 85 percent chance of producing an above-average number of storms.
[Read More](https://blog.cspire.com/corporate/the-2024-hurricane-season-is-here-and-were-ready.-are-you)
## [Summer Activity: Getting your kids started with smartphone photography](https://blog.cspire.com/corporate/summer-activity-getting-your-kids-started-with-smartphone-photography)
By: [Jim Beaugez](https://blog.cspire.com/corporate/author/jim-beaugez) on May 17, 2024 10:37:00 AM
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Taking a photograph is as easy as picking up a smartphone these days. But there’s so much more possibility waiting inside your camera app.
This summer, you and your kids can discover a whole world of creativity, self-expression and storytelling by exploring your device’s smartphone capabilities and experimenting with photo subjects and locations.
[Read More](https://blog.cspire.com/corporate/summer-activity-getting-your-kids-started-with-smartphone-photography)
## [What would a ban on cell phones in schools mean for parents and kids?](https://blog.cspire.com/corporate/what-would-a-ban-on-cell-phones-in-schools-mean-for-parents-and-kids)
By: [Jim Beaugez](https://blog.cspire.com/corporate/author/jim-beaugez) on May 10, 2024 2:46:46 PM
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Mobile devices have become a mainstay of education in recent years, with schools adopting digital-first approaches to learning across the grade spectrum. These policies are having positive effects, too, by bridging the digital divide and preparing students for a digital world.
But when devices like cell phones are not used for educational purposes, the impacts are quite the opposite — they can easily distract students from their studies and result in lower grades. About [two-thirds of U.S. students](https://www.edweek.org/leadership/digital-distractions-in-class-linked-to-lower-academic-performance/2023/12) find them distracting, and their use results in [a decrease in long-term information retention](https://www.rutgers.edu/news/cellphone-distraction-classroom-can-lead-lower-grades-rutgers-study-finds) equivalent to half a letter grade.
[Read More](https://blog.cspire.com/corporate/what-would-a-ban-on-cell-phones-in-schools-mean-for-parents-and-kids)
Topics: [Connect & Protect](https://blog.cspire.com/corporate/tag/connect-protect)
## [Make your refund go further this tax season](https://blog.cspire.com/corporate/make-your-refund-go-further-this-tax-season)
By: [Jim Beaugez](https://blog.cspire.com/corporate/author/jim-beaugez) on Mar 8, 2024 8:14:36 PM
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Tax filing season is here — and for many of us, getting right with Uncle Sam can mean a windfall of cash to spend.
Just how much can you expect? The amount varies, of course, but to put things into perspective, the IRS issued more than 237 million refunds last year amounting to *half a trillion* dollars. And with a month and a half left before taxes are due for FY 2023, the average refund check so far is worth $3,207.
We’re here to help you stretch that refund as far as we can. Read on for some fun ways to invest that money in your digital footprint.
[Read More](https://blog.cspire.com/corporate/make-your-refund-go-further-this-tax-season)
## [Watch: How C Spire carries the signal along the Mississippi Blues Trail](https://blog.cspire.com/corporate/watch-how-c-spire-carries-the-signal-along-the-mississippi-blues-trail)
By: [Jim Beaugez](https://blog.cspire.com/corporate/author/jim-beaugez) on Feb 22, 2024 9:45:00 AM
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Blues musician Brian Ballou first heard blues, R&B and soul music on records in his parents’ collection. As tunes spun from their turntable and filled the family home with sound, the music of icons like Muddy Waters and B.B. King had a transformative effect, setting him on his own journey.
[Read More](https://blog.cspire.com/corporate/watch-how-c-spire-carries-the-signal-along-the-mississippi-blues-trail)
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