Business Council for the Arts is pleased to announce that Alliance Data is its June 2010 Corporation of the Month.

Last year, Alliance Data created an innovative arts mentoring program designed to educate children in the arts as well as provide one-on-one mentoring time between Alliance Data mentors and Boys & Girls Club students. Created in conjunction with Business Council for the Arts (BCA) and Boys & Girls Clubs of Collin County, the Alliance Data Arts Mentoring Program continues to enrich and guide students at the Plano Boys & Girls Club while successfully connecting Alliance Data with the Collin County community.

Throughout May, volunteers from Alliance Data spent at least an hour each week of quality, one-on-one time with Boys & Girls Club students, both teaching and learning about art. Activities centered around creative media, including photography, acrylic on canvas, papier mâché, and clay sculpture. Of the four sessions, two were taught by Alliance Data volunteers; the other two were taught by artists Sandra Lethem Yeo and Christa Diepenbrock, who Alliance Data found through its partnership with BCA. At the close of this four-week program, each student learned new skills, created original works of art and, most importantly, made a new friend in their Alliance Data mentor.

On Wednesday, June 3, Alliance Data invited their Boys & Girls Club mentees and family members, other Boys & Girls Club students, and the volunteer mentors to celebrate the culmination of this program where all the students’ finished artworks were showcased at the Club, located in downtown Plano. Some of these artworks will be on display again at Alliance Data’s office during its company art exhibition, which is held as part of Business Council for the Art’s annual On My Own Time program. Pictures from this year’s art mentoring program can be viewed on the company’s Flickr site: Click Here

To learn more about Alliance Data’s Arts Mentoring Program, contact Alyson Evans at 972-348-5592.

About Alliance Data
Alliance Data (NYSE: ADS) and its family of businesses is a leading provider of loyalty and marketing solutions derived from transaction-rich data. Through the creation and deployment of customized solutions that measurably change consumer behavior, Alliance Data helps its clients to create and enhance customer loyalty to build stronger, mutually beneficial relationships with their customers. The Company manages millions of customer relationships for some of North America's largest and most recognizable brands, helping them grow their businesses and drive profitability. Headquartered in Dallas, Alliance Data employs approximately 7,000 associates at approximately 50 locations worldwide. Alliance Data is a leading provider of marketing-driven credit solutions, and is the parent company of Epsilon®, a leading provider of multi-channel, data-driven technologies and marketing services, and LoyaltyOne™, which owns and operates the AIR MILES® Reward Program, Canada’s premier coalition loyalty program. For more information about the company, visit its web site, www.AllianceData.com.