Sprint Says Thanks with $55,000 Back-To-School Donation to Boys & Girls Clubs Across the Western United States
August 03 2016 - 12:00PM
Business Wire
Funds to be used for equipping kids with school
supplies, clothing, haircuts or to pay for school-related homework,
tutoring and study programs
Special Back-to-School offers coming to local
residents during #SprintSaysThanks event on August 6
As the back to school season is underway, Sprint is saying
thanks in local communities across the West by making donations
totaling $55,000 to Boys & Girls Clubs to help equip kids in
need with supplies and the tools they need to succeed in the coming
school year.
Sprint is providing $5,000 donations to chapters of Boys &
Girls Clubs supporting the Denver, Honolulu, Las Vegas, Los
Angeles, Phoenix, Portland, Sacramento, Salt Lake City, San Diego,
San Francisco, and Seattle markets. Each club will use these funds
to provide kids with the necessary school supplies, clothing and
haircuts or to support after-school-related homework, tutoring and
study programs.
“Sprint is committed to supporting the communities where our
employees live and work and our goal is to send these kids back to
school with some essential tools needed to help lead them along the
path to success,” said Jerry Gallegos, president-West Area at
Sprint. “We are even making special Back-to-School offers available
to parents who want to equip their kids with the latest technology
to assist them with conquering their digital schoolwork needs.”
Consumers can get Back-to-School deals of their own beginning
this Saturday, August 6 when #SprintSaysThanks to the local
community with fun events and special deals such as buy-one,
get-one free offers on select smartphones. Visit the store locator
on www.sprint.com to learn more about the special offers, fun
activities and to schedule an appointment at local stores.
For parents seeking to equip their child with the latest mobile
phone or tablet to attain that extra edge as their kids head back
to school, Sprint launched the “Kid’s First Phone” website
(https://kidsfirstphone.sprint.com). This site provides expert
advice, an online quiz and other information to help parents make
this important technology decision.
About Sprint
Sprint (NYSE: S) is a communications services company
that creates more and better ways to connect its customers to
the things they care about most. Sprint served more than 59.4
million connections as of June 30, 2016, and is widely recognized
for developing, engineering and deploying innovative technologies,
including the first wireless 4G service from a national carrier in
the United States; leading no-contract brands including Virgin
Mobile USA, Boost Mobile, and Assurance Wireless; instant national
and international push-to-talk capabilities; and a global Tier 1
Internet backbone. Sprint has been named to the Dow Jones
Sustainability Index (DJSI) North America for the past five years.
You can learn more and visit Sprint at www.sprint.com or
www.facebook.com/sprint and www.twitter.com/sprint.
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SprintJohn Votava, 949-242-9017john.votava@sprint.com
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