U.S. Cellular Launches Nationwide Holiday Giving Campaign to Highlight Acts of Service by Youth
December 03 2015 - 4:30PM
Business Wire
Wireless Carrier To Contribute $25,000 to Both
the National 4-H Council and Boys & Girls Clubs of America and
Support Youth Initiatives in Select Cities
To celebrate the holiday charitable season, U.S. Cellular today
announced its Future of Good campaign that champions and invests in
youth who are doing good in their communities by supporting their
causes and increasing their impact. As a way to pay it forward,
U.S. Cellular will help amplify each child’s reach and inspire
others to join in building the Future of Good, in communities
across America.
The wireless carrier is encouraging consumers to get involved in
the Future of Good by uploading a photo to the “Gallery of Good” on
futureofgood.com. For every photo submitted between December 3 and
31, U.S. Cellular will contribute $2.50 each, to the National 4-H
Council and the Boys & Girls Clubs of America, up to $25,000
each.
“At U.S. Cellular we take great pride in supporting youth in our
local communities,” said Grant Leech, vice president of Brand
Management at U.S. Cellular. “We’re thrilled to launch the Future
of Good during the season of giving and we encourage everyone
across America to join our movement by giving back in their own
communities.”
U.S. Cellular selected three youth, who are doing extraordinary
acts of good in their communities, and will help promote and
support their respective causes. Their stories will be captured in
documentary-style videos and released throughout December. In
addition to the “Gallery of Good,” U.S. Cellular pledges both
in-kind and monetary contributions to each Future of Good
recipient. Those recipients include:
- Katie Prior of Oklahoma City, Okla.,
founded a Youth Trumpet & Taps Corps that trains and sends
high school trumpet player to perform live Taps and patriotic songs
at veteran events and funerals. The organization is a 501(c) (3)
non-profit organization and has locations in 26 cities across six
states. U.S. Cellular will provide nearly $10,000 of total in-kind
supplies and monetary contributions to the Youth Trumpet & Taps
Corps. For more information visit http://trumpetandtaps.org. Her
video will be released today.
- Mason and Mackenzie Hymer and Abbey
and Mati Goebel founded Bundles of Hope in Joplin, Mo., with
the goal of supporting foster children in their transition to new
homes. Together, they make care packages for children who are
entering the foster care system for the first time or shifting
placements. Each care packages includes journals, blankets,
toiletries and any other new or gently used items that are
contributed to the organization. To date, more than 900 children
have received a care package through Bundles of Hope, a 501(c) (3)
non-profit organization. U.S. Cellular will provide nearly $10,000
of total in-kind supplies and monetary contributions to Bundles of
Hope. For more information, please visit www.bundlesofhope12.org.
This video will be released December 9.
- Lia Haile of Manitowoc, Wis.,
created Hopeful Hearts Club, a community organization of more
than 600 adults and children that provides welcome bags, birthday
parties, holiday celebrations, and other events and goods for
children who are staying at Hope House, the local homeless shelter
in her community. Lia and the club work closely with local
community leaders and businesses to acquire discounted goods and
services for to support the events. U.S. Cellular will provide
nearly $10,000 of total monetary contributions to Hopeful Hearts
Club. For more information, visit
www.facebook.com/HopefulHeartsClub. This video will be released
December 14.
To learn more about the Future of Good program and how to get
involved, visit thefutureofgood.com and follow and tag social media
posts with #TheFutureOfGood. U.S. Cellular is committed to
supporting the National 4-H Council and the Boys & Girls Clubs
of America year round through ongoing, focused efforts. U.S.
Cellular also helps build future leaders with year-round
contributions to Science Technology Engineering Math (STEM)
educational programs.
About U.S. Cellular
U.S. Cellular is the fifth-largest full-service wireless carrier
in the United States, providing national network coverage and
industry-leading innovations designed to elevate the customer
experience. The Chicago-based carrier has a strong line-up of
cutting-edge devices that are all backed by a high-quality network
in big and small cities and rural communities, and currently, 99
percent of customers have access to 4G LTE speeds. U.S. Cellular
was named a J.D. Power and Associates Customer Champion in 2014 for
the third time in four years. To learn more about U.S. Cellular,
visit one of its retail stores or uscellular.com. To get the latest
news, promos and videos, connect with U.S. Cellular on
Facebook.com/uscellular, Twitter.com/uscellular and
YouTube.com/uscellularcorp.
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