U.S. Cellular Gives Morgantown Teachers a Boost in the Classroom Through Calling All Teachers Campaign

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More than 48 teachers in West Virginia received the exciting news from U.S. Cellular that their classroom projects had been funded through the company’s Calling All Teachers campaign. The wireless carrier worked with philanthropic website DonorsChoose.org to fund $500,000 in creative and impactful classroom projects submitted by public school teachers. The local donation of $28,930 will benefit more than 3,688 students in West Virginia.  

U.S. Cellular is dedicated to supporting education and the pressing needs of schools, and Calling All Teachers is one of the ways the company gives back to local communities.

“Teachers work very hard to make every student’s learning experience meaningful and fun, and U.S. Cellular is proud to support teachers’ efforts,” said Jack Brundige, director of sales for the Mid-South Region. “We are dedicated to the West Virginia community and excited to contribute to the education of local students through this program.”
Teachers across the country posted classroom projects that covered a variety of topics, including language and literacy, math and science, music and the arts, health and sports and special needs. Some asked for novels, bookshelves and calculators, while others requested LCD projectors and digital cameras. Specific examples include:
  • "Help! Teaching 21st Century Learners WITHOUT Technology... AH!", Buckhannon Academy Elementary School, Buckhannon, $980.75
  • "Technology for the Special Ed Class", Buckhannon Academy Elementary School, Buckhannon, $971.20
  • "Digital Learning In A 2nd Grade", Buckhannon Academy Elementary School, Buckhannon, $941.74
  • "Whatever Floats Your Boat", Buckhannon-Upshur Middle School, Buckhannon, $726.94
  • "Active Hands Active Minds", Union Elementary School, Buckhannon, $349.89
  • "Let's Get the Ball Rolling!", Buckhannon Academy Elementary School, Buckhannon, $181.69
  • "Reading About Innovative People", Tucker Valley Elem Middle School, Hambleton, $458.82
  • "Where Have All the Quadratics Gone?", Grafton High School, Grafton, $577.01
  • "Fitbit for Fitness", Elkins High School, Elkins, $717.79
  • "Sensational Sensory Saviors", Jennings Randolph Elementary School, Elkins, $400.00
  • "Countdown To Chemistry!", Preston High School, Kingwood, $468.04
  • "First Common Core Unit!", Central Preston Middle School, Kingwood, $366.60
  • "Digging Deeper in Math with iPad", South Middle School, Morgantown, $947.93
  • "Help Students Grow as Readers/Writers", Morgantown High School, Morgantown, $945.86
  • "Magnify Our Learning", Cheat Lake Elementary School, Morgantown, $933.55
  • "Lights, Action, Doc and Video Cameras", Cheat Lake Elementary School, Morgantown, $863.87
  • "Students Want to Upgrade Chalk", South Middle School, Morgantown, $743.67
  • "A Window to the World", South Middle School, Morgantown, $711.93
  • "Mrs. Edsall's Class Needs Technology", Mylan Park Elementary School, Morgantown, $697.11
  • "Readers are Leaders", Cheat Lake Elementary School, Morgantown, $225.46
  • "Painting From the Inside to the Outside!", Barrackville Elem Middle School, Barrackville, $143.72
  • "Reading Wonderland", East Dale Elementary School, Fairmont, $982.38
  • "Taking Our Learning Outside", East Fairmont High School, Fairmont, $847.98
  • "8th Readers With Graphic Novels", East Fairmont Jr. High School, Fairmont, $684.96
  • "iPad - 'App'lications For Learning!", East Dale Elementary School, Fairmont, $527.05
  • "Desperate Need for Computer!", Monongah Elementary School, Fairmont, $489.52
  • "Stop the Bullying, Let's Just Talk It Out", East Park Elementary School, Fairmont, $411.71
  • "Interesting Reading...", Kasson Elementary Middle School, Moatsville, $310.38
  • "Classroom Circle Time Carpet and iPad", Nutter Fort Primary School, Nutter Fort, $939.15

“U.S. Cellular’s continued support of education is helping to make an impact in schools across the nation,” said Charles Best, founder and CEO of DonorsChoose.org. “The company’s donations allow teachers to do more in the classroom, and our children reap the benefits.”

Also, starting on November 4, U.S. Cellular is bringing back its Calling All Communities campaign for the fifth year. Schools can rally community support for the chance to win a share of $500,000 to fund what their students need the most. The top 20 schools that garner the most community votes will each win $25,000 to use as they wish to improve their educational experience. Additional information is now available at www.uscellular.com.

About U.S. Cellular
U.S. Cellular rewards its customers with unmatched benefits 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 its high-speed network, which has the highest call quality of any national carrier. Currently, 61 percent of customers have access to 4G LTE speeds and nearly 90 percent will have access by the end of 2013. U.S. Cellular was named a J.D. Power and Associates Customer Service Champion in 2012 for the second year in a row. 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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