U.S. Cellular is Rewarding $1 Million to Teachers to Help Boost Classroom Experiences in its Footprint
Calling All Teachers Comes Back, West Virginia
Teachers can apply via DonorsChoose.org starting Aug. 11
MORGANTOWN, W. Va. -- U.S. Cellular is donating $1 million to fund teacher
classroom projects through its Calling All Teachers program. Last year, the
company contributed $500,000 towards educational materials for improved
classroom experiences. U.S. Cellular is working with DonorsChoose.org for a
fourth time and encourages teachers to post their projects on the site for
potential funding. DonorsChoose.org is a charity website that helps teachers
identify funds from corporate and individual donations for classroom projects.
“Teachers
play such a transformative role in student achievement and we want to help
ensure they have the necessary tools to provide a positive learning
experience,” said Jack Brundige, director of sales for U.S. Cellular in the
Mid-South. “The Calling All Teachers program allows us to impact teachers and
students in our entire footprint and create unique opportunities for teachers
to engage, inspire, and educate in the classroom.”
Through
U.S. Cellular's ongoing commitment to the community and education, the company
has contributed more than $7 million through this and other philanthropic
programming. Starting today K-12 public school teachers can register online at
DonorsChoose.org and affiliate as a U.S. Cellular teacher. Then beginning
August 11, they can post their classroom projects for funding consideration.
Through DonorsChoose.org U.S. Cellular has funded more than 4,500 classroom
projects to date, which included technology tools, art equipment and science
experiments. All projects must be submitted by September 21 to be eligible for
this year’s funding. Selected projects
will be in announced in October.
In 2013
U.S. Cellular funded projects for 48 West Virginia teachers' classroom projects
valued at $28,930 that impacted 3,688 students in the state.
“Teachers
are often looking for resources to improve students’ educational experiences
and we want to help ease the process,” said Charles Best, founder and CEO of
DonorsChoose.org. “We’re pleased to join U.S. Cellular for a fourth year in
their efforts because funding teachers’ classroom projects to this magnitude
can have a lasting impact on students and schools.”
For more information, visit 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 that has the highest call quality of any national carrier. Currently, nearly 90 percent of customers have access to 4G LTE speeds, and more than 93 percent will have access by the end of 2014. 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.
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 that has the highest call quality of any national carrier. Currently, nearly 90 percent of customers have access to 4G LTE speeds, and more than 93 percent will have access by the end of 2014. 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.
###
Comments
Post a Comment