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VICE-MAYOR TRINKLE JOINS U.S. CELLULAR AND THE BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA TO ANNOUNCE WINNERS OF THE BLACK HISTORY MONTH ART COMPETITION

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First Place Winner Second Place Winner Third Place Winner   Pictured here are the winners of U.S. Cellular's Black History Month Art Contest:  From left to right, First Place Winner Victoria Holman, Chief Executive Officer of the Boys & Girls Club Laurie Gibbons, Second Place Winner Nicole Carrier, Sales Manager, U.S. Cellular Sales Mgr. Carla Evans, Third Place Winner Devon Wood, Roanoke Vice-Mayor David Trinkle and U.S. Cellular Area Sales Mgr. Bertram Daniels. ROANOKE, Va.  – Vice-Mayor David Trinkle joined U.S. Cellular ( NYSE : USM) and the Boys & Girls Clubs of Southwest Virginia to announce the winners of the Black History Month Art contest at a special ceremony at 1714 9th Street, SE, in Roanoke March 9. The contest, now in its 9th year, is designed to honor influential African-Americans and inspire students’ creativity and knowledge of these heroes.   “What a great way to celebrate Roanoke and our

MAYOR TURNER JOINS U.S. CELLULAR AND THE BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF THE BLUE RIDGE TO ANNOUNCE WINNERS OF THE BLACK HISTORY MONTH ART COMPETITION

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Pictured here from left to right:   Winners of the U.S. Cellular Black History Month Art Contest 2016 Front Row(ltort) First Place Winner Celia Dodson, Third Place winner, Ashley Davis,   Second Place Winners, Sarah Kallam and Savannah Carr Back Row: (ltort) U.S. Cellular Sales Mgr. Barry Scott, U.S. Cellular Store Mgr. Leslie Martin, Mayor Danny Turner, Executive Director Boys & Girls Clubs of the Blue Ridge Bethann West James MARTINSVILLE, Va. (March 9, 2016) – Mayor Danny Turner joined U.S. Cellular (NYSE: USM) and The Boys & Girls Clubs of The Blue Ridge to announce the winners of the Black History Month Art contest at a special ceremony at the Teen Center at 603 Memorial Blvd. in Martinsville March 8. The contest, the first ever for the area, is designed to honor influential African-Americans and inspire students’ creativity and knowledge of these heroes.   “I really enjoyed seeing how talented and creative our Martinsville children a

U.S. Cellular Launches 2nd Annual “Community Connections” Program

West Virginia, Virginia and Maryland youth groups are encouraged to apply for sponsorship consideration at www.pearup.com /uscellular BECKLEY, W.Va. (March 4, 2016) – U.S. Cellular announced today that it is continuing its “Community Connections” program for the second consecutive year to support local youth organizations. Last year, the company sponsored more than 700 school groups and youth sports teams through a partnership with Pear, an online platform that connects local brands with local community needs. Beginning today, academic and athletic groups (K-12) in West Virginia can sign up at www.pearup.com /uscellular to receive sponsorship from the company to go towards the needs of their group . “As a neighbor and dedicated member of the community, U.S. Cellular is committed to supporting programs and organizations that have a positive impact in the lives of our youth,” said Nathan Waddell, director of sales for U.S. Cellular in the Mid-South. “These