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 are,” said Mayor Turner, “I was really impressed by the artwork and how it represents our diverse history and community.”

Members of the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Blue Ridge were invited to select an influential African-American and develop his or her likeness into an original 8.5 x 11 portrait using any art medium. This year the Clubs received numerous entries from which the top 10 finalists were chosen. The top 10 finalists’ entries were on display at area U.S. Cellular stores Martinsville where the public voted for their favorites during the month of February:

The winners are:
  •  First Place –Celia Dodson, age 11, for her portrait of Marian Anderson
  • Second Place –Sarah Kallam, age 14 and Savannah Carr 14, for a portrait of Grace Bumbry
  • Third Place –Ashley Davis, age 12, for her portrait of Maya Angelou
 
“Our store associates in Martinsville loved sharing the artwork with our customers and other community members that came in to vote,” said Bertram Daniels, area sales manager for U.S. Cellular. “This contest is a wonderful way to praise the rich history of culture and diversity here in Martinsville and across our country.”

”Programs and partnerships like these from U.S. Cellular promote great opportunities for children to learn about history and become engaged in the learning process at the same time.” said Boys & Girls Clubs Executive Director Bethann West James. “We appreciate U.S. Cellular’s partnership with our Clubs and their support of our kids and community.”    

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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