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 nation’s rich history,” said Vice-Mayor David Trinkle. “I enjoyed spending time with the children, hearing about what inspired their portraits and the research that went into each one.” 

Members of six area clubs in Roanoke and Christiansburg 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 club received hundreds of entries from which the top 10 finalists were chosen. The top 10 finalists’ entries were on display at area U.S. Cellular stores in Roanoke, Salem and Christiansburg where the public voted for their favorites during the month of February:

The winners are:
·       First Place –Victoria Holman in 5th Grade from Fallon Park Elementary School for her portrait of Muhammad Ali.
·       Second Place –Nicole Carrier in 9th Grade from William Fleming High School
for her portrait of Malcolm X.
·       Third Place –Devon Wood in 8th Grade from Jackson Middle School for his drawing of Condoleezza Rice.

“We love working with the community to display artwork that celebrates our rich heritage, culture and diversity,” said Nathan Waddell, director of sales for U.S. Cellular in the Mid-South, “and our associates love featuring these local artists at our stores.”

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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