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Boys & Girls Clubs of Southwest Virginia hosts celebration recognizing top three artists Mayor Sherman Lea joined U.S. Cellular to announce the winners of its 11th annual Black History Month Art Competition with the Boys & Girls Clubs of Southwest Virginia at a celebration earlier today. The 10 finalists’ art was displayed in U.S. Cellular stores during the month of February, where the community voted for their favorites. Club members created original artwork in honor of influential African-Americans, including business people, sports figures, historical figures and celebrities for the contest in January. Over the years, U.S. Cellular has awarded $9,350 in gift cards and over 7,600 youth have participated in the annual program. “There is nothing like seeing an award winner’s face when they realize that they have been recognized by the community; it’s simply priceless,” said Bertram Daniels, area sales manager for U.S. Cellular. “This contest allows U.S. Cellular t

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

SALEM, Va. – People know better than to sit behind the student section at Salem High School football games. Not only are they excellently organized with seniors in the front and freshmen in the back, they stand, make noise, shoot silly string and use instruments to make even more noise. The Salem Super Fans have a long tradition of cheering on their team, and last month that tradition was immortalized in a documentary video as part of U.S. Cellular’s “A Season of Tradition” program. “We are a tight-knit community here in Salem, and we love coming together for our team on Friday nights,” said Scott Habeeb, principal at Salem High School. “I am excited to see how this documentary inspires our players, students, faculty and city to rally around and support each other not only through athletics, but in everyday life.” After learning of the Salem fan tradition, U.S. Cellular chose the school for one of its “A Season of Tradition” documentary videos.