SAN FRANCISCO, March 26, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- AT&T* is proud
to recognize 593 California employees, along with the 4,512
employees nationwide, who are being honored with the President's
Volunteer Service Award (PVSA) for giving their time to better the
communities around them. To earn the national honor, these
employees volunteered more than 100 hours during 2014. Over 90
employees in California
volunteered more than 500 hours—or approximately 41 hours per
month—to receive the Gold Award.
"I'm very proud to see so many of my California colleagues recognized for their
willingness to give hundreds of hours of their time in volunteer
service," said Ken McNeely,
President of AT&T California. "At AT&T, we value employees
who are just as committed to strengthening their communities as
they are committed to their work. I'm humbled that thousands of
AT&T employees across the country are receiving this honor; it
truly underscores that community service is ingrained in our
company culture."
The PVSA, the nation's premier volunteer awards program, gives
U.S. Presidential recognition to individuals who have demonstrated
commitment to volunteerism and encourages others to live a life of
service. AT&T employees logged a minimum of 100 hours in
service to others last year, with some employees volunteering more
than 500 hours to receive the Gold Award.
Employees participated in activities ranging from mentoring
students online in science and math, cleaning up local parks, or
traveling overseas to meet the needs of people in a country far
away.
Over time, these moments of giving can add up to millions of
service hours. AT&T employees and retirees have volunteered
more than 5.6 million hours in 2014 alone.
PVSA is an initiative of the Corporation for National and
Community Service (CNCS) and is administered by Points of Light.
With a shared mission of inspiring more to answer the call to
service, PVSA celebrates the impact we can all make in bettering
our communities and our world. The award is available on an annual
basis and is an honor that every American – from youth to seniors –
can participate in and be recognized by our nation's president for
their dedication to volunteerism.
To be eligible to receive the award, AT&T submits a record
of employees' annual volunteer service hours to be verified and
considered eligible for the award.
*AT&T products and services are provided or offered by
subsidiaries and affiliates of AT&T Inc. under the AT&T
brand and not by AT&T Inc.
About Community Engagement at AT&T
At AT&T,
Community Engagement means engaging our employees to build healthy,
connected, and thriving communities where we live and do business.
Employees are focused on three key issues: improving educational
outcomes, building sustainable communities and promoting the
responsible use of technology. In 2014, AT&T employees and
retirees volunteered more than 5.6 million hours of time in
community outreach activities worth more than $126 million and pledged more than $36 million for charities of their choice through
employee giving.
About AT&T
AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T) is a
premier communications holding company and one of the most honored
companies in the world. Its subsidiaries and affiliates – AT&T
operating companies – are the providers of AT&T services in
the United States and
internationally. With a powerful array of network resources that
includes the nation's most reliable 4G LTE network, AT&T is a
leading provider of wireless, Wi-Fi, high speed Internet, voice and
cloud-based services. A leader in mobile Internet, AT&T also
offers the best global wireless coverage, based on offering roaming
in more countries than any other U.S. based carrier, and offers the
most wireless phones that work in the most countries. It also
offers advanced TV service with the AT&T U-verse®
brand. The company's suite of IP-based business communications
services is one of the most advanced in the
world.
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