Cingular Wireless to Donate 250 Wireless Phones to Teen Trendsetters(TM) Reading Mentors
26 Juillet 2006 - 6:43PM
PR Newswire (US)
ORLANDO, Fla., July 26 /PRNewswire/ -- There is only one thing Teen
Trendsetters(TM) might possibly like more than mentoring, and that
is talking on a wireless phone! In recognition of the positive
difference these young leaders are making in the lives of children
throughout Florida, Cingular Wireless will donate GoPhones to all
250 of the 2006-2007 Teen Trendsetters(TM) on July 28 during the
Grand Finale Luncheon with Governor Jeb Bush at the Fifth Annual
Teen Trendsetters(TM) Reading Mentors Summit being held at the
Wyndham Orlando Resort. Teen Trendsetters(TM) began in 2002,
through the partnership of Florida Trend's NEXT magazine for teens
and nonprofit Volunteer Florida Foundation. VFF manages the Florida
Mentoring Partnership, of which the Teen Trendsetters(TM) Reading
Mentors program is a part. The program provides training and
support to selected teen leaders who recruit classmates to help
them mentor elementary students in reading. "We realize the impact
education has on a person's quality of life, as well as on our
community and society," said Rudy Hermond, vice president and
general manager for Cingular's Central, West and North Florida
markets. "The young adults participating in the Teen Trendsetters
program are more than just mentors to younger students; they are
role models, a glimpse of what the future could hold for them." In
addition to the $15,000 phone donation, Cingular is a Diamond
Sponsor for the Fifth Annual Teen Trendsetters(TM) Reading Mentors
Summit. During the two day summit, the teen volunteers learn ways
to make reading a fun part of children's lives and learn how to get
the program started in their hometowns. For more information on the
Teen Trendsetters(TM) program, please visit
http://www.flamentoring.org/. About the Teen Trendsetters(TM)
Reading Mentors Program Volunteer Florida Foundation, in
partnership with Florida Trend's NEXT magazine for teens, developed
and launched the Teen Trendsetters(TM) Reading Mentors program in
2002. The Trendsetters program recruits and trains Florida's teens
to mentor third-graders in reading. A specialized curriculum,
developed by VFF and Scholastic, guides teens and is enhanced by
selected readers from Scholastic. This detailed guide ensures teens
know what to do, and when, in tutoring third-grade students. The
Trendsetters program is the proud recipient of the national Harris
Wofford Award for exemplary performance in engaging youth in
community service, given by Youth Service America in Washington,
DC. Trendsetters is part of the Florida Mentoring Partnership. For
more information, go to http://www.flamentoring.org/. About
Cingular Wireless Cingular Wireless is the largest wireless carrier
in the United States, serving 57.3 million customers. Cingular, a
joint venture between AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T) and BellSouth
Corporation (NYSE:BLS), has the largest digital voice and data
network in the nation -- the ALLOVER(TM) network -- and the largest
mobile-to-mobile community of any national wireless carrier.
Cingular is a leader in third generation wireless technology. Its
3G network is the first widely available service in the world to
use HSDPA (High Speed Downlink Packet Access) technology. Cingular
is the only U.S. wireless carrier to offer Rollover(r), the
wireless plan that lets customers keep their unused monthly
minutes. Details of the company are available at
http://www.cingular.com/. Get Cingular Wireless press releases
emailed to you automatically. Sign up at
http://cingular.mediaroom.com/. DATASOURCE: Cingular Wireless;
Volunteer Florida Foundation CONTACT: Kelly Starling of Cingular
Wireless, +1-561-775-4259, or ; or Fonda Anderson of Volunteer
Florida Foundation-Teen Trendsetters(TM) Reading Mentors,
+1-727-821-2056, or Web site: http://www.cingular.com/
http://www.flamentoring.org/
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