Youth Guidance supporters attended the annual Bright Futures Gala to
increase awareness and funding for programs specific to Chicago at-risk
students
Mayor Rahm Emanuel urges supporters to get more involved and commit
to the growth of Youth Guidance programs over the next three years
Company Website:
http://www.sprint.com/Chicago
CHICAGO -- (Business Wire)
On Saturday, May 21, 2016, Sprint
was presented with the “Corporate Partner of the Year” award by Youth
Guidance at their annual Bright Futures Gala. The black-tie affair
was held at the Palmer House Hilton and included Mayor Rahm Emanuel as
honorary chair.
“What a complete honor it is to win this award,” said Jim Mills, Sprint
president of Illinois and Wisconsin. “Sprint is proud to support such an
outstanding nonprofit and we’re committed to continue creating specific
events to benefit at-risk Chicago students involved with Youth Guidance.”
Sprint recognizes the importance of nonprofits like Youth Guidance that
are truly making a big impact in its community. Youth Guidance meets
students where they are physically within schools, socially and
emotionally. The agency’s trauma-informed counseling and prevention
programs—such as Becoming a Man (B.A.M.) and Working on Womanhood
(W.O.W.)—teach young men and women to make positive life choices and
help them stay engaged in school.
Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s remarks included the need for Youth Guidance
programs, B.A.M. and W.O.W. in the City of Chicago. Emanuel asked
supporters to stand with him and commit the next three years to increase
the number of students that are in these programs.
“Sprint’s an excellent corporate citizen and we really applaud them for
getting so involved, so quickly,” said Michelle Adler Morrison, Youth
Guidance CEO. “Our students are fortunate to have such a wonderful
company invest in their school and life success. Sprint has crafted fun
educational experiences for our students and has paid special attention
to exposing our youth to positive role models with eye opening
perspectives on the world of work. We appreciate Sprint’s generosity and
support of our mission.”
Last September, Sprint kicked off the school year by taking 100
Working on Womanhood students and staff to a Chicago Sky WNBA game
and dinner. WNBA legend, Sheryl Swoopes joined as Sprint’s dinner guest
and inspired young women to dream big.
Sprint didn’t stop there. In December 2015, Sprint launched #Sprint4Change,
a program created specifically for Youth Guidance students who are
passionate about the arts. Sprint partnered up with the legendary House
of Blues and Chicago Recording Company to make this a dream come true
for young musicians. This unique learning experience helped students
discover their passion and think beyond high school. Students met and
learned from industry professionals like Danny Leake and Donald Lawrence
and recorded and produced their own
song.
About Sprint:
Sprint (NYSE: S) is a communications services company that creates more
and better ways to connect its customers to the things they care about
most. Sprint served more than 58.8 million connections as of March 31,
2016 and is widely recognized for developing, engineering and deploying
innovative technologies, including the first wireless 4G service from a
national carrier in the United States; leading no-contract brands
including Virgin Mobile USA, Boost Mobile, and Assurance Wireless;
instant national and international push-to-talk capabilities; and a
global Tier 1 Internet backbone. Sprint has been named to the Dow Jones
Sustainability Index (DJSI) North America for the past five years. You
can learn more and visit Sprint at www.sprint.com
or www.facebook.com/sprint
and http://www.twitter.com/Sprint4Chi.
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Contacts:
Sprint
Yui Namiki, 312-523-1532
Yui.Namiki@sprint.com
or
Youth
Guidance
Jannie Kirby, 312-994-8144
jkirby@youth-guidance.org
Source: Sprint
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