Company spreading locally grown joy to support Roanoke area youth
To celebrate the holiday season and the meaningful value of community, UScellular will present Girls Rock Roanoke with gifts to help them make beautiful music. Representatives Lacey Levy & Maria Anderson from Girls Rock Roanoke will visit the UScellular store on Tues., Dec. 7, at 10 a.m. to find: Drum kits, sound boards, a PA system, cords & microphones at 4760 Valley View Blvd. to the bring some locally-grown joy to Roanoke.
UScellular worked with their local team to learn about the needs of the community and then reached out to Girls Rock Roanoke. These gifts are just a few of more than 70 donations UScellular is making to help connect with their local communities and spread joy this holiday season. Girls Rock Roanoke is an all-volunteer, community-based organization in the Roanoke Valley whose primary focus is to empower females through music.
“Giving back to the people and organizations that make Roanoke a city we are proud to call home is what this season is all about,” said Bertram Daniels, area sales manager for UScellular. “Especially after last year, it is a true joy to celebrate and connect with the organizations that make our community special.”
Through this initiative, organizations from hospitals to local Boys and Girls Clubs will receive a little extra cheer, and gifts range from toys for children to food donations for local homeless shelters.
In addition to community gifts, UScellular is hosting a sweepstakes where $10,000 will go to the winner and another $10,000 will go to the Science, Technology, Education and Math (STEM) program of the winner’s choice at locallygrownjoy.uscellular.com.
UScellular has a longstanding commitment to supporting its local communities through donations and volunteerism. Since 2009, the company has donated more than $20.9 million along with countless experiences and technology items to nonprofit organizations across the country. For more information about UScellular’s corporate social responsibility initiatives, please go to https://www.uscellular.com/get-to-know-us/community-outreach.
