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"I'm thrilled to accept a fourth check from AT&T, especially since todaywe are celebrating a $1 million total donation to PADRES," said LongoriaParker, actress and PADRES national spokeswoman. "This organization is nearand dear to my heart and I'm so thankful that the money donated by AT&T willhelp us continue supporting families coping with the devastating effects ofchildhood cancer."
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Adds Beto Cuevas, three-time Grammy winner and PADRES Ambassador, "PADRESis providing critical support to Hispanic families in the most trying timeswhen they need it most."
This year, for every LG phone purchased between November 22 and January 2in AT&T's more than 130 retail stores in the Greater Los Angeles area, AT&Tdonated $20 to PADRES. Customers who purchased LG phones also received a freeLOUVER by Louis Verdad designer cap.
"In times like these it's so important to support community organizationslike PADRES, which has given hope to so many families," said Andy Shibley,vice president and general manager of AT&T's Greater Los Angeles Area. "We areproud to have once again partnered with PADRES and delighted that we havereached the $1 million mark."
Cancer affects approximately 1,500 children annually in California; nearly50 percent of those children are Latino. In California, cancer kills morechildren from birth to age 14 than any other disease.(1)
For more information about PADRES, visit http://www.IAmHOPE.org.
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ABOUT PADRES
PADRES Contra El Cancer (PADRES) is a non-profit organization committed toimproving the quality of life for Latino children with cancer and theirfamilies. PADRES programs, activities and services, while primarily orientedto the Latino community, serve childhood cancer patients from all races andethnic origins. No family is turned away. Celebrating more than 20 years ofservice, PADRES brings together children, families, healthcare professionalsand community leaders to promote a comprehensive understanding of childhoodcancer and other blood disorders, as well as effective methods for treatment.Since March 2005, actress Eva Longoria Parker has served as the organization'snational spokesperson. To learn more about PADRES, visit http://IAmHOPE.org.
About AT&T
AT&T Inc. (NYSE: T) is a premier communications holding company. Itssubsidiaries and affiliates - AT&T operating companies - are the providers ofAT&T services in the United States and around the world. With a powerful arrayof network resources that includes the nation's fastest 3G network, AT&T is aleading provider of wireless, Wi-Fi, high speed Internet and voice services.AT&T offers the best wireless coverage worldwide, offering the most wirelessphones that work in the most countries. It also offers advanced TV servicesunder the AT&T U-verse(SM) and AT&T | DIRECTV(SM) brands. The company's suiteof IP-based business communications services is one of the most advanced inthe world. In domestic markets, AT&T's Yellow Pages and YELLOWPAGES.COMorganizations are known for their leadership in directory publishing andadvertising sales. In 2009, AT&T again ranked No. 1 in the telecommunicationsindustry on FORTUNE(R) magazine's list of the World's Most Admired Companies.Additional information about AT&T Inc. and the products and services providedby AT&T subsidiaries and affiliates is available at http://www.att.com.
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(1) California Cancer Registry (CCR) and American Cancer Society,
California Facts and Figures, 2010
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