United Through Reading Receives $25,000 Grant from AT&T!

February 5, 2016

Ignacio De La Torre, Regional Vice President for AT&T California presented the donation check to United Through Reading’s Board Chair Jeff Mader; CEO, Sally Ann Zoll, Ed.D.; and former Board Chair Dwayne Junker on Friday, February 5.

United Through Reading is excited to share that today we accepted a $25,000 gift from AT&T Corporation! AT&T’s Regional Vice President, Ignacio De La Torre, presented the check in person this morning to United Through Reading CEO, Sally Ann Zoll, Ed.D., staff and Board of Trustees in San Diego.

“AT&T is proud to support United Through Reading,” said Ignacio De La Torre, Regional VP of AT&T California. “And to help connect families of active military soldiers to their kids back home.”

This grant will allow United Through Reading to continue to change the deployment experience for U.S. military families in San Diego, and all over the country, easing the stress of separation, strengthening family bonds, and making homecomings easier on both service members and the children they love. Additionally, these funds allow United Through Reading to continue to encourage the read-aloud experience within military families, helping to build early emergent literacy skills and language development within our military children.

AT&T is committed to supporting veterans and military families through a variety of financial contributions, programs and collaborations with organizations dedicated to servicemen and women. AT&T’s partnership with United Through Reading began in 2014 with corporate philanthropic support of United Through Reading’s programming. In May 2015, AT&T employees and retirees participated in a virtual book drive for United Through Reading in recognition of National Military Appreciation Month. During this campaign, AT&T committed to providing a $2 to $1 match of funds, inspiring AT&T employees to participate nationwide, and raising a total contribution of $32,655. AT&T employees made personal donations ranging from $10 to $1,000 each; one individual employee donated $600, providing an entire year’s supply of books to one military command.

“We are so grateful to AT&T for this generous contribution to our mission. It’s an honor to have them join us in support of military families,” said Sally Ann Zoll, Ed.D., United Through Reading’s Chief Executive Officer. “AT&T clearly sees the importance of lifting up the military families who give so much to our country, and their donation will allow us to make an incredible impact on these families through the bonding read-aloud experience.”

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