Sprint Says Thanks with $55,000 Back-To-School Donation to Boys & Girls Clubs Across the Western United States

Funds to be used for equipping kids with school supplies, clothing,
haircuts or to pay for school-related homework, tutoring and study
programs

Special Back-to-School offers coming to local residents during
#SprintSaysThanks event on August 6

PHOENIX–(BUSINESS WIRE)–As the back to school season is underway, Sprint is saying thanks in
local communities across the West by making donations totaling $55,000
to Boys & Girls Clubs to help equip kids in need with supplies and the
tools they need to succeed in the coming school year.

Sprint is providing $5,000 donations to chapters of Boys & Girls Clubs
supporting the Denver, Honolulu, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Phoenix,
Portland, Sacramento, Salt Lake City, San Diego, San Francisco, and
Seattle markets. Each club will use these funds to provide kids with the
necessary school supplies, clothing and haircuts or to support
after-school-related homework, tutoring and study programs.

“Sprint is committed to supporting the communities where our employees
live and work and our goal is to send these kids back to school with
some essential tools needed to help lead them along the path to
success,” said Jerry Gallegos, president-West Area at Sprint. “We are
even making special Back-to-School offers available to parents who want
to equip their kids with the latest technology to assist them with
conquering their digital schoolwork needs.”

Consumers can get Back-to-School deals of their own beginning this
Saturday, August 6 when #SprintSaysThanks to the local community with
fun events and special deals such as buy-one, get-one free offers on
select smartphones. Visit the store
locator on www.sprint.com
to learn more about the special offers, fun activities and to schedule
an appointment at local stores.

For parents seeking to equip their child with the latest mobile phone or
tablet to attain that extra edge as their kids head back to school,
Sprint launched the “Kid’s First Phone” website (https://kidsfirstphone.sprint.com).
This site provides expert advice, an online quiz and other information
to help parents make this important technology decision.

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 59.4 million connections as of June 30,
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 www.twitter.com/sprint.

Contacts

Sprint
John Votava, 949-242-9017
john.votava@sprint.com