9.14.2004 ET

(CSRwire) BEDMINSTER, N.J. - More than 1,800 AT&T employees and retirees helped raise more than $700,000 during this year's American Cancer Society Relay For Life - nearly two and a half times the amount raised last year. AT&T fielded 144 teams in 31 states, Puerto Rico and the United Kingdom.

During the last five years of AT&T's national involvement in Relay For Life, hundreds of AT&T teams have helped raise more than $1.3 million for cancer research, education, advocacy and patient services.

This year, AT&T doubled the number of Relays in which its employees and retirees participated, while team membership more than doubled from last year.

The American Cancer Society Relay For Life is an overnight event that mobilizes communities throughout the country to celebrate survivors, remember loved ones, and raise money for the fight against cancer. AT&T employees are eligible to volunteer under AT&T CARES, the company program that gives employees one paid day a year for community service. AT&T CARES also provides grant funds to augment contributions raised by AT&T employee teams. This year, AT&T CARES provided $180,000 of the total contribution.

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