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Sprint Community Connection Tour<sup>SM </sup>Marches On

Sprint Community Connection Tour<sup>SM </sup>Marches On

Published 10-13-03

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OVERLAND PARK, KS - It’s full steam ahead for the Sprint Community Connection TourSM. In a nationwide rehabilitation effort, thousands of Sprint employees and Rebuilding Together are delivering heartfelt makeovers to community centers and homes in seven cities over the next several weeks.

On Oct. 11, volunteers from Sprint and Rebuilding Together renovated The Sullivan Center in Atlanta by building a 64-foot access ramp for people with disabilities, weatherizing the facility with new insulation and building additional shelving units for the food and clothing banks.

On that same day in Columbus, Ohio, volunteers repaired windows, installed an air conditioner and smoke detectors, replaced carpet and built an access ramp to the home of an elderly couple.

And, in Kansas City, Mo., approximately 1,500 Sprint employees participated in Christmas in October, a Rebuilding Together affiliate, to rehabilitate more than 80 homes by performing landscaping, painting, roof repairs, floor laying and other home renovations in an inner-city neighborhood.

“Rebuilding Together applauds Sprint’s commitment to building a better America,” said Patricia Johnson, president of Rebuilding Together. “The community-mindedness of Sprint has made a major difference to thousands of people in need in hundreds of cities and towns across the nation.”

The tour continues on Oct. 18 when Sprint and Rebuilding Together volunteers stop at the home of a family in Minneapolis to help with some disability-accessibility renovations, weatherizing and painting.

Also on Oct. 18, Sprint employees in San Francisco will install handrails, perform landscaping work and build a 50-foot ramp to the children’s playground of RCH. The improvements will impact the more than 2,000 people with disabilities who visit the center.

The 2003 Sprint Community Connection TourSM will wrap up in November when volunteers touch the lives of people in Houston and Orlando, Fla.

This marks the fifteenth year that Sprint and Rebuilding Together have partnered to help preserve and revitalize homes and communities across the country. In the last four years, the Sprint Foundation has donated $560,000 to Rebuilding Together and Sprint volunteers have completed refurbishment projects in 41 cities and counties across the country, impacting more than 350 homes and community centers.

“Our partnership with Rebuilding Together is a testament to our employees and Sprint’s dedication to the communities it serves,” said Jerry Glazier, director of Corporate Relations and the Sprint Foundation. “With sponsorships like this, we are able to make a difference person by person and touch the lives of those in need.”

To learn more about Sprint’s partnership with Rebuilding Together and the details for each of the local events taking place this year, visit www.sprint.com/mr for a complete press kit.

For more information about Sprint’s commitment to the communities it serves, please visit www.sprint.com/community.

About Rebuilding Together
Rebuilding Together is the leading provider of housing rehab services to low-income homeowners, particularly the elderly, the disabled and families with children. Founded in 1988 as a national organization with 13 affiliates serving 18 states, Rebuilding Together now works in 865 communities in all 50 states. Nearly 2 million volunteers have contributed more than 21 million hours to rehabilitate 70,000 homes and nonprofit facilities. In 2003, over 250,000 men and women will donate 2.6 million hours of time to rehabilitate more than 8,000 houses and non-profit facilities.

About Sprint
Sprint is a global integrated communications provider serving more than 26 million customers in over 100 countries. With approximately 70,000 employees worldwide and nearly $27 billion in annual revenues, Sprint is widely recognized for developing, engineering and deploying state-of-the-art network technologies, including the United States’ first nationwide all-digital, fiber-optic network and an award-winning Tier 1 Internet backbone. Sprint provides local communications services in 39 states and the District of Columbia and operates the largest 100-percent digital, nationwide PCS wireless network in the United States. For more information, visit www.sprint.com.

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