SALT LAKE CITY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 30, 2007--Qwest employees and the Qwest Foundation have joined forces and shown their Spirit of Service in Utah by pledging nearly $200,000 to seven different Utah United Way organizations, the company announced today.

The $199,633 donation includes more than $58,300 for the United Way of Salt Lake, which serves communities in Salt Lake, Davis, Summit and Tooele counties. Donations are from 2006.

"I'm so proud of the company, our great employees and the Qwest Foundation," said Jerry Fenn, Qwest president for Utah. "United Way does such great things for our communities, and we are pleased that Qwest is furthering its work in promoting education and other worthwhile efforts. I am especially proud that the bulk of these donations are coming directly from employees."

The donations come from Qwest employees and the Qwest Foundation, which provides an additional 75 cents for every dollar donated by employees. The employee gift is more than $116,800, and the matching Qwest Foundation grant is more than $82,800.

Jason Castor, client relations director, United Way of Salt Lake, said, "We are grateful for our partnership with Qwest. The increased support for United Way of Salt Lake is a direct result of Jerry Fenn's leadership and the generosity and support from Qwest employees. Its partnerships like this that enables us to collectively make a difference in our community."

Some of the organizations receiving matching grants and the amounts include:

-- United Way of Salt Lake, $58,330.41

-- United Way of Cache Valley, $10,000.00

-- United Way Dixie, $5,000.00

-- United Way of Northern Utah, $3,000.00

-- United Way of Davis County, $3,000.00

-- United Way of Utah County, $2,500.00

-- United Way of Iron County, $1,000.00

About Qwest Foundation

The Qwest Foundation's core principle is that investing in people and communities provides lasting value for the future. The Qwest Foundation awards grants to community-based programs that generate high-impact and measurable results, focusing on pre-K through grade 12 education.

About United Way of Salt Lake

United Way of Salt Lake is the community's source for researching, prioritizing and finding solutions to our area's most serious human services issues. The organization has been serving the people of Davis, Salt Lake, Summit and Tooele counties since 1904. It works every day to make a lasting impact in the community and improve the quality of life for all of our citizens by being a partner to non-profit organizations, corporations, policy makers, faith-based organizations, foundations, government agencies and individuals to bring people together to solve our most critical human service issues. By focusing on the underlying core issues facing our community, United Way of Salt Lake leads the way to creating lasting changes for good. For more information about United Way of Salt Lake, go to www.uw.org.

Copyright Business Wire 2007

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