Sprint Stores Across Florida Host Food Drive to Benefit Local Families

“Get Your Cans to Sprint” Between August 22nd and August 31st

(BUSINESS WIRE), August 22, 2014 – Sprint:

WHAT:		“Get Your Cans to Sprint” – Sprint (NYSE:S, news, filings) is collecting and distributing canned foods such as canned vegetables, soup, pasta and meat to benefit local families throughout Florida. All food collected at the end of the drive will be distributed to local food banks within the state.
		“Dropping off a can of food at one of Sprint’s retail stores is such a simple act,” said Jeff Bennett, Sprint’s Regional Vice President for the Southeast. “But the generosity of all Floridians who give back means so much to our local communities. Sprint is excited to know that many more local families will be less hungry through the efforts of this food can drive.”
WHEN:		Friday, August 22, 2014 through Sunday, August 31, 2014
WHERE:		Participating Sprint Retail Stores in Florida
HOW:		Bring a canned food donation to any Sprint store in Florida to help families across the state. Everyone who brings in a canned donation will receive 20% off accessories in store. Accessories include phone cases, headphones, speakers, power packs and more. This offer excludes Galaxy Gear.
WHY:		While area food banks see larger collections during the Thanksgiving and Christmas season, food banks see decreases in supply as demand from families in need of food spikes during the rest of the year.

EDITORS’ NOTES:

According to 2012 research by Feeding America¹:

• Florida’s population has a food insecurity rate of 18 percent – approximately 3,450,000 residents.
• Approximately 28 percent of children in Florida are living in food deficient households.
• In South Florida, 15 percent of Miami-Dade County residents suffer from food insecurity.
• In Central Florida, 17 percent of Orange County residents and 16 percent of Hillsborough County residents suffer from food insecurity.

MEDIA VISUALS:

• Customers making donations of canned food.
• Sprint store managers discussing the importance of “Get Your Cans to Sprint”

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 54 million customers as of June 30, 2014, 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. The American Customer Satisfaction Index rated Sprint as the most improved U.S. company in customer satisfaction, across all 43 industries, during the last six years. Sprint has been named to the Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI) North America in 2011, 2012 and 2013. You can learn more and visit Sprint at www.sprint.com or www.facebook.com/sprint and www.twitter.com/sprint.

¹ Map the Meal Gap, Feeding America, 2012 – http://feedingamerica.org/hunger-in-america/hunger-studies/map-the-meal-gap.aspx

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