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T-Mobile Goes Big for Hispanic Heritage Month 2019!
The Un-carrier embraces Hispanic and Latino culture with charitable giving, employee education and participation in 80+ events nationwide between September
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[{"type":"text","content":"\nThe Un-carrier embraces Hispanic and Latino culture with charitable giving, employee education and participation in 80+ events nationwide between September 15 – October 15\n\n BELLEVUE, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--\nT-Mobile (NASDAQ: TMUS):\n\n\n\n\nWhat:\n\n\n \n\nT-Mobile is going muy grande for Hispanic Heritage Month, America’s annual celebration of Hispanic and Latino culture and history!\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n\n \n\n\n\n\n\nWhen and Where:\n\n\n \n\nBetween September 15 and October 15 – dates that span the independence days of Honduras, Nicaragua, Guatemala, El Salvador, Costa Rica and Mexico – the Un-carrier will sponsor, host or participate in more than 80 events across the country, from public celebrations and parades to educational talks for T-Mobile employees.\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n\n \n\n\n\n\n\nWho:\n\n\n \n\nAmerica’s Hispanic community is muy importante to T-Mobile. It comprises 59.9 million people – 18% of the U.S. population – not to mention 62% of T-Mobile’s employees identify as a minority and a substantial portion of that includes Hispanic or Latino!\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n\n \n\n\n\n\n\nWhy:\n\n\n \n\nT-Mobile wouldn’t be the iconic Un-carrier it is without its Latino employees and customers – and America wouldn’t be the great nation it is without the contributions of Hispanics and Latinos. No hay uno without the other! #EstamosUnidos\n\n\n\n\n\nBackground:\n\n\nT-Mobile kicked off Hispanic Heritage Month on Sept. 15 by presenting a $10,000 donation to Seattle’s soon-to-open Sea Mar Museum of Chicano/a/Latino/a Culture as part of the Seattle Mariners’ annual Salute to Latin American Béisbol Day at T-Mobile Park in Seattle. Throughout the rest of the month, T-Mobile executives and employees will join communities across the U.S. to participate in events such as Fiestas Patrias in Houston, Dallas, and Chicago; the LA County Fair; and the Hispanic Impact Summit in Orlando.\n\n\nFor employees, the T-Mobile Foundation is offering two-for-one matching on donations to the Hispanic Heritage Foundation, up to $20,000 total. Hispanic Heritage Month celebrations and educational opportunities touching on the topics of culture, history and immigration will take place at T-Mobile Care Centers as well as the Bellevue, Wash. headquarters, with special events, media opportunities and guest speakers to be announced.\n\n\nDiversity i...