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T-Mobile's Hometown Grants Give Back to 300 Communities Across 47 States
The Un-carrier announces the next 25 towns to benefit from its ongoing community revitalization program as the company reaches $13 million in funding
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[{"type":"text","content":"\nThe Un-carrier announces the next 25 towns to benefit from its ongoing community revitalization program as the company reaches $13 million in funding\n\n\n BELLEVUE, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--\nThe Un-carrier is painting even more towns magenta. T-Mobile (NASDAQ: TMUS) today unveiled its latest 25 Hometown Grant recipients, tallying up to 300 communities across 47 states, including, for the first time, Rhode Island. The grantees will each receive up to $50,000 in funding from T-Mobile to kickstart local development projects that enhance communities, such as building adaptive playgrounds, launching small business initiatives and beautifying downtowns.\n\nThis press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240619342684/en/The Un-carrier announces the next 25 towns to benefit from its ongoing community revitalization program as the company reaches $13 million in funding (Graphic: Business Wire)\nT-Mobile has provided more than $13 million in Hometown Grants since it kicked off its five-year commitment to small towns and rural communities in April 2021. To date, Hometown Grants has created more than 78,000 volunteer hours, rallying people to come together and uplift their towns.\n\n\n“Hometown Grants is T-Mobile’s way of giving people in small towns a chance to build a more resilient future, and it's incredibly inspiring to see the impact it’s had on 300 communities knowing there’s many more to come,\" said Jon Freier, President, Consumer Group, T-Mobile. “When we started this program three years ago, we knew it had the power to make a difference, but to see so many people come together for their towns is truly extraordinary.”\n\n\nHere are the next 25 Hometown Grant recipients and their projects:\n\n\n\nSaraland, Ala.: Improve local park amenities and create inclusive and secure recreational spaces throughout the city for participants of all abilities to help accommodate the needs of all residents in Saraland.\n\n\n\nThomasville, Ga.: Transform a vacant building into a gateway to The Ritz Amphitheater, seamlessly blending art, culture, and local businesses, while enhancing the identity of Downtown Thomasville’s Creative District, historically known as The Bottom.\n\n\n\nTybee Island, Ga.: Revitalize the Tybee Post Theater’s interior, including new seating, to provide a more c...