AirTouch Sponsors Walk to Benefit Arthritis Foundation; Donates $5,000 to Support 40 AirTouch Employees Participating in Walk.SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 18, 1999-- AirTouch Cellular is joining the fight against arthritis as this year's presenting sponsor of the "A Joint Walk" fundraiser benefiting the Arthritis Foundation This article or section needs sources or references that appear in reliable, third-party publications. Alone, primary sources and sources affiliated with the subject of this article are not sufficient for an accurate encyclopedia article. of Washington State. The walk, scheduled from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, May 22, will begin and end at the Kirkland Marina Park. Proceeds will support research to find the cure for and prevention of arthritis and to improve the quality of life for those affected by arthritis. AirTouch also will donate $5,000 to the Arthritis Foundation through its Employee Volunteers program in support of the more than 40 employees who plan to participate in the walk. Employee Volunteers is a component of AirTouch Connections, the company's Western Region community relations program That command function that evaluates public attitudes, identifies the mission of a military organization with the public interest, and executes a program of action to earn public understanding and acceptance. . "AirTouch is pleased to support the Arthritis Foundation and its fundraising efforts," said Joe Dodson, vice president and general manager for AirTouch in Washington. "But more than that, it is our pleasure to support the commitment of our employees who are volunteering their time to raise additional funds for the Arthritis Foundation." AirTouch serves more than 8 million U.S. cellular U.S. Cellular (NYSE: USM) is a super-regional cellular telephone provider, serving 5.8 million customers in 189 markets in 26 U.S. states. The company was created in 1983 as a subsidiary of Telephone and Data Systems, Inc. Since April 2000, John E. customers and operates in 22 of the top 30 U.S. markets, including Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. , San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden , San Diego San Diego (săn dēā`gō), city (1990 pop. 1,110,549), seat of San Diego co., S Calif., on San Diego Bay; inc. 1850. San Diego includes the unincorporated communities of La Jolla and Spring Valley. Coronado is across the bay. , Atlanta, Detroit, Cleveland, San Jose, Sacramento, Cincinnati, Kansas City, Seattle, Portland (Oregon), Denver, Phoenix, and Minneapolis. |
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