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Cricket Celebrates Black History Month with Contest
Grand prize package valued at more than $25,000 in cash and prizes.

In celebration of Black History Month, Cricket Wireless is giving all hard-working entrepreneurs a chance to win a $25,000 capital grant to help grow their business with the launch of its Cricket Cares Capital Grant contest. Cricket is looking for small business owners who manage their own business while playing an active role in bettering local communities! From the barber/stylist who offers free back-to-school hair services for kids, to the baker who provides holiday sweet treats to the nursing home, or the tax consultant who provides tax-filing assistance to community residents.
Cricket invites small business owners in Atlanta, Charlotte, Chicago, Cleveland, Dallas, Detroit, Houston, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, New Orleans, Memphis, Miami, New York, St. Louis and Washington, DC. enter to use the online form located at http://cricketwireless.mediaroom.com/cricketcares to enter for a chance to win one of three prize packages:
- 1st Place: $25,000, Free Nokia 3.1 Plus smartphone with 1 year of Cricket Wireless Unlimited service
- 2nd Place: $10,000, Free Nokia 3.1 Plus smartphone with six months of Cricket Wireless Unlimited service
- 3rd Place: $5,000, Free Nokia 3.1 Plus smartphone with three months of Cricket Wireless Unlimited service
Finalists will be announced in mid-February. They will record a video describing why they deserve the grant, which will be placed on Cricket's YouTube channel for public "voting" via
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