32 Tampa Bay AT&T Employees Honored for Their Commitment to the Community

It’s National Volunteer Month, and AT&T is celebrating 32 employees from Tampa Bay being honored with the President’s Volunteer Service Award (PVSA).

The PVSA recognizes individuals who demonstrate a commitment to volunteerism throughout the year. These AT&T employees in the Tampa Bay region are among 167 AT&T employees in Florida and more than 4,200 nationwide to receive this honor. They logged a minimum of 100 service hours last year, with many volunteering more than 500 hours.

"These individuals help our communities through selfless acts every day. Whether it’s mentoring students, cleaning up our parks or feeding the hungry, our employees are giving back," said Joe York, president of AT&T Florida. "In honor of National Volunteer Month, we congratulate these employees and hope their stories inspire others as much as they inspire us."

Community service has been an integral part of our company culture for more than 100 years. And it takes many forms. Here in the Tampa Bay area, AT&T employees earned seven Gold, five Silver and 20 Bronze PVSA awards for their volunteer work. Some of the volunteers recognized included:

- Delia Bora earned a Silver award for her volunteer work with AT&T Tampa Pioneers, Women of AT&T, AT&T Veterans Association, One Blood Mobil, Girl Scouts of West Central Florida and Boy Scouts of Riverview.

- Sabrina Caras earned a Bronze award for her volunteer work with the Children’s Cancer Center, chairing the 5 K and Wine, Women & Shoes events and helping with “Oncology Nights” for parents and children.

- Andrew Hall earned a Gold award for his volunteer work with United Negro College Fund Tampa Bay, AT&T Pioneers and the Van Wezel Foundation.

- Nancy Jones earned a Bronze award for her work educating groups and companies about the transgender community with an emphasis on the transgender veteran.

- Allie Klein earned a Bronze award for her volunteer work with her church, League at AT&T and Women of AT&T.

- Anthony Librera earned a Bronze award for his volunteer work with the Project Management Network Employee Network.

- Howard Petree earned a Bronze award for his work leading a middle school robotics club.

- Carl Shack Jr. earned a Gold award for his work with city and community leaders to promote unity. He also has organized conferences to promote racial unity and reconciliation. .

- Patricia Schimkus earned a Bronze award for her volunteer work with Tarpon Springs Little League and the St. Petersburg Porsche Club of America.

- John Wright earned a Bronze award for his work preparing and serving meals to the needy at St. Vincent de Paul soup kitchen in Clearwater.

These moments of giving can add up to millions of service hours. All AT&T employees and retirees volunteered more than 5.4 million hours—just in 2016.

Points of Light administers PVSA, an initiative of the Corporation for National and Community Service. PVSA celebrates the impact we can all make to better our communities and our world. Every American, youth to seniors, is eligible to receive the honor.

AT&T has recognized employees with the PVSA since 2012. AT&T submits a record of employees' annual volunteer service hours to be verified and considered for the award.

To learn more about all AT&T employee awardees go to http://www.about.att.com/csr/pvsa. For more information on PVSA, visit presidentialserviceawards.gov.