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Tampa Bay AT&T Employees Honored for Volunteer Service

More than 35 Tampa Bay AT&T employees have been recognized with the President's Volunteer Service Award for their volunteer service.

Tampa Bay AT&T employees are invested in their communities, and it shows. More than 35 local AT&T employees have been recognized with the prestigious President’s Volunteer Service Award (PVSA). Statewide, 214 AT&T employees earned the honor. The PVSA gives U.S. Presidential recognition to individuals who have demonstrated a sustained commitment to volunteer service each year.

There are three PVSA categories: Gold for 500+ hours of volunteer service; Silver for 250-499 volunteer hours; and Bronze for 100-249 hours of service. Of the 37 AT&T employees recognized in Tampa Bay, 6 achieved the Gold President’s Volunteer Service Award, 10 earned the Silver award, and 21 received the Bronze award.

The Gold PVSA winners are: William Sheridan, Jerzy Czyżowski, William Wark, Darrell Palmer, Stephen Dillon,

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Silver Award recipients are: Alan Donn, James Holcomb, Toula Goumas Courialis, Andrew Hall, Daniel Reiniger, Andres Gonzalez, James Thielen, Cathy Jordan, Keating Floyd, Sheri Peterson.

Bronze Award recipients include: Richard Borden Jr., Nancy Jones, Jerome Van Gurp, Michael McNall, Christopher McKenney, Jacquelyn Yoas, Rob Lavielle, Shannon Gittleman, Michael Mays, Shin-Yi Henderson, Michael Cartoon, Carrie Burchett, Kevan Riese, Delia Bora, Daphne Dilbert, Lisa Wilkes, Linda Tambini, Melissa Krinos, Ahmed Bhutta, Sonia Green-Sanders.

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The PVSA achievement is a way to inspire others to contribute to their communities through volunteer service and to make volunteer service a central part of their lives.

”People matter – to each other, to our communities, and to our company,” said AT&T Florida President Joe York. “This has been one of our core beliefs since AT&T was founded. We’re proud of our Tampa Bay employees for investing their time in our communities to make a difference. We believe our workforce, our business and the communities we serve are all stronger because of volunteerism.”

More than 4,500 AT&T employees nationwide received the President’s Volunteer Service Award this year for their volunteer service in 2014.

In 2013, AT&T employee and retiree volunteers donated more than 525,000 hours in Florida, and more than 5.3 million hours nationwide.

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