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Qwest sets giving record with 2009 donations of $10.5M Bob Mook Friday, January 8, 2010 In 2009, Denver-based telecommunications giant
tions giant Qwest Communications International
Inc. gave more to charitable causes than in any of the
past 10 years. Collectively, the Qwest Foundation and Qwest
employees donated more than $10.5 million along with volunteer
time, in-kind resources and equipment to local education and
community programs. Employee participation in the company’s
employee-giving campaign (a partnership with United Way)
increased 20 percent from 2008. The Qwest Foundation provided a 75 percent
match to employees’ contributions, resulting in a total gift of
$5.1 million. Through the Qwest Foundation’s Teachers and
Technology program, the foundation gave more than $900,000 in
grants to educators who develop creative ways to use technology
in education.
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