Verizon Employees at 44 Pennsylvania Locations Donate More Than $25,000 Worth of...

Verizon Employees at 44 Pennsylvania Locations Donate More Than $25,000 Worth
of Household Items to Local Domestic Violence Shelters

Collection of Items, in Conjunction With the National Network to End Domestic
Violence, Is Part of a Companywide Effort

PHILADELPHIA, May 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Verizon employees at 44 work locations in
Pennsylvania collected more than $25,000 worth of items to donate to 20 local
domestic violence shelters during a 12-day Shower for the Shelter drive.

Nationally, 485 Verizon locations participated in the recent companywide
effort to collect personal care products, clothing and household items for
local domestic violence shelters. In all, nearly 200 shelters across the
country were assisted.

"Verizon employees have a long history of giving back to the communities where
they live and work," said Gale Y. Given, president of Verizon Pennsylvania.
"Organizing a Shower for the Shelter for domestic violence survivors is
another way our employees are making a positive impact in their communities."

Verizon partnered with the National Network to End Domestic Violence to
coordinate the Shower for the Shelter donation efforts.

The Verizon Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Verizon Communications,
supports the advancement of literacy and K-12 education through its free
educational Web site, Thinkfinity.org, and fosters awareness and prevention of
domestic violence. In 2008, the Verizon Foundation awarded more than $68
million in grants to nonprofit agencies in the U.S. and abroad. It also
matched the charitable donations of Verizon employees and retirees, resulting
in an additional $26 million in combined contributions to nonprofits. Through
Verizon Volunteers, one of the nation's largest employee volunteer programs,
Verizon employees and retirees have volunteered more than 3 million hours of
community service since 2000. For more information on the foundation, visit
www.verizonfoundation.org.

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leader in delivering broadband and other wireless and wireline communications
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workforce of more than 237,000 and last year generated consolidated operating
revenues of more than $97 billion. For more information, visit
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Lee Gierczynski of Verizon, +1-412-633-5574, lee.j.gierczynski@verizon.com