Verizon Employees in Massachusetts Donate $25,000 Worth of Household Items to 10...

Verizon Employees in Massachusetts Donate $25,000 Worth of Household Items to
10 Local Shelters

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

BOSTON, May 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Verizon employees in Massachusetts collected
more than $25,000 worth of items to donate to 10 domestic violence shelters
during a 12-day Shower for the Shelter drive.

Employees in 30 Verizon locations in the state took part in the recent
companywide effort to collect personal care products, clothing and household
items for local domestic violence shelters.

"Verizon employees have a long history of giving back to their communities
both through volunteerism and donations," said Donna Cupelo, region president
of Verizon in New England. "Organizing a Shower for the Shelter drive for
domestic violence survivors is just a one way our employees demonstrate their
commitment to make a positive impact in their community." Verizon partnered
with the National Network to End Domestic Violence to coordinate the Shower
for the Shelter donation efforts.

Those shelters receiving donations were: Casa Myrna Vazquez Inc. of Boston;
Voices Against Violence of Framingham; YWCA of Greater Lawrence FINA House;
HAWC (Help for Abused Women and their Children) of Salem; REACH Beyond
Domestic Violence of Somerville; Brockton Family and Community Resources Inc.;
Supportive Care Inc. of Lawrence; New Hope Inc. of Attleboro; WIT Inc. d.b.a.
Alternative House of Lowell; and Womanshelter/Companeras of Holyoke.

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.

Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE: VZ), headquartered in New York, is a global
leader in delivering broadband and other wireless and wireline communications
services to mass market, business, government and wholesale customers.
Verizon Wireless operates America's most reliable wireless network, serving
more than 86 million customers nationwide. Verizon's Wireline operations
provide converged communications, information and entertainment services over
the nation's most advanced fiber-optic network. Wireline also includes
Verizon Business, which delivers innovative and seamless business solutions to
customers around the world. A Dow 30 company, Verizon employs a diverse
workforce of more than 237,000 and last year generated consolidated operating
revenues of more than $97 billion. For more information, visit
www.verizon.com.

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