Sprint Recognizes Atlanta-Area Organizations, Community Champions at Nov. 2 Celebration; Media Invited

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Imagine It! the Children`s Museum of Atlanta, Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro
Atlanta, and Local Residents Norm Mitchell and Austin Shaw to Be Recognized
ATLANTA--(Business Wire)--
Sprint (NYSE: S) announced today the recipients of its 2009 Atlanta
community-giving programs. The Sprint Local Grant Program will award two $25,000
Sprint Foundation grants to Atlanta-area programs that support Sprint`s focus
area of youth development. In addition, the Sprint Community Champions Program
will honor two outstanding Atlanta-area residents who have made a positive
impact on the community with Sprint Foundation grants to qualified non-profit
organizations of the honorees` choice. The recipients will be recognized and
honored at an upcoming celebration in the Atlanta area.

WHEN: Monday, Nov. 2, 2009
4:30 to 6 p.m.

WHERE: Imagine It! The Children`s Museum of Atlanta
275 Centennial Olympic Park, NW
Atlanta, GA 30313

WHAT: Celebration honoring 2009 Sprint Local Giving Program recipient organizations and 2009 Sprint Community Champion honorees for Atlanta.

RECIPIENTS AND HONOREES:

* Imagine It! The Children`s Museum of Atlanta was selected as a 2009 Sprint
Local Grant Program recipient and will receive a $25,000 Sprint Foundation grant
for its Connected Learning Connected Communities program. The program is
designed to engage and partner with underserved areas in Atlanta in the
education of their children by offering the Museum and its unique educational
tools as a partner and a resource.
* Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Atlanta was selected as a 2009 Sprint Local Grant
Program recipient and will receive a $25,000 grant for its Power Hour program.
Power Hour is a homework help, tutoring and educational enrichment program that
helps kids age six to 18 develop organizational skills, including time
management, prioritizing and task completion.
* Marietta resident Norman Mitchell was selected as the 2009 Sprint Community
Champion adult honoree, and the Sprint Foundation will be awarding a $5,000
grant to his selected charitable organization, Communities in Schools of
Marietta/Cobb County. Mitchell mentors students at the Performance Learning
Center, a non-traditional high school for students who are behind in credits and
are considering dropping out of high school. He supports and gives the high
at-risk students a foundation for success. He is an active volunteer with
Communities in Schools of Marietta/Cobb County, Dare2Dream and his church.
* Roswell resident and Roswell High School sophomore Austin Shaw was selected as
the 2009 Sprint Youth Community Champion honoree, and the Sprint Foundation will
be awarding a $2,500 grant to Shaw`s selected charitable organization,
Hemophilia of Georgia. Shaw helped lead the charge to bring new enhancements to
Camp Twin Lakes, a camp for kids with bleeding/clotting disorders. He is also
actively involved with the Boy Scouts, his church and programs supporting foster
children.

To learn more about the Sprint Local Grant Program or the Sprint Community
Champion Program, please visit www.sprint.com/localgiving.

About Sprint

Sprint Nextel offers a comprehensive range of wireless and wireline
communications services bringing the freedom of mobility to consumers,
businesses and government users. Sprint Nextel is widely recognized for
developing, engineering and deploying innovative technologies, including two
wireless networks serving almost 49 million customers at the end of the second
quarter of 2009; industry-leading mobile data services; instant national and
international push-to-talk capabilities; and a global Tier 1 Internet backbone.
The company`s customer-focused strategy has led to improved first call
resolution and customer care satisfaction scores. For more information, visit
www.sprint.com.

About the Sprint Foundation

Since its establishment in 1989, the Sprint Foundation has provided nearly $100
million to community organizations across the country with a special emphasis on
those supporting K-12 education, positive youth development, arts and culture
outreach, school safety and Internet safety. Through direct grants and a robust
matching-gifts program for employees and retirees, the Sprint Foundation
creatively and thoughtfully delivers Sprint`s commitment to championing the
communities where Sprint customers and employees live.

Sprint Nextel
Kristin Wallace, 678-358-1190
Kristin.c.wallace@sprint.com

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