Media Advisory: Susan Chambers Dance Company Announces $25,000 Grant From AT&T

SUGAR HILL, Ga., July 14 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Susan Chambers Dance
Company (SCDC) located in Sugar Hill, GA announced today a $25,000 grant from
The AT&T Foundation, the corporate philanthropy organization of AT&T*. The
Susan Chambers Dance Company won the prestigious award over hundreds of
applications from throughout the Nation.

To celebrate this honored event, there will be a grant presentation on
Wednesday, July 15th at 10:30 AM at the Susan Chambers School of Theatre Dance
located at 225 Peachtree Industrial Blvd, Suite 105, Sugar Hill, GA 30518;
770-614-3381. Members of the news media, AT&T officials, performers, and the
Board of Directors of SCDC are invited to attend.

"I want to thank AT&T for believing in SCDC and its mission statement to help
bring the performing arts to our community and I am honored for the Susan
Chambers Dance Company to be the first recipient of AT&T's Fine Arts Grant.
This grant allows us to provide many more underprivileged children the
opportunity to experience the joy and excitement of live performance at the
Gwinnett Performing Arts Center in February and also allows us to expand our
productions to replace needed upgrades to choreography, costuming and sets for
the concert series of SCDC," said Susan Chambers, Artistic Director of the
Susan Chambers Dance Company.

This $25,000 grant will be utilized by the Susan Chambers Dance Company to
provide opportunities for underserved children and children from Title 1
schools to attend live dance/theatrical performances. The grant will also
support performances at community events through the local area.

"The naming of the Susan Chambers Dance Company as a recipient of the AT&T
Foundation's 25th anniversary contribution continues to underscore our
commitment to support those organizations that enrich the arts and cultural
experience for our communities," said Delores Crowell, regional manager, AT&T
Georgia External Affairs.

The Susan Chambers Dance Company is a 501 (c) (3) organization founded in
1988. Currently, over 50 dancers, ages 7-18 perform with the company. The
Susan Chambers Dance Company is a theatrical outlet for pre-professional
dancers dedicated to providing young dancers with a diverse experience in the
performing arts, from classical ballet to tap, jazz, hip hop and musical
theatre. The dancers also attend training in acting and voice.

AT&T is committed to advancing education, strengthening communities and
improving lives. In April 2008, AT&T launched Aspire, a $100 million high
school success and workforce readiness initiative. AT&T Aspire is the
company's largest philanthropic commitment ever -- and one of the largest-ever
corporate commitments to address high school success and workforce readiness.

*AT&T products and services are provided or offered by subsidiaries and
affiliates of AT&T Inc. under the AT&T brand and not by AT&T Inc.

About AT&T
AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T) is a premier communications holding company. Its
subsidiaries and affiliates, AT&T operating companies, are the providers of
AT&T services in the United States and around the world. Among their offerings
are the world's most advanced IP-based business communications services, the
nation's fastest 3G network and the best wireless coverage worldwide, and the
nation's leading high speed Internet access and voice services. In domestic
markets, AT&T is known for the directory publishing and advertising sales
leadership of its Yellow Pages and YELLOWPAGES.COM organizations, and the AT&T
brand is licensed to innovators in such fields as communications equipment. As
part of their three-screen integration strategy, AT&T operating companies are
expanding their TV entertainment offerings. In 2009, AT&T again ranked No. 1
in the telecommunications industry on FORTUNE(R) magazine's list of the
World's Most Admired Companies. Additional information about AT&T Inc. and the
products and services provided by AT&T subsidiaries and affiliates is
available at http://www.att.com.

About Philanthropy at AT&T
For 25 years, AT&T and the AT&T Foundation have been committed to advancing
education, strengthening communities and improving lives. Through its
philanthropic initiatives and partnerships, AT&T supports projects that create
learning opportunities; promote academic and economic achievement; and address
community needs. As the AT&T Foundation celebrates its 25th anniversary in
2009, more than $160 million was contributed through corporate-, employee- and
AT&T Foundation-giving programs in 2008 alone.

SOURCE Susan Chambers Dance Company

Sonya Harrison, Skh0915@bellsouth.net, +1-404-509-1276, for Susan Chambers
Dance Company