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Feed My Starving Children 2019
AT&T employees and retires with their families volunteered at the Hope Filled Holiday event for Feed My Starving Children during the Thanksgiving holiday. Volunteers hand-pack rice, soy, dried vegetables and a nutritionally complete blend of vitamins and minerals. The completed meal packs are shipped to FMSC partners around the world. The meals are packed for […]
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Pioneer Pie Day 2019
MAKING A DIFFERENCE IN THE LIVES OF THOSE WITH DISABILITIES – On 12/2 Life Members gathered at Park Lawn Charity for PIONEER PIE DAY! Park Lawn is a non-profit organization located in Oak Lawn that offers a wide variety of programs and services for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Sixteen large pies were purchased […]
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“Pioneers Rock” 2019
The Decatur Life Member Club of the AT&T Pioneers resurrected our Life Member Council “Pioneers Rock” project from 2015/2016. At that time, the Club purchased and donated 9 adult and 9 child rockers to 8 facilities in our local area. The rockers are purchased from Cracker Barrel and a plate is affixed to each chair, […]
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Camp Manitoqua 2018
Life Member Pioneers formed a multi-year alliance with Camp Manitoqua in 2018. Located in Frankfort, IL, the camp cares for specific unique groups that oversee an underserved, struggling and/or “at risk” population. Annually, they host 13,000 retreat and outdoor educational guests in addition to 2,600 day and overnight campers. Our first project was to donate, […]
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Distributing Chemo Comfort Bags
Life Members throughout the State are in their communities distributing Chemo Comfort Bags to cancer treatment centers. Each item in the Pioneer comfort bag was well thought out to assure we were meeting the patient’s needs: a fleece throw, an inspirational word-find puzzle book, a deck of cards, a notebook so patients can journal during […]
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Operation Gratitude Letters
Volunteers took the time to say “Thank You” during Operation Gratitude Letters of Gratitude Military Community Service project. Telecom Pioneers were able to write in their own words letter of thanks to our men and women serving our country and protect us all. This was a heartfelt opportunity to share words of encouragement and thanks […]
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2019 Telecom Pioneers Conference
During the 2019 Telecom Pioneers Conference the San Diego, LMC retirees gathered volunteers to help make sleeping mats for San Diego’s homeless community. Many gathered around tables to cut and weave plastic bags that transformed into brightly colored sleeping mats for the homeless. This project allowed member from various chapters to meet and share other […]
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P.A.T.H. (People Assisting the Homeless) Connections Housing
Together, the llinois Chapter and LMC members agreed to donate an entire case of Granola Bars, bulk socks for men and women as well as multi-packs for tooth paste as a Chapter. These donated items along with others like deodorant, hand sanitizer, and tooth brushes were put into baggies and donated to P.A.T.H. (People Assisting […]
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AT&T IL Pioneers All Children Shall Have Shoes project Dec. 6, 2018
AT&T Illinois Pioneers kicked off the first of three scheduled Shoe Projects in Homewood, IL on Wednesday, November 28th. Our project was held at Famous Footwear located at 17820 Halsted St. in Homewood. Famous Footwear has partnered with the AT&T Pioneers for over 15 years. We had 45 volunteers comprised of active employees, retired employees, […]
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Manitoqua Ministries wins AT&T Community Engagement Contribution grant
The AT&T Community Engagement Contribution grant in the amount of $5,000 was awarded to Manitoqua Ministries on behalf of the AT&T Life Member Pioneers. The grant is part of a special AT&T initiative that awards local funding based on nominations by AT&T Pioneer Chapters and it gives Pioneers, with a strong record of volunteerism, the […]
