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Article: Cingular Wireless Raises $11.5 Million for Special Olympics USA In 2001; Missouri Donations Total $242,000.
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- January 18, 2002
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ST. LOUIS -- With a four-year goal of raising $40 million nationally for Special Olympics by 2003, Cingular announced it has successfully reached the halfway point by raising more than $20.4 million in two years. Funds raised in Missouri this year totaled $242,000.
The nationwide effort spearheaded by Cingular is one of the country's most significant corporate philanthropic initiatives seen to date, and is the largest sponsorship in Special Olympics USA's history.
Cingular, an Official Partner of Special Olympics USA and Official Sponsor of Special Olympics Team USA, raised $11.5 million for the charity in 2001. Funds will support year-round training ...