60 Redmond AT&T employees recognized with President’s Volunteer Service Award

Sixty employees from the AT&T offices in Redmond are being honored for volunteering their time year-round to help build strong, connected and thriving communities.

April 7, 2014 2:53 pm

Sixty employees from the AT&T offices in Redmond are being honored for volunteering their time year-round to help build strong, connected and thriving communities.

As part of National Volunteerism Week this week, the volunteers received the President’s Volunteer Service Award (PVSA).w

The PVSA gives U.S. presidential recognition to individuals who have demonstrated a sustained commitment to volunteer service each year. The achievement is a way to inspire others to contribute to their communities through volunteer service and to make volunteer service a central part of their lives. AT&T employees in Washington dedicated more than 33,000 hours to volunteer work last year.

“People matter — to each other, to our communities and to our company,” said AT&T Washington President Bob Bass. “This has been one of our core beliefs since AT&T was founded. We’re proud of our employees in Redmond for investing their time in our communities to make a difference. We believe our workforce, our business and the communities we serve are all stronger because of volunteerism.”

The PVSA is issued by the president’s Council on Service and Civic Participation, a group created by President George W. Bush to recognize the valuable contributions volunteers make to the nation.

This year the council is chaired by two-time Super Bowl Champion Darrell Green and former U.S. Sens. Bob Dole and John Glenn as honorary co-chairs. The council is composed of leaders in government, media, education, entertainment, business, nonprofit and volunteer service organizations, in addition to individual community volunteers.

AT&T is a certifying organization for the PVSA and is responsible for verifying AT&T employee service hours, nominating potential recipients and delivering the award. The PVSA is a way to inspire others to contribute to their communities through volunteer service and to make volunteer service a central part of their lives.

To be eligible to receive the award, AT&T submits a record of employees’ annual volunteer service hours to be verified and considered eligible for the award. AT&T employees are eligible after 100 hours of annual volunteer work.

For more information on the PVSA, visit www.presidentialserviceawards.gov.