T-Mobile Fund: CZK 8 million for the NGO sector

• 434 applications filed within the grant program
• CZK 8 million distributed among 125 successful applicants

Prague, 23 June 2009 - A record number of applications have been filed within the T-Mobile Fund grant program this year. A total of 434 projects applied for financial support, which is the largest number of applications submitted in the 5-year history of the Fund. The evaluation committees proposed and the foundations' boards of trustees approved financial support for 125 successful projects, which will together receive a total of CZK 8 million. Despite the current financial crisis, T-Mobile provided to the non-profit organizations the same amount as last year. Apart from the Louny district, the Hradec Králové region and the city district of Prague 11, where T-Mobile has its offices, T-Mobile will also support a number of projects submitted by non-profit organizations throughout the Czech Republic based on recommendations of T‑Mobile employees. Symbolic checks will be presented to the winners at ceremonies that will take place from 23 June 2009 to 25 June 2009.

"We are pleased to see that the number of grant applications is rising each year. But what is even more important is that even at the time of global financial crisis, when many companies are reducing their contributions to the NGO sector, the T-Mobile Fund distributed the same financial amount among successful projects as last year," says Jitka Chocová, Corporate Social Responsibility Manager at T-Mobile.

T-Mobile Regional Fund
This year, CZK 5 million was awarded to applicants from the Hradec Králové region, the Louny district and city district of Prague 11. The evaluation committees received 250 applications and selected 88 projects to receive financial support.

The Community Foundation of the Euroregion Labe administering the T-Mobile Fund in the Louny district received the largest number of applications this year. Applicants from the Louny district submitted a total of 110 projects out of which 34 best projects will together receive CZK 2 million in funding. The non-profit organizations in the Hradec Králové region submitted a total of 109 applications. The VIA Foundation, which is in charge of funds distribution in this region, will distribute CZK 2 million among 39 successful projects. The evaluation committee for the city district of Prague 11 has received 31 projects out of which 15 successful applicants will together receive CZK 1 million.

Symbolic checks will be presented to the winners at ceremonies that will take place in Louny on 23 June 2009, in Hradec Králové on 24 June 2009, and in Prague on 25 June 2009.

The fifth annual T-Mobile Fund grant program was open for NGOs, organisations receiving contributions from the state budget, communities and associations of communities whose projects were focused on supporting local development and local initiatives, i.e. activities aimed at promoting improvements in the social and cultural sphere and at environmental protection. The maximum financial support a single project could receive was set at CZK 100,000. Also, the successful projects must be implemented within a one-year period from 1 July 2009 to 30 June 2010.

T-Mobile Employee Fund
This is also the fourth year that funds have been distributed from the T-Mobile Employee Fund. This fund is intended for non-profit organizations countrywide that are recommended by T-Mobile employees. This year, T-Mobile employees recommended a record number of 184 projects. Out of this number, the evaluation committee selected 37 projects, and the VIA Foundation will distribute a total of CZK 3 million among them. The maximum amount of financial support awarded to a single project was CZK 100,000. The successful projects must be implemented within one-year period (i.e., from 1 July 2009 to 30 June 2010).

Grant program	Applications	Supported projects	Total amount (CZK)
T-Mobile Fund
Prague 11 city district	31	15	1,000,000
Louny district	110	34	2,000,000
Hradec Králové region	109	39	2,000,000
T-Mobile Employee Fund	184	37	3,000,000
Total	434	125	8,000,000

Detailed information about the supported projects can be found at www.prosvetkolemnas.cz, www.nadacevia.cz and www.komunitninadace.cz.

Corporate social responsibility program and promotion of equal opportunities
T-Mobile's comprehensive program of corporate social responsibility also includes the T-Mobile Fund, which is intended to support local initiatives throughout the Czech Republic, a volunteer program for its employees, and waste recycling on the company' premises. In 2005, T-Mobile became the first mobile operator in the market to enable customers to hand in their old handsets at retail shops for the purpose of ecological disposal.

In the area of social activism, the operator endeavors to create equal opportunities for men and women and strives to find ways for the disabled to utilize their personal and professional abilities.

T-Mobile Czech Republic, a member of the international telecommunications group Deutsche Telekom, has almost 6.2 million customers, the number-one operator in the Czech market. T-Mobile is an integrated operator: in addition to telecommunications services, it offers comprehensive ICT solutions not only for companies, but also for other organizations and individuals. It provides outstanding services in the high-speed network, which was proved repeatedly by benchmark testing performed by umlaut (former P3) with Best-in-Test seal.

T-Mobile Czech Republic places emphasis on taking a responsible approach to the environment and society. It adheres to fair business practices, helps beneficial applications and services to see the light of day, supports non-profit organizations, small businesses and individuals, and lends a helping hand whenever crisis situations arise. The company’s employees serve as volunteers in many places across the entire Czech Republic.

More information about the company is available at www.t-mobile.cz, www.t-press.cz (the portal for journalists) and www.t-mobile.cz/pomahame (information on the company’s CSR activities).

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