CARMAGEDDON: The Great Text Temptation #Itcanwait

Texting drivers cause 100,000 accidents a year, many resulting in serious injury and even death, according to the National Safety Council.  AT&T reminds LA drivers not to text and drive this weekend even if stuck in Carmageddon traffic.  No text is worth a life.  More than one million Americans have pledged to not text while driving as part of AT&T’s “It Can Wait” campaign.  Join them at www.itcanwait.com.  #Itcanwait

RYAN BEATTY, JASMINE VILLEGAS SALUTE EAST LA TEENS FOR COLLECTING 1,600 PLEDGES TO NOT TEXT WHILE DRIVING AS PART OF AT&T IT CAN WAIT CAMPAIGN

Today is national AT&T Don’t Text & Drive Day (and also in LA as decreed by County Supervisors and City Council) and fast rising teen pop stars Jasmine Villegas and Ryan Beatty joined teens at the Weingart East Los Angeles YMCA who had collected 1,600 signatures from fellow teens promising not to text and drive.

AT&T TO OFFER IPHONE 5 ON THE NATION’S LARGEST 4G NETWORK ON SEPT. 21

AT&T today announced it will offer iPhone 5 beginning Friday, Sept. 21. Customers will be able to pre-order iPhone 5 online beginning Friday, Sept. 14 at www.att.com/iphone. iPhone 5 will be available for a suggested retail price of $199.99 for the 16GB model, $299.99 for the 32GB model, and $399.99 for the 64GB model. Only AT&T offers the nation’s largest 4G network, along with a variety of shared and individual data plans.

Proyecto Pastoral and Partnership for Los Angeles Schools Received $600,000 in Grants from AT&T Dedicated to Help Increase Graduation Rates

Proyecto Pastoral and Partnership for Los Angeles Schools received yesterday $300,000 to help increase high school graduation rates in the Los Angeles region. Proyecto Pastoral serves over 2,500 students in Boyle Heights. The Partnership for Los Angeles Schools, an organization started by Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, serves nearly 16,500 students across 22 schools.  Both programs focus on early intervention with at-risk students and provide a variety of support, education and training programs that encourage students to remain in school and graduate. 

President of AT&T California Ken McNeely and Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa