Two Eastern Iowa schools win U.S. Cellular 'Calling All Communities' contest

Trinity Lutheran School in Cedar Rapids and Lutheran Interparish School in Williamsburg are 2011 champions in U.S. Cellular's "Calling All Communities" campaign.

The schools are among 17 schools across the country and three in Iowa that won $50,000 each, along with Community Lutheran School in Readlyn. Seymour Primary School in Seymour, Tenn., brought home the grand prize of $150,000 for garnering the most votes.

Schools can choose how to use the money to enhance students' learning experience.

“We're excited to have three more winners from Iowa in this year's campaign, including one right here in Cedar Rapids,” said Matt Sampson, director of U.S. Cellular's Cedar Rapids Customer Care Center. “U.S. Cellular is proud to continue our commitment to education, which is one of the reasons we have the happiest customers in wireless.”

This is the third year that U.S. Cellular has awarded $1 million to schools through Calling All Communities. The campaign grew significantly this year, with more than 1.5 million votes cast for 2,700 schools nationwide. Since the program began in 2009, Iowa schools have won $350,000 through the campaign.

For more information about Calling All Communities, U.S. Cellular's cutting-edge lineup of products and services and its high-speed nationwide network, visit uscellular.com or U.S. Cellular's Facebook page.