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Granite Introduces “Spring Into Action” Initiative Through Granite Gives Back Wellness 2021 Program

Communications Services Provider to Support Local Charitable Fitness Events

QUINCY, Mass. – April 7, 2021 – Granite Telecommunications, a $1.6 billion provider of communications services to multilocation businesses and government agencies, today announced that Granite Gives Back, its non-profit organization, is introducing its “Spring Into Action” initiative as part of its Granite Gives Back Wellness 2021 program.

Granite Gives Back Wellness 2021 is a program that seeks to uplift mental, emotional and economic health by connecting Granite teammates with each other and local businesses and community resources.

The “Spring Into Action” initiative, held during the month of April 2021, focuses on physical activity for Granite teammates.

“As part of our commitment to supporting charitable organizations through our Granite Gives Back Wellness 2021 program, we’re encouraging our employees to ‘spring into action’ and get out and moving this April by supporting fun runs and walks to raise funds for worthy community causes,” said Granite CEO Rob Hale.

As part of the effort, Granite will be supporting Children’s Home Society of Florida and their virtual Heroes 5K on April 24 and the Eversource Virtual Walk for Boston Children’s Hospital on June 13.

In addition to these two events, Granite Gives Back will be sharing information with Granite teammates on healthcare provider benefits and free virtual fitness classes in yoga, strength training and cardio.

About Granite Gives Back

Granite Gives Back (GGB) is a 501c3 non-profit public charity that supports multiple philanthropic initiatives annually. In the three years since it was founded, GGB has given more than $400,000 and more than 12,500 volunteer hours to organizations in the local communities where Granite employees work and live.

About Granite
Granite delivers one-stop communications solutions to multilocation businesses and government agencies throughout the United States and Canada. The $1.6 billion company serves more than two-thirds of the Fortune 100 companies in the United States and has 1.75 million voice and data lines under management. Granite launched in 2002 and grew quickly by helping businesses to simplify sourcing and management of local and long-distance phone services with one point of contact and one invoice for all their office locations nationwide. Today, Granite is the leader in aggregating Plain Old Telephone Services (POTS) and has extended its unique value proposition – “one company, one contact, one bill” – to include a range of advanced business communications services, including Internet access, SD-WAN, wireless WAN, hosted PBX, SIP trunking, mobile voice and data, mobile device management, managed security, network integration and much more. Granite employs more than 2,300 people at its headquarters in Quincy, Mass., and nine regional offices nationwide.  For more information, visit www.granitenet.com. 

Media Contact:
Lauren Grenier
Marketing Director
Granite
781.884.5290
lgrenier@granitenet.com