New Mint Mobile customers might not have known it at the time they switched to T-Mobile‘s MVNO, but those who moved from another wireless provider to Mint also helped make a charitable donation for a very good cause. Earnings from purchases made by new Mint Mobile customers on GivingTuesday (Dec. 3) were donated to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. The amount given to the hospital came to $250,000.
“At Mint Mobile, we believe in keeping wireless bills small and making a big difference,” said Andrew Fried, Mint Mobile’s Chief Marketing Officer. “This GivingTuesday, we turned our success into support for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, making this season one of connection, compassion and savings for all.”
When St. Jude’s opened in 1962, childhood cancer was viewed as incurable with a survival rate of 20%. But thanks in part to St. Jude, that percentage has been pushed higher to 80%. The hospital vows to keep working until cancer is no longer a threat to children. Breakthroughs discovered by St. Jude’s are shared with hospitals and cancer centers around the world.
“We are profoundly grateful to Ryan, Mint Mobile and its customers for coming together this GivingTuesday to support St. Jude families. Because of generous donations like this, St. Jude can continue to find cures and save the lives of children with cancer and other catastrophic diseases while staying true to our foundational promise that no family will receive a bill from St. Jude for treatment, travel, housing or food so families can focus on helping their child.”-Richard C. Shadyac Jr., President and CEO of ALSAC, the fundraising and awareness organization for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
You can hear why Ryan considered this donation to be so important to Mint by taking a look at the video that accompanies this article. In addition, Mint says, “This donation is just another example of how Mint Mobile always puts their customers — and people in general — first.”