Cricket Expects to Raise $100,000 for Families Fighting Cancer at Rady Children’s Hospital-San Diego

Business Wire, Nov 06, 2009

Fourth Annual Golf Tournament, Helicopter Ball Drop and Silent Auction to Benefit Peckham Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders

SAN DIEGO -- Cricket Communications, Inc., a San Diego-based leading provider of unlimited wireless services and wholly owned subsidiary of Leap Wireless International, Inc. (NASDAQ:LEAP), will host a charity golf tournament on Tuesday, November 10, 2009, to raise funds for families dealing with cancer at Rady Children’s Hospital-San Diego. Approximately three children are diagnosed with cancer each week in San Diego.

“Having a child diagnosed with cancer can turn families upside down, emotionally and financially,” said Donna Donoghue, director of the Peckham Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders at Rady Children’s Hospital. “The Cricket Charity Golf Tournament is an inspiring example of how a community partner can make a positive impact in the lives of families struggling with a cancer diagnosis.”

The sold-out event is expected to raise more than $100,000 for the Peckham Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders with the support of sponsors, participants and volunteers. Sponsors for the event include: Superior, Next G!, QUALCOMM, Kyocera, Samsung, Brightpoint, Nextlink, Element 79, San Disk, Jabra, LG, Blue Ant, iGO, Calcomp/ACTS, PCD, Kyocera, Huawei, Performance Technologies, PHD, Zocolo, LG, mPortal, Talley, Motorola, Nortel and ZTE.

This is the fourth year that Cricket has hosted a charity golf tournament in which various wireless industry professionals come together to aid in the fight against Cancer. The tradition started in 2006 when a Cricket employee’s immediate family member was struck by cancer and the company rallied in support. Last year the event raised $80,000 for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society of San Diego.

“Cancer can have a detrimental impact on a family, and some of us are lucky enough to have lived through it with the right emotional & financial support structure,” said Sergio Garcia, senior director of devices for Cricket and the chair of the event. “It truly is a privilege to be in a position to work for a company that not only is behind its employees and community, but is able to rally the support of sponsors, volunteers and employees to help those that are less fortunate!”

The event will be held on Tuesday, November 10, at 10 a.m. at Maderas Golf Club, the number one rated golf club in San Diego County, located at 17750 Old Coach Road in Poway, Calif. The full day of festivities includes a helicopter ball drop raffle, foursome golf scramble, silent auction and awards presentation.

For more information on participating or sponsoring the event, please call 858-882-6121.

About Rady Children’s Hospital-San Diego

Rady Children's Hospital is a 261-bed pediatric care facility providing the largest source of comprehensive pediatric medical services in San Diego, Southern Riverside and Imperial counties. As the sole hospital in the San Diego area dedicated exclusively to pediatric healthcare, Rady Children's is the region’s only designated pediatric trauma center. Rady Children's has a 54-bed Pediatric Critical Care unit and a 38-bed Neonatal Intensive care unit, along with the only comprehensive pediatric Cancer Care Center in San Diego. In 2001, Rady Children’s formed a partnership with the University of California-San Diego to unify pediatric patient care, research, education, and community service programs.

About Cricket

Cricket is the pioneer of simple and affordable unlimited wireless services with no long-term commitments or credit checks required serving more than four million customers in 34 states. Cricket offers wireless voice and broadband Internet services over the latest technology, high-quality, all-digital 3G CDMA2000 1X and 1xEV-DO wireless network. Cricket’s wireless voice service plans include unlimited anytime minutes, unlimited U.S. long distance, unlimited text and picture messaging, unlimited text to Mexico, unlimited Mobile Web, unlimited directory assistance, as well as a variety of calling features and feature-rich mobile applications such as popular games, ringtones and wallpapers. Cricket Broadband provides unlimited Internet access anywhere within Cricket’s coverage areas at speeds comparable to DSL. For more information on Cricket, visit www.mycricket.com. Cricket is offered by Leap Wireless International, Inc., headquartered in San Diego, Calif. For more information on Leap, visit www.leapwireless.com.

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