Cox Mobile and Boys & Girls Clubs Award $25,000 scholarship to Louisiana teen for phone case design contest.

Voting now open for Cox Mobile Fan Favorite contest with remaining 21 finalists.

ATLANTA, March 26, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Cox Mobile and Boys & Girls Clubs of America announced Gracie A., a member of the Acadiana Boys & Girls Club in Louisiana, as the first-ever Cox Mobile Phone Case Design Contest Grand Prize Winner. Gracie has been awarded a $25,000 scholarship from Cox Mobile. OtterBox will also manufacture her design on a phone case, to be sold in Cox Mobile retail stores and online. A portion of the proceeds will be donated to Boys & Girls Clubs of America to support its mission of helping all young people reach their full potential.

"Hands of the World reflects the beauty of connection and the power of dreams," Gracie A. said. "As a teenage artist, I wanted to create a design that celebrates how people from all over the globe can reach out, inspire, and uplift each other. The gradient background of blues, purples, and pinks represents a world full of hope and endless possibilities."

As the winner, Gracie's Club will also receive a $25,000 grant to open a Cox Innovation Lab, a space dedicated to providing kids and teens with the technology and resources they need to succeed.

"We are incredibly proud to celebrate Gracie and her exceptional talent," said Colleen Langner, Chief Residential Officer for Cox Communications and Boys & Girls Clubs of America Southeast Trustee. "Her creativity and vision beautifully capture the spirit of this contest, and her phone case is one we are immensely proud to showcase in our retail stores. We're excited to support Gracie and the future of so many others through our longstanding partnership with Boys & Girls Clubs of America."

Cox Mobile Fan Favorite

But wait, there's more! Starting today, the remaining 21 teen finalists from across the country are in the running to win the Cox Mobile Fan Favorite contest. Go to cox.com/phonecasecontest or visit a local Cox retail store to vote for your favorite design. The winning artist will receive a $5,000 scholarship from Cox Mobile. Voting for Cox Mobile Fan Favorite ends on April 18^th.

"Our partnership with Cox Communications has always been about creating opportunities for young people to thrive," said Chad Hartman, National Vice President of Corporate Partnerships and Engagement at Boys & Girls Clubs of America. "Through initiatives like the Cox Mobile Fan Favorite contest, we're able to celebrate even more of our talented artists, ignite creativity and provide real-world opportunities that open doors for the next generation."

About the Mobile Phone Case Design Contest

The Mobile Phone Case Design Contest encouraged teen members to design a phone case inspired by "A World Within Reach." The designs illustrate the power of digital access and connectivity in unlocking opportunities for education, creativity and innovation. The contest marks the 20^th anniversary of Cox Innovation labs, located in Boys & Girls Clubs nationwide.

About Boys & Girls Clubs of America
For more than 160 years, Boys & Girls Clubs of America (BGCA.org) has provided a safe place for kids and teens to learn and grow. Clubs offer caring adult mentors, fun and friendship, and high-impact youth development programs on a daily basis during critical non-school hours. Boys & Girls Clubs programming promotes academic success, good character and leadership, and healthy lifestyles. Over 5,400 Clubs serve more than 3 million young people through Club membership and community outreach. Clubs are located in cities, towns, public housing and on Native lands throughout the country, and serve military families in BGCA-affiliated Youth Centers on U.S. military installations worldwide. The national headquarters is located in Atlanta. Learn more about Boys & Girls Clubs of America on Facebook and X.

About Cox Communications
Cox Communications is committed to creating meaningful moments of human connection through technology. As the largest private broadband company in America, we operate fiber-powered networks in more than 30 states, providing connections and advanced cloud and managed IT services for nearly seven million homes and businesses nationwide. We're dedicated to empowering others to build a better future and celebrate diverse products, people, suppliers, communities, and the characteristics that make each one unique. Cox Communications is the largest division of Cox Enterprises, a family-owned business founded in 1898 by Governor James M. Cox.

Through Cox Business, Hospitality Network, RapidScale and Segra, Cox Communications provides a broad commercial services portfolio including advanced cloud, managed IT and fiber-based network solutions that create connected environments, unique hospitality experiences and support diverse applications for nearly 370,000 businesses nationwide

SOURCE Cox Mobile