#8211; David B. Finch, president and CEO of ATCOM
Business Telecom Solutions, a communication solutions provider, has announced that ATCOM co-sponsored a June 16 golf tournament, dinner and silent auction fundraiser for juvenile diabetes research. The “2006 Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF) Blanton Vogler Memorial Golf Tournament” was held at Tanglewood Park in Clemmons, NC, and honored the late Blanton Vogler, a former ATCOM employee who struggled with juvenile diabetes.
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Bryan Sayers, ATCOM senior sales representative and friend of Blanton, chaired the event that raised over $40,000 for the cause. He helped recruit the 200 golf participants, as well as coordinate the day’s activities. The success of the event was also due to the collaboration of multiple Triangle businesses that contributed to the fundraiser. Blanton’s friends have already agreed to chair the “2007 JDRF Blanton Vogler Memorial Golf Tournament” on May 18, 2007.
“Juvenile diabetes is a treatable disease,” said Finch. “Businesses have a great opportunity to give back to their communities. Events such as the “JDRF Blanton Vogler Memorial Golf Tournament” allow businesses to become involved in finding a cure.”
About ATCOM Business Telecom Solutions:
ATCOM Business Telecom Solutions, a communication solutions provider founded in 1979, is an industry leader in business telecommunications with an expertise in Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP), a technology that enables businesses to upgrade their existing systems while embracing Internet technologies such as the Web, email, instant messaging, presence and video conferencing. With a client base comprising over 5000 businesses, ATCOM offers deployment of business telephone systems, unified messaging systems, wireless solutions, LAN/WAN infrastructure/services, video conferencing, carrier network services for
local and
long distance, and structured cabling solutions for voice and data. The privately held firm is headquartered in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, with regional offices in Charlotte and the Triad. ATCOM has twice received award recognition as North Carolina’s Top 50 Technology Companies, most recently in 2001. For more information please call 800-849-8266 or visit the Web site at http://www.atcombts.com.
About the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation:
The Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF) is the leading research advocate for type 1 diabetes in children. Since 1970, JDRF has raised over $900 million in research grants for the world’s leading laboratories, universities, and medical centers. JDRF funded $98 million and contributed to 500 grants in 19 countries in 2005. JDRF has over 100 locations worldwide and has an extensive variety of programs for children and families suffering from diabetes. The foundation’s Online Diabetes Support Team allows for staff to have person-to-person e-mail based responses with children. For more information please call 800-533-2873 or visit the Web site at http://www.jdrf.org.
Patty Briguglio
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