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TechBridge Supporters Complete
5th Technology Habitat for Humanity House |
Atlanta – June 18, 2009. Atlanta-based TechBridge, a nonprofit dedicated to helping other nonprofits use technology to increase capacity to serve our community, is pleased to announce that construction of its 2009 Technology House with Atlanta Habitat for Humanity is complete. This is the fifth consecutive year a technology group has come together to build a Habitat House. Dedication ceremonies for the new home took place on June 4th and it was turned over to its deserving new owner. Continuing a legacy of proactive and tangible impact in our community, twelve corporate supporters joined together in the project by donating more than $75,000 and providing volunteers for the Lawton Street home build. Eight of the 2009 corporate sponsors have been involved in all five TechBridge Habitat House projects builds to date: AGL Resources, Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta, GE Energy, Sapient, Southern Company, Synergis, The Coca-Cola Company and Vertex. For Pyramid Consulting, this was their fourth year to participate while CCCi and LexisNexis Risk & Information Analytics Group have each participated in three builds. TechBridge was pleased to welcome NASCO as a new sponsor for the 2009 project. In keeping with the technology theme, the homeowner was presented at the dedication ceremony with a new laptop computer donated by GE Energy. The computer, loaded with software donated by Microsoft, was also accompanied by a printer, computer desk/chair and a year of internet service donated by the house sponsors. The sponsor group also donated $2,500 to TechBridge as a token of appreciation for facilitating the project. "TechBridge is honored to provide oversight for the Technology Habitat House Build project,” said TechBridge CEO, Kathleen Kurre. “The generosity of our supporters enables TechBridge to provide critical technology services to hundreds of nonprofits each year, and this new home is a tangible tribute to their involvement in the community." The annual Technology Community Habitat House project enables IT professionals to network and sponsoring companies to promote team building all while doing tremendous good in our community. Companies interested in participating in the 2010 build should contact Carrie Bates, TechBridge’s Director of Corporate Relations at cbates@techbridge.org. About TechBridge # # # # Contact Information:
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