Ingram Micro Associates Raise Record Funds at 17th Annual East Coast Charity Golf Tournament |
Aug 29, 2012 (Marketwire via COMTEX) --Ingram Micro Inc. ( "Our annual golf tournament reflects on the longstanding Ingram Micro tradition of giving back to the communities in which we work and live," said Tom Bamrick, executive director, east and global sales, Ingram Micro North America. "The annual outing is a fun way to bring our associates and business partners together in support of local charities. When companies and communities work closely together for a good cause, it can have a huge impact, encouraging a spirit of wellness." With the help of Ingram Micro business partners and sponsors, the tournament awarded five local charities with donations ranging from $20,000 to $40,000. Those charities included:
The 2012 Ingram Micro East Coast Charity Golf Tournament drew 148 golfers, including Ingram Micro executives, associates, customers and vendors, as well as more than 50 associate volunteers. The event was sponsored by 35 of Ingram Micro's strategic vendors and manufacturers including Add-On Computer, Cisco, D-Link, Ergotron, HP, Intel, Juniper Networks, MaintenanceNet and Wells Fargo. Ingram Micro also held a silent auction to raise additional funds for the local charities. At the annual awards ceremony, Marty Battaglia, senior director of sales for Ingram Micro and the event organizer for the past seven years, praised the generosity of both Ingram Micro associates and the distributor's vendor partners, who together have raised more than $1 million for local Buffalo charities over the past few years. "Ingram Micro and its associates take great pride in being a part of the Buffalo community and are honored to help our local charities make a difference in the lives of those in need," says Battaglia. For more information about Ingram Micro's community relations activities, visit the company'sCorporate Social Responsibility page. More information about Ingram Micro is available at www.ingrammicro.com. To learn, see and hear more about Ingram Micro online, follow the distributor on Facebook atwww.facebook.com/IngramMicro; Twitter at www.twitter.com/IngramMicroInc; and YouTube athttp://www.youtube.com/user/ingrammicroinc. About Ingram Micro Inc. As a vital link in the technology value chain, Ingram Micro creates sales and profitability opportunities for vendors and resellers through unique marketing programs, outsourced logistics, technical and financial support, managed and cloud-based services, and product aggregation and distribution. The company is the only global broad-based IT distributor, serving more than 145 countries on six continents with the world's most comprehensive portfolio of IT products and services. Visit www.ingrammicro.com. |
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Wednesday, August 29, 2012
Ingram Micro Associates Raise Record Funds at 17th Annual East Coast Charity Golf Tournament
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