Central Payment Announces Contribution To Glide Memorial Program.
2011 Corporate Philanthropy
Exceeds $100k in Donations
To Nonprofit Organizations
San Rafael, CA—November 3, 2011 - Central Payment (www.cpay.com) today announced that it has made a corporate contribution to Glide Memorial (www.glide.org) to help underwrite its annual grocery bag giveaway. The funding pushed the Central Payment annual donations program to more than $100,000 for 2011.
Central Payment (CPAY) co-sponsors the Glide program, which provides grocery bags of donated food during December, with Gap Inc. (www.gapinc). In addition, CPAY employees worked in the Glide kitchen throughout 2011 as part an ongoing program to feed the homeless.
"We are grateful to the continuing support of Central Payment and its employees,” said xxxxxx xxxxxx of Glide Memorial. “Their commitment to Glide Memorial has made a significant impact on the lives of the people who we serve and who rely on the generosity of concerned companies that support us. The support of Central Payment has been vital to our ability to deliver services to the community."
Central Payment’s philanthropy program provides corporate support (in cash and staff resources) to four to six organizations annually. In addition, the Company has a matching contribution process by which makes commensurate donations, subject to approval by management, for contributions made by employees and sales partners.
“We are strong supporters of Glide Memorial,” says xxxxxx Hyman, managing partner. “The services that are provided, particularly during recent years when government programs have been severely cutback, are critical to survival of the people which Glide serves.”
Other nonprofit organizations which received grants from CPAY during 2011 were:
About Glide Memorial Church
Located at Ellis and Taylor in the Tenderloin, one of San Francisco's harshest urban environments, GLIDE is an oasis that has served the poor and disenfranchised for more than 45 years. GLIDE is unconditional in its love, support and commitment to the community it serves – providing a range of holistic services from serving over one million free meals a year, to providing affordable housing, free or low-cost state-of-the-art healthcare along with dozens of other programs that help to alleviate suffering and break the cycles of poverty and marginalization. With an unwavering commitment grounded in spirituality and emotional understanding, GLIDE is a leading organization for social justice – inspiring the larger community to celebrate humanity through compassion, generosity and acceptance. For more information, visit www.glide.org.
About Central Payment
Central Payment (“CPAY”) is a leading national provider of transaction processing services. As one of the fastest growing payment processors in the country, CPAY provides innovative electronic technology solutions, personal service and competitive pricing to more than 35,000 businesses across the country. It annually processes in excess of $3 billion in transactions. The Company has been named to the Inc. 500/5000 as one of the country’s fastest growing businesses for two consecutive years (2010, 2011).
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