Switchboard.Com Local Search Helps Holiday Well-Wishers Locate Closest Toys For Tots Drop-Off Locations
2003年12月2日 - 12:16AM
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Switchboard.Com Local Search Helps Holiday Well-Wishers Locate
Closest Toys For Tots Drop-Off Locations WESTBOROUGH, Mass., Dec. 1
/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Switchboard Incorporated is proud to
announce that it has joined together with Toys for Tots this
holiday season, and today has launched new search functionality on
its leading online directory Switchboard.com
(http://www.switchboard.com/) that will allow users to find the toy
drive location closest to them. Switchboard.com has developed a
special promotion on its homepage to help generate interest in the
Toys for Tots program among the more than 5.5 million unique users
expected to use the site during the month of December. Through the
promotion, users are directed to either find the Toys for Tots
location nearest them, or to donate cash to the popular holiday
fundraiser online. Each individual Toys for Tots location is
featured in the popular directory with an online Yellow Pages
listing. Within each listing, Switchboard's LocalClicks(SM) service
provides a direct link to the national fundraisers' site and their
online donation forms. Cash contributions help Toys for Tots to
purchase the gifts they need at the times and places they need
them. "Switchboard.com's local searching capabilities provide the
perfect tool to help online users easily locate the closest Toys
for Tots drop-off point so that they can help support this
important charity this holiday season. We're pleased to be able to
leverage our services to help bring happiness to millions of
children around the nation," said Elaine Haney, Switchboard's VP of
Marketing and Operations. "We are very appreciative of
Switchboard's involvement with Toys for Tots and their efforts to
help create awareness on their website for the Toys for Tots
program," commented Major William J. Grein, Vice President of
Marketing & Development for Toys for Tots. "Last year, Toys for
Tots was able to distribute gifts to 5.7 million needy children,
and with Switchboard's help we feel confident we'll reach even more
children this year." To find the Toys for Tots location nearest to
your home or business, visit http://www.switchboard.com/. About
Toys for Tots Created in 1947 and expanded nationwide in 1948, the
U.S. Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots Program is an official
activity of the U.S. Marine Corps, an official mission of Marine
Forces Reserve and the Marine Corps' premier community action
program. From 1947 through 2002, U.S. Marines distributed over 298
million toys to over 145 million needy children. Today, Toys for
Tots is the Marine Corps' premier community action program and one
of the nation's flagship Christmas charitable causes with local
Toys for Tots campaigns conducted each year in over 450 communities
nationwide. For more detailed information about Toys for Tots visit
their website at http://www.toysfortots.org/. About Switchboard
Incorporated Switchboard is a leading provider of local online
advertising solutions for merchants and national advertisers,
enabled by our innovative, consumer- oriented, online yellow and
white pages directory technology. A pioneer of locally-oriented
business searching, Switchboard.com and the sites of its many
directory affiliates connect nearly 9 million unique, ready-to-buy
consumers each month with the businesses that have what they need,
driving local commerce through online innovation. Switchboard is
headquartered in Westborough, MA. For more information, visit
http://www.switchboard.com/. ePresence (NASDAQ:EPRE) owns
approximately 51.4% of the outstanding shares of Switchboard.
Contact: Michele Greenberg Corp. Communications Mgr. Switchboard
Incorporated Phone: 508-898-8116 Email: DATASOURCE: Switchboard
Incorporated CONTACT: Michele Greenberg, Corp. Communications Mgr.
of Switchboard Incorporated, +1-508-898-8116, Web site:
http://www.switchboard.com/ http://www.toysfortots.org/
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