 Jacksonville, FL (December 13, 2011) – VIZERGY, a Jacksonville-based hotel Internet marketing company, announced a yearlong partnership with Dreams Come True, the First Coast’s only locally based nonprofit organization dedicated to fulfilling dreams for children who are battling life-threatening illnesses. Over the next year, VIZERGY plans to raise $50,000 to grant the dreams of 10 children through Dreams Come True. The first step in making the partnership official was the creation and roll-out of a partner fundraising website which recognizes companies and individuals recruited to the cause. As the season of giving approaches, VIZERGY has also opted to be a part of the Dreams Come True “Holiday Sponsorship Program” which matches companies and individuals with a dream family to provide gifts that dreamers and their siblings may want or need during the holiday season. VIZERGY reached out to the local community for help in supporting this cause and gained assistance from a local Academy Sports and Outdoors for the dreamer’s biggest Christmas wish—a BMX bicycle. VIZERGY employees also organized a raffle for their upcoming annual Christmas party and all proceeds will be put towards fulfilling the rest of their dreamer’s wish list. Several 2012 events—a black tie gala event in February and a golf tournament scheduled for March—are currently in the planning phase with hard dates and tickets set to go on sale in early January or February. VIZERGY has also set up a social media campaign that is well underway and beginning to rack up “Likes” for the cause. For every page like the Vizergy Makes Dreams Come True Facebook page receives, Joe Hyman (Founder & CEO of VIZERGY) has pledged to donate $1 towards fulfilling dreams for ten children, with the ultimate goal of raising $10,000 through social efforts. “Our company realizes how important it is to give back to the community. We were inspired by Dreams Come True and their desire to fulfill the needs and wishes of so many brave children and their families. Our goal is to contribute as much as we can to Dreams Come True to make these children’s dreams a reality,” said Brenda Key, Client Marketing Services Coordinator and Head of the Dreams Come True Committee at VIZERGY. "As a local nonprofit organization, we rely on the community for support in making dreams realities for ill children," said Lauren Weedon Hopkins, Associate Director at Dreams Come True. "We are blessed to partner with the amazing team at VIZERGY to bring joy and hope into the lives of our brave dreamers and their families." About Dreams Come True Since 1984, Dreams Come True has fulfilled more than 2,800 dreams for children ages 2½ to 18 years old in northeast Florida and southeast Georgia. By fulfilling dreams for brave children battling serious illnesses, the nonprofit organization offers both child and family a momentary escape from the everyday struggles and reality of medical treatments, hospital bills, and future worries. About VIZERGY VIZERGY is an award-winning website development and Internet marketing company specializing in providing innovative digital solutions for the hospitality industry. VIZERGY offers complete web presence management, including website design, mobile design, Internet marketing, search marketing, email marketing, reservation services and social media strategies that help hoteliers turn their website into their most-effective distribution channel. Helping drive online revenue since 1998, the company has propelled thousands of branded and independent hotels, resorts and property management groups to success. For more information on Dreams Come True or how to support the Vizergy Makes Dreams Come True partnership, please visit www.dreamscometrue.vizergy.com or contact us by email at [email protected]. Like us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter to stay up-to-date on all of our news and events. |