Tele-Response Center, Inc. Inducted as 35th Anniversary Honoree for Fundraising Excellence by Special Olympics Pennsylvania
Tele-Response Center, Inc. (TRC), a full service direct response services provider and nonprofit fundraising support agency, receives honorary award from Special Olympics Pennsylvania for excellence in fundraising services.
Philadelphia, PA (PRWEB) June 20, 2005 -- Celebrating over 35 years of
support for athletes with intellectual disabilities, Special Olympics
Pennsylvania (SOPA) hosted its annual Hall of Fame event, on May 25, 2005 at the
Sheraton Society Hill, in Philadelphia. The event was emceed by Michele
McCormack (WPVI-TV, Channel 6 ABC), with Key Note address by Ron Jaworski (NFL
Quarterback and Sports Broadcaster). SOPA celebrated its 35th anniversary as an
organization and honored The Tele-Response Center, Inc. (TRC), its fundraising
partner, and a number of major sponsors and award-winning athletes.
Tele-Response Center, Inc. (TRC) was one of four 35th Anniversary
Honorees that received special recognition for dedication to SOPA. TRC has been
the sole fundraising outsourcing partner for SOPA for over 15 years. TRC has
been supporting SOPA with advanced donor development strategies since 1990, and
helps SOPA “get the word out,” about its mission to provide athletes with
intellectual disabilities with training, competition, health care, social
activities and much more.
By deploying advanced database development
combined with telefundraising and follow-up mail services, TRC has helped raise
millions of dollars for Special Olympics Pennsylvania. And, as a great supporter
of SOPA, TRC has contributed $250,000 in donations directly to this great
organization.
About Special Olympics Pennsylvania
Special Olympics
Pennsylvania (SOPA) provides year-round training and competition in 23
Olympic-type sports to more than 26,000 children and adults with intellectual
disabilities. For more information about how SOPA inspires greatness, visit our
Web site at www.specialolympicspa.org.
About TeleResponse Center,
Inc.
TRC employs advanced donor acquisition strategies that include targeted
list selection and testing, telefundraising, and direct mail design and
execution. By careful segmentation, TRC helps SOPA target both new donors and
existing donors with appeals that generate high returns for the organization.
TRC provides turnkey direct response donor development services to SOPA and over
15 other charitable and membership institutions.
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