CMGI-Sponsored Big Brothers Golf Classic Tees Off Today; Local Internet Leader Presents Boston's Largest, Most Successful Charity Golf Tournament.Business/Technology Editors ANDOVER, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 13, 2000 CMGI CMGI Commonly Maintained Grounds Infrastructures CMGI College Marketing Group Information (Services) , Inc. (Nasdaq:CMGI), the world's largest and most diverse network of Internet companies, will be the presenting sponsor of the 25th Annual Big Brother Golf Classic, to be held today in Stow, Massachusetts Stow is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 5,902 at the 2000 census. History Stow was first settled in 1663, a disputed date, by Matthew Boon and John Kettell. . The annual event is the largest of its kind in Boston, and last year raised more than half a million dollars for Big Brothers of Massachusetts Bay Massachusetts Bay, inlet of the Atlantic Ocean. The bay, with its arms (Boston, Cape Cod, and Plymouth bays), extends 65 mi (105 km) from Cape Ann on the north to Cape Cod on the south. . "Big Brother provides more than eleven hundred children throughout Greater Boston Greater Boston is the area of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts surrounding the city of Boston, Massachusetts. While Metro Boston tends to be the "Inner Core" surrounding the City of Boston, Greater Boston overlaps the North and South Shores, as well as the MetroWest region. with the support and guidance of a positive role model," said David Andonian, president, corporate development, CMGI. "We take great pleasure in sponsoring this event and contributing to the most successful mentoring agency in the country." Beginning at 10 a.m., more than 500 golfers will tee off at Stow Acres, Butternut butternut: see walnut. butternut Deciduous nut-producing tree (Juglans cinerea) of the walnut family, native to eastern North America. A mature tree has gray, deeply furrowed bark. Farm and Wedgewood Pines. The list of players features prominent members from Boston's investment community, including senior executives from CMGI; Credit Suisse First Boston Credit Suisse First Boston was originally the trading name of the Financière Crédit Suisse-First Boston, a London-based 50-50 investment banking joint venture formed in 1978 between the First Boston Corporation and Credit Suisse. ; Dain Rauscher Wessels; Deutsche Banc Alex Brown Alex Brown may refer to:
"CMGI's generous contribution helps make this one of our most successful events of the year," said John Pearson, president, Big Brothers of Massachusetts Bay. "Our sponsors enable us to continue our mission to bring together children and responsible, caring adults, forming relationships that will last a life time." Big Brothers of Massachusetts Bay is the largest male one-to-one(R) mentoring agency in the country, with volunteers serving more than 1,100 children. The agency pairs each child with an adult male volunteer who serves as a companion and friend. Each Big Brother meets with his Little Brother for a couple of hours every other week to talk, play sports, contribute to the community, learn new skills, and simply spend time together. Professionally trained Match Advocates support matches through telephone contact and meetings with the Big and Little Brother, and the Little Brother's mother or guardian. The agency also provides group activities, crisis intervention crisis intervention Psychiatry The counseling of a person suffering from a stressful life event–eg, AIDS, cancer, death, divorce, by providing mental and moral support. See Hotline. , and child safety and drug abuse prevention training. About Big Brothers of Massachusetts Bay The Mission of Big Brothers of Massachusetts Bay is to promote the healthy development of children through the nurturing of continuing, one-to-one(R) friendships with caring, responsible adults, supported by trained professional staff. To volunteer or to enroll a child call (617) 542-9090. About CMGI and CMGI @Ventures With more than 70 companies, CMGI, Inc. (Nasdaq: CMGI) represents the largest, most diverse network of Internet companies in the world, including both CMGI operating companies and synergistic investments made through its venture capital affiliate, CMGI @Ventures. CMGI leverages the technologies, content and market reach of its extended family of companies to foster rapid growth and industry leadership across its network and the larger Internet Economy. Compaq, Intel, Microsoft, Pacific Century CyberWorks and Sumitomo hold minority positions in CMGI. CMGI's majority-owned operating companies include Engage (Nasdaq: ENGA), NaviSite (Nasdaq: NAVI), 1stUp.com, Activate, AdForce, AltaVista, CMGion, CMGI Solutions, Equilibrium, iCAST, MyWay.com, NaviPath, SalesLink, Tribal Voice, uBid.com, and yesmail.com. CMGI @Ventures has ownership interests in 57 companies, including Lycos, Inc. (Nasdaq: LCOS (Liquid Crystal on Silicon) A technology used to make microdisplays for rear-projection TVs and head-mounted displays (HMDs). Each LCoS chip hosts a grayscale LCD shutter sandwiched between a cover glass and a mirror. ), Critical Path (Nasdaq: CPTH), MotherNature.com (Nasdaq: MTHR MTHR Mobile Telecommunications and Health Research (UK) ), Ventro (Nasdaq: VNTR VNTR Variable Number of Tandem Repeat(s) ) and Vicinity (Nasdaq: VCNT). CMGI's corporate headquarters is located at 100 Brickstone Square, Andover, MA 01810. CMGI @Ventures has offices there, as well as at 3000 Alpine Road, Menlo Park, CA 94028. For additional information, see http://www.cmgi.com/ and http://www.ventures.com/. |
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