Cardservice International Helps Make Wishes Come True.Business/Lifestyle Editors MOORPARK, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 19, 2001 The holidays are a time for wonderful traditions, including sharing the love of family and friends and feasting on sumptuous sump·tu·ous adj. Of a size or splendor suggesting great expense; lavish: "He likes big meals, so I cook sumptuous ones" Anaïs Nin. meals. But for some families, this is a distant dream. The reality is that some families will not enjoy a holiday dinner; their letters to Santa will be pleas for cookies for their younger sister or brother, or a job for mommy and daddy. Cardservice International creates ways to help make wishes come true for those in the community. Through the Thousand Oaks-based organization called Christmas Adoptions, Cardservice has adopted five needy families. The Christmas Adoptions Program provides the families' wish list, and Cardservice employees generously shower them with holiday gifts, toys, clothes and other necessities. In addition to the employees' thoughtfulness and giving spirit, Cardservice has joined with the Woodland Hills-based Wolfgang Puck Wolfgang Johann Puck (born Wolfgang Johann Topfschnig on July 8, 1949) is an Austrian-American celebrity chef, restaurateur, and businessman based in Los Angeles. Cafe to serve these five families a delectable Christmas Eve dinner. Each bountiful Bountiful, city (1990 pop. 36,659), Davis co., N central Utah; inc. 1892. It is a residential suburb N of Salt Lake City with some farming and floral nurseries; machinery and motor vehicles are produced. Bountiful was settled by Mormons in 1847. meal -- which serves eight people -- includes turkey and all the trimmings, soup, a sweet corn souffle souffle /souf·fle/ (soo´f'l) a soft, blowing auscultatory sound. cardiac souffle any cardiac or vascular murmur of a blowing quality. , garlic mashed potatoes n. pl. 1. Potatoes which have been boiled and mashed to a pulpy consistency, usu. with sparing addition of milk, salt, butter, or other flavoring. It is a popular accompaniment to a meat course [U.S., 1900's], providing bulk and calories to a meal. and pumpkin pie pumpkin pie traditional dish, especially at Thanksgiving. [Am. Culture: Flexner, 68] See : America , all prepared to the Wolfgang Puck Cafe's exacting specifications. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. John Burtzloff, senior vice president, Sales for Cardservice International: "We at Cardservice always look for ways to help bring joy and happiness to those in our community. This holiday season, we are delighted to be able to serve five families in a particularly delicious way. For the second year in a row, Cardservice is committed to reaching out to our community." The Wolfgang Puck Cafe is also dedicated to outreach. Jeff Landy, general manager for the Wolfgang Puck Cafe, said: "When I heard that Cardservice International adopts families in need, I said, `How can we help?' Serving a holiday dinner seemed like a natural for us. We, too, have strong ties to our community, and this is another way to give back." Cardservice International helps serve its community all year long. This past November -- for the second year in a row -- more than 100 Cardservice employees participated in the American Cancer Society's Relay for Life Relay For Life (often shortened to Relay) is a fundraising event of the American Cancer Society, and is now held in many other countries. It is an overnight event designed to spread awareness of cancer prevention, treatments and cures, celebrate survivorship and raise money , raising more than $20,000 for cancer research. About Cardservice International Inc. With headquarters in Moorpark, Cardservice International provides a wide range of noncash transaction processing Updating the appropriate database records as soon as a transaction (order, payment, etc.) is entered into the computer. It may also imply that confirmations are sent at the same time. Transaction processing systems are the backbone of an organization because they update constantly. options to local, regional and national traditional and Internet businesses. With more than 125 million transactions annually -- from point-of-sale credit card processing to e-commerce solutions -- Cardservice International is recognized as a leader in electronic commerce and payment services. Established in 1988, the company processes every type of electronic payment method, including credit, debit, electronic benefits transfer and electronic checks. In addition, Cardservice offers popular point-of-sale hardware and software for brick-and-mortar and Internet payment acceptance. To prevent and monitor fraudulent activities, Cardservice International has one of the largest chargeback Chargeback The charge a credit card merchant pays to a customer after the customer successfully disputes an item on his or her credit card statement. Notes: Customers dispute charges to their credit card usually when goods or services are not delivered within the and loss prevention departments in the industry. Cardservice supports its merchants with customer service 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, in 140 languages and dialects. For more information about Cardservice International, visit cardservice.com. |
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