Cardservice International Inc., Sponsors Relay for Life; Newest Moorpark Business Joins Those Who Walk to Cure Cancer.Business Editors MOORPARK, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 16, 2000 When the American Cancer Society's 24-hour 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 kicks off on Nov. 18, Moorpark's newest business resident, Cardservice International, will hit the field with six teams and more than 100 employees. Cardservice International, a leader in the credit card transaction industry, joined the Moorpark community in March 2000 as the city's second largest employer, with more than 800 employees. The company is eager to support the Relay for Life and will have walkers on the field during the entire event. "Our employees have rallied behind this event and have gone all out to participate in many creative ways," said Cardservice International's chief financial officer, Joe Tumbarello. "Relay for Life really touches so many of us -- we have cancer survivors Cancer survivors are those individuals with cancer of any type, current or past, who are still living. The National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship (NCCS) pioneered the definition of survivor as from the time of diagnosis and for the balance of life, a person diagnosed with working here, as well as employees who have lost friends and family members to cancer." One of the Cardservice cancer survivors is 24-year-old Nikki Rainey, a new accounts representative, who is an 11-year survivor of a rare form of oral cancer. "I'm very excited about participating in Relay for Life," said Rainey, who today is the picture of good health. "I want to help raise money for cancer research, and I really want to honor my many family members who died of cancer before age 40." Cardservice International is a title sponsor of Relay for Life, making a total contribution to the event of more than $10,000, which includes $8,500 donated do·nate v. do·nat·ed, do·nat·ing, do·nates v.tr. To present as a gift to a fund or cause; contribute. v.intr. To make a contribution to a fund or cause. by employees and $1,500 contributed by the organization itself. To raise even more money, one of the Cardservice departments moved outside the box -- the pastry pastry, general name for baked articles of food made of paste or having paste as a necessary ingredient. The name is also used for the paste itself. The essential elements of paste are flour, liquid (usually milk or water, sometimes beaten egg), and shortening. box, that is. "Our Lead Center held a bake sale “Bake Sale” redirects here. For the episode from the TV show 8 Simple Rules, see List of 8 Simple Rules episodes. A bake sale is a fundraising activity where baked goods such as doughnuts, cupcakes and cookies, sometimes along with ethnic foods, are sold. last week, giving up their lunch hours to sell cookies, muffins and other goodies good·y 1 Informal interj. Used to express delight. n. also good·ie pl. good·ies Something attractive or delectable, especially something sweet to eat. to employees," said Roger Metz, manager of the Cardservice International 75-person Lead Center, "and they raised more than $325 for this event. We had great fun. And it's not just about the money, it's about people giving their time." In addition to walking and baking baking: see cooking. baking Process of cooking by dry heat, especially in an oven. Baked products include bread, cookies, pies, and pastries. , the company is holding a pie-throwing contest this Friday, where Cardservice executives will subject themselves to being pelted with pies to raise even more money for this worthy cause. About Cardservice International: Cardservice International Inc., is a global leader in providing real-time secure credit card transactions to merchants. Cardservice offers merchants a cost-effective service tailored to their businesses, enabling them to provide credit card processing over the Internet, as well as to the traditional marketplace. More than 185,000 merchants have contracted with Cardservice International. Of those, 55,000 are actively using Cardservice as their Internet solution. First Data Corp (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : FDC FDC - Floppy Disk Controller ), a global leader in electronic commerce and payment services, holds a 50 percent equity position with Cardservice. For more information about Cardservice International, visit cardservice.com. |
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