Contact:            DataSys Corporation

                        Marcia Nita Doron

                        Marketing Manager

                        508-303-9490 ext. 214

                        mdoron@DataSysCorp.com

                        www.DataSysCorp.com

 

 

 

DATSYS IS ON THE LINKS AND ON THE ROADS

IN SUPPORT OF WORTHY CAUSES

 

Marlborough, MA – October 1, 2003 – DataSys Corporation proudly supports a broad range of charitable organizations and nonprofit human services agencies throughout the year.  Spring, Summer, and Fall are particularly busy times for outdoor fundraising events. 

 

On May 31st, DataSys sponsored the Southern Worcester County Rehabilitation Center’s first annual golf tournament at Leicester Country Club.  The proceeds support this customer’s mission of providing Day Habilitation, Employment, Residential, and Evaluation Services to developmentally delayed and physically challenged adults residing in the Southern Worcester County area.  www.swcrcinc.org

 

On July 19th, DataSys sponsored our customer, Landry’s Bicycles, whose president rode in the 7th Annual Memory Ride for Alzheimer’s Research.  More than 100 riders traveled 150 miles over two days through three, hilly New England states to raise approximately $200,000 to fight this disease and find a cure through research.  www.landrys.com and www.memoryride.org

 

On July 28th, DataSys sponsored the Tri-City Golf Open at The Georgetown Club to help support our customer, Tri-City Mental Health Center.  Founded in 1965 as a licensed mental health and substance abuse clinic serving Everett, Malden, and Medford, Tri-City now serves more than 14 communities and provides services to the homeless throughout the Commonwealth. 

 

On September 29th, DataSys sponsored The Center for Living & Working Fundraising Golf Day at Sterling Country Club.  The proceeds support this customer’s mission of advocating to empower persons with disabilities to take active roles in their lives and in the community in which they live.  The Center provides comprehensive and innovative programs and services to maximize individual independence and opportunities.  www.centerlw.org

 

The highlight of the year occurred on September 20th, when DataSys President Lisa Daigle biked 25 miles in the Rodman Ride for Kids.  The Ride for Kids is a one-day cycling tour that raises money for nonprofit agencies that promote healthy, positive lives for at-risk children throughout Massachusetts.  Those agencies include the Big Brother and Big Sister Association of Massachusetts, Robert F. Kennedy Children’s Action Corps, Italian Home for Children (a DataSys customer), Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, and many others.  Since its founding in 1989, the Ride for Kids has raised more than $13 million.  This year’s goal was for corporate sponsors and riders to raise $3 million.

 

DataSys Corporation was proud to be a Power Pedalers sponsor of the 2003 Rodman Ride.  The ride began and ended at the Rodman Health and Fitness Center in Foxboro.  From start to finish, the event was unbelievably well orchestrated, with attention to every detail, down to linen tablecloths and colorful potted mums in the dining tent.  Volunteers lined the route and cheered the riders.  Mother Nature smiled on the participants and produced a beautiful, sunny, 80-degree day.  Riders of all ages, some with children in tow, turned out for the cause.  There was an unmistakable air of congeniality and a multitude of happy faces crossing the finish line.

 

DataSys customer, George Forte from the Italian Home for Children, had this to say:  “For all of us at the Italian Home for Children the Rodman Ride for Kids has become part of our culture since its inception.  Not only are we one of the beneficiaries, we are also actively involved in signing up sponsors, organizing, volunteering, and riding.  Each year, the funds raised from this event help enrich the lives of 50,000 children in Massachusetts.  As our team members cross the finish line, we’re not thinking about the 25, 50, or 100 miles we’ve just completed, we’re thinking about the 50,000 kids who will benefit from our efforts.  We were pleased to have DataSys as a sponsor for the second year running.”  

www.italianhome.org and www.rodmanrideforkids.org.

 

About DataSys Corporation

DataSys Corporation provides integrated financial and business management solutions from Microsoft Business Solutions.  Founded in 1981 and located in Marlborough, Massachusetts, DataSys has extensive expertise implementing the Great Plains suite of applications for more than 130 customers in New England.  A two-time winner of the prestigious Pinnacle Award for Innovation and for Teamwork, and eight-time recipient of the President’s Club accolade, DataSys has earned distinction at the national level.  DataSys’ implementation team includes certified experts in installation, training, project management, and custom development, as well as a dedicated sales, customer service, and marketing staff.  DataSys Corporation is a SOMWBA Certified Women Business Enterprise. www.DataSysCorp.com

About Microsoft Business Solutions

Microsoft Business Solutions, which includes the businesses of Great Plains, Microsoft bCentral™ and Navision Software A/S, offers a wide range of business applications designed to help small and mid-market businesses become more connected with customers, employees, partners and suppliers. Microsoft Business Solutions’ applications automate end-to-end business processes across financials, distribution, project accounting, electronic commerce, human resources and payroll, manufacturing, supply chain management, business intelligence, sales and marketing management, and customer service and support. More information about Microsoft Business Solutions can be found at http://www.microsoft.com/businesssolutions/.

About Microsoft

Founded in 1975, Microsoft (Nasdaq “MSFT”) is the worldwide leader in software, services and Internet technologies for personal and business computing. The company offers a wide range of products and services designed to empower people through great software—any time, any place and on any device.