800response Donates $7,000 to Vermont Disaster Relief Fund to Support Neighbors Affected by Hurricane Irene

BURLINGTON, VT – December 29, 2011 – 800response, the Burlington, Vermont headquartered provider of vanity 800 numbers and web-based call tracking, announced today that the company is donating seven thousand dollars to charitable organizations throughout the state in support of the local communities and families affected by Hurricane Irene.

Following the storm, the volunteer committee at 800response began circulating weekly updates on community-organized volunteer activities that were taking place within the local community.  “Thankfully, we did not have any employees severely affected by the storm.  As a group, we were able to lend our time, support and funds to various organized events throughout the area that were helping these communities clean up and rebuild in the wake of the storm,” says Laura Noonan, vice president of marketing and corporate communications.  Employees of 800response participated in numerous volunteer initiatives, donating clothes, food, funds and manpower during the most dire time, immediately following the storm.

With the colder weather approaching, and recognizing that many families are still trying to recover, the company announced an initiative in November to their group of 40 employees:  800response would match employee donations two dollars for every one dollar pledged. In all, the company raised $7,000 through this effort.

“The holidays are a hard time for many, and this year will be especially difficult for those families who have lost their homes or suffered extreme damage from Hurricane Irene.  We are a fortunate group to not have been directly affected, and we’re taking that good fortune and doing what we can to share it with others,” says Noonan.

The funds raised by 800response and the company’s employees will be donated to multiple organizations, including Revitalizing Waterbury, Vermont & The New Hampshire Valley Red Cross, Vermont Foodbank, Spring Hill Horse Rescue, Waterbury Area Food Shelf, Duxbury Elf’s Shelf, and the Vermont Disaster Relief Fund c/o the United Way of Vermont.

About 800response

For more than 20 years, 800response has maintained the widest selection of true vanity 800 numbers available today, operating out of their headquarters in downtown Burlington, Vermont. The company offers these dynamic advertising tools to businesses throughout North America to help them drive increases in advertising response rates, improve ROI, and track cost-per-lead. 800response services include a sophisticated Call Routing platform, Real-time Call Tracking reports, and Call Monitoring services like Call Recording, CallFinder^® Speech Analytics, and Missed Call Monitor.  To learn more about 800response, visit http://www.800response.com/aboutus or call 1-800-NEW-SALE.

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