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Data393 Raises $22,000 to Benefit Former Patients of Craig Hospital
Data Center's Internship Program for Craig Hospital Gives Graduates Second Chance, Extends Hospital's Outreach to Former Patients
| Source: Data393
ENGLEWOOD, CO -- (MARKET WIRE) -- October 20, 2006 -- Data393, a leading Colorado managed IT
infrastructure provider, announced today it has raised $22,000 to benefit
former patients of Craig Hospital, a facility exclusively dedicated to
rehabilitation and research for patients with spinal cord and traumatic
brain injuries.
The money was donated by 138 players who participated in the Second Annual
"Links for Craig" Golf Tournament on Sept. 25 at Pinehurst Country Club in
southwest Denver. The money will fund MyCraig.org, a website dedicated to
providing information, resources, and access to other former patients of
Craig Hospital via the internet (www.mycraig.org). The funds also will help
Data393 hire one former patient of Craig Hospital each year as an intern in
web design and operations to assist getting them back into the workforce.
In the last two years, Data393 has raised more than $45,000 to help fund
MyCraig.org.
"We realized the hospital needed a method for tracking and maintaining
alumni relationships, so we did what we do best: create and host a website
specifically for Craig patients so they can continue to encourage and help
one another after their stay," said Data393 Vice President of Sales and
Co-Founder Erik Porter.
Currently, 750 alumni of Craig Hospital actively use www.MyCraig.org as a
source for getting information about the latest research that might offer a
cure, for identifying activities in Colorado and the U.S. that are
accessible to those with spinal cord and traumatic brain injuries or for
getting in contact with former patients that share common experiences. In
2005, Craig Hospital treated patients from 47 states.
"Craig Hospital is pleased to be part of this unique collaboration with a
local business like Data393 in developing and maintaining a website that
has become an important staple for fostering communication among Craig
graduates and staff," said Denny O'Malley, Craig Hospital's CEO.
In 2005, Data393 selected Craig Hospital graduate Troy Goulding as an
intern to manage the newly developed MyCraig.org website. At age of 18,
Troy was paralyzed from the neck down in a swimming pool diving accident.
Through rehabilitation at Craig Hospital, Troy developed some use of his
hands and arms. After years of remaining immobile and with little job
prospects, Troy, now in his 30s, has earned enough money through his
internship at Data393 to purchase a specially equipped van to give him the
freedom to be mobile again.
"We are very fortunate to live in a business world that recognizes and
values what is in your heart and in your mind rather than your physical
strength, so the internship was a great way to complement MyCraig.org,"
added Porter. "Data393 has benefited in so many ways by having Troy be a
part of our team."
"We want to grow the website and the internship program so we can continue
to help Craig graduates like Troy," said Clare Canny, Data393's Sales
Account Manager and golf tournament director. "Our goal for the mycraig.org
website is to double its membership to 2,000. We want to ensure that every
patient leaves Craig as a registered member and can start using its
resources immediately."
About Data393
Data393 is an IT infrastructure provider offering Colorado businesses the
support of a $38 million facility at a fraction of the cost of building it
themselves. Located in the Inverness Business Park in southeast Denver,
Data393 offers highly reliable colocation, dedicated servers, connectivity
and managed hosting with sophisticated physical security and a high
capacity, multiple-carrier network. Data393 is committed to delivering the
reliability, scalability and security that mission critical deployments
demand. For further information on Data393, visit: http://www.Data393.com
or call 800-260-4843.