DENVER, July 19, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- FORTRUST has announced the First Annual “Champions for Children” Charity Golf Tournament. The event will benefit KidsTek and the Ronald McDonald House of Denver. The charity golf tournament will be held at Colorado Golf Club on August 29, 2016. The championship course was named one of the world’s top 10 new courses in 2007 by T&L Golf.
The charity golf tournament is part of FORTRUST’s ongoing commitment to serving the Colorado community. “We are committed to giving back and supporting children’s causes,” says Robert D. McClary, Executive Vice President & General Manager at FORTRUST. “This event allows us to support STEM initiatives for children who are interested in technology, as well as families in their time of need.”
"KidsTek is thrilled to be one of the supported charities for this great event,” says Richard Liner, Executive Director at KidsTek. “We’ve had a longstanding, productive relationship with FORTRUST spanning many years, and their support and guidance has been invaluable to the advancement of the KidsTek program throughout the Colorado Front Range. We look forward to helping out with the golf tournament and to our continued relationship with FORTRUST and its fantastic team of professionals.”
“We’re always so grateful for events organized and presented by third parties for the sole purpose of raising funds for the Ronald McDonald House,” states Pam Whitaker, Executive Director of Ronald McDonald House of Denver. “It’s only through the help of great community partners, like FORTRUST, that we can continue to serve families in need.”
Tournament participation is open to single and team players, and sponsorship opportunities are available.
For more information on the event, see www.FORTRUST.dojiggy.com
First Annual Champions for Children
Colorado Gulf Club
8000 Preservation Trail
Parker, CO 80134
Date: August 29, 2016
Time: 8 AM Shotgun
Format: Scramble
About FORTRUST
FORTRUST is one of the most progressive high-availability data center services providers in North America, serving clients across the globe who depend on colocation services for the critical lifeline of their business. FORTRUST was awarded a Tier III Gold Certification of Operational Sustainability and a Tier III Certification of Constructed Facility by Uptime Institute. FORTRUST Denver is the largest colocation data center in the region. FORTRUST offers agile, reliable, sustainable and secure raised floor and modular data center capacity for any-size enterprise supported by optimal power infrastructure and connectivity to safeguard mission-critical business services. www.FTDC.com
About KidsTek
KidsTek is a 501(c)(3) non-profit based in Denver, Colorado. Since 2000, KidsTek has aimed to increase the technology literacy of students at Colorado's highest-needs schools through innovative after school, project based enrichment programs, and in-school technical certification programs. KidsTek provides an extensive technology curriculum for host schools with the goal of providing the tools for long-term academic and career success. For more information on KidsTek, please call (303) 818-1474 or visit KidsTek.org.