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news release
Three Cutting Edge Industry Providers Team up for Breast Cancer Awareness
OAKLAND, CA – May 31, 2006 – PropertyBridge, the leading provider of online payment processing; Ellipse Group Inc., the leading provider for web based services, and ResidentCheck, the foremost provider in resident background checks, rally together for a “Buck Up and Wear It” Breast Cancer Awareness campaign.
The goal for the initiative is a $30,000.00 contribution to be used to support breast cancer initiatives, research and treatments. “There are ample opportunities for us to ask our customers and other industry vendors to share in this battle we face as women and men. The onsite teams are lead by mostly female managers, and in an industry that employees close to 80% women, this is an awareness that we cannot over look,” stated Lee O’Conner, Vice President of Ellipse Group.
The trio created 5000 pink T-shirts with the slogan “Buck Up and Wear It” embedded within an image of a one dollar bill. With every T-shirt that is worn during an expo show, each company will donate $1.00. Ellipse also bucked up and found 600 plush toy cows that are available in exchange for a donation, capitalizing on last year’s successful “MOOORE than just websites” campaign. “We are looking for a $10 to $20 donation for each cow. We want our cows to bring in $10,000.00 in addition to the $15,000.00 that the T-shirts will generate,” said O’Conner.
PropertyBridge generously provided Ellipse with access to their credit card processing system for accepting donations via the web. Like many other others in our industry, PropertyBridge was eager to support these efforts. “Breast cancer is a personal battle as it has affected some of the women in my family. On behalf of the Property Bridge team, we are pleased to do our small part in the fight against this disease and contribute in the search for a cure,” said Jason Gardner, President of Property Bridge.
Charles Stroud, Vice President of Sales for ResidentCheck said, “Resident Check is honored to be involved in an effort to increase awareness and find a cure for breast cancer. So many our family and multifamily associates have been affected by this horrible disease.”
Added O’Conner, “Last year one of our employees lost his mother to breast cancer and it is also a concern very close to Kristi Holland, our Vice President of Operations. By partnering with PropertyBridge and ResidentCheck, we will definitely reach the majority of the women that support the multifamily industry. Each of these providers services our industry in a different way and by supporting each other in this effort we are sure to reach our financial goal.”
The trio will be very visible in various conferences and expositions across the country this year. “By the end of the tradeshow season and the last expo show with Brainstorming West in Las Vegas in November, we are more than confident that our prosperous industry will find this cause something to buck up for,” said O’Conner.
About PropertyBridge, Inc.
PropertyBridge (www.propertybridge.com) is the leading provider of automated payment processing services to real estate managers and owners. PropertyBridge enables residents to pay rent and other lease-related transactions using any of six payment types including payment cards (credit and debit), Automated Clearing House (ACH), and e-checks. The company offers property management firms across the United States a previously unattainable level of integration and administrative efficiency in key areas of their business. PropertyBridge customers include the country’s largest residential property management companies serving millions of tenants. The PropertyBridge Payments Platform™ processes the largest dollar volume of automated electronic payments in the multifamily housing industry. PropertyBridge, Inc. collaborates extensively with some of the financial service industry's largest organizations including Visa USA, Mastercard, Discover Financial Services, Wells Fargo Bank and First National Bank of Omaha.
About Ellipse Communications, Inc.
ECI provides Internet-based marketing, Website development and Resident Portal services targeting the multifamily industry. An innovator since 1999, our extensive history of providing custom marketing solutions, applied targeting services and unsurpassed customer support, coupled with an integrated platform for property management software, enables us to be the nation’s largest provider of aggregated technology services.
About Allied/Resident Check
Since 1994, Allied has successfully serviced the screening and collection needs for the Multifamily industry. Its Internet program, ResidentCheck, was developed to enhance its successful resident verification program and offer an on-line turn-key true risk management solution. Analyzing over 2 million credit reports and renter histories, Allied’s risk models go well beyond the traditional credit score rankings to statistically determine applicants’ actual risk of delinquency.
Contacts
Peter Mansfield
Vice President of Marketing
pmansfield@propertybridge.com
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