Agilysys, Inc. a provider of innovative information technology and hospitality software and services, is donating 500 AMC movie tickets to Boys & Girls Clubs of America in conjunction with its rGuest ™ ‘World Premiere’ product launch, held during HITEC 2014 in Los Angeles.
Each time a HITEC attendee visited the Agilysys booth and viewed the rGuest demo, a movie ticket donation was made. The tickets will be distributed among Boys & Girls Clubs located in most of the U.S. locations where Agilysys maintains an office — Atlanta; Bellevue, Wash.; Las Vegas; and Santa Barbara, Calif.
“We are grateful to Agilysys for giving our kids a fun and memorable experience,” said Carolyn Brown, executive director of Boys & Girls Club of Santa Barbara. “More than 60 percent of our members live at or below the poverty level, so it’s a treat for them to see a movie in a real theater.”
In the Las Vegas area, the movie tickets will be given to teen club members who helped raise approximately $20,000 for the organization by selling fireworks the week prior to the Fourth of July. “These dedicated young people worked very hard to raise money to help fund field trips, leadership events and programs for the coming year,” said Ken Rubeli, chief executive officer of Boys & Girls Clubs of Southern Nevada. “A night at the movies will be a great reward for them as well as a way to show our appreciation for their efforts.”
“We are pleased to play a role in bringing happiness to some of the kids in the Boys & Girls Clubs of America,” said Michael Buckham-White, senior vice president of sales and marketing at Agilysys. “We are especially gratified to work with an organization that does so much to promote the welfare of children and teens in need, giving them a helping hand and enabling them to reach their full potential. Through this donation, we affirm our corporate commitment to giving back to the communities where we live and work and encourage our employees to do the same.”
For more than 100 years, Boys & Girls Clubs of America have enabled young people in need to achieve great futures as productive and responsible citizens. Today, more than 4,100 clubs serve nearly 4 million young people annually through club membership and community outreach. Clubs are located throughout the country and on U.S. military installations worldwide, providing fun, friendship, caring adult mentors and high-impact youth development programs that emphasize academic success, healthy lifestyles, good character and citizenship. Boys & Girls Clubs of America is headquartered in Atlanta.
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