August 17, 2010 – (HOSTSEARCH.COM) –
Go Daddy is doing it again: donating to help the less fortunate. This time, the aid comes by way of a $100,000 contribution during the Arizona Humane Society's 12th Annual Pet Telethon held over the weekend.
Go Daddy, the world's largest Web host provider and number one domain name registrar headquartered in Scottsdale, matched all online donations during the live telethon to give a total donation of $100,000 to help Arizona's sheltered animals. Go Daddy's generosity helped push this year's
Arizona Humane Society (AHS) telethon total to more than $316,600.
Go Daddy has been part of the annual telethon for five consecutive years, stepping up as the title sponsor the past two. The Internet giant also worked again this year to keep the AHS website up and running and provided employee volunteers to answer the phones.
"Our employees are all about making a difference," said Go Daddy CEO and Founder Bob Parsons. "Go Daddy is proud to be in a position to help those less fortunate and we think our contribution will go a long way to help thousands of animals for years to come."
Bob and Renee Parsons' dogs, Max and Chief, have also played a role in the telethon over the last several years, delivering the 'big check' on live television for the telethon's big finish. This year, the Parsons' border terriers were on vacation, appearing instead in a picture postcard during the broadcast. Max and Chief sported leis, keeping with tradition practiced at their tropical retreat.
"We continue to be amazed with Go Daddy's level of support and sharing in our mission of helping every pet get the good life they deserve," said Guy Collison, executive director of the Arizona Humane Society. "Go Daddy has played a vital role in the telethon year after year, keeping the website running smoothly, providing volunteers during the event and giving a huge donation of one hundred thousand dollars this year!"
Thousands of sick, injured and homeless animals across Arizona will have their lives saved or improved with the money raised through the telethon. The annual charity event not only generates much needed money for these animals, but also provides low-cost spay and neuter services, as well as educational programs, including how to better care for pets, fight animal cruelty and adopt a pet.
Go Daddy's philanthropic works support a wide variety of charitable and community organizations dedicated to such causes as domestic violence, child abuse, disabled children, teenage homelessness, Parkinson's research, breast cancer and more. Go Daddy donated $2.5 million to charitable causes last year and has already surpassed that amount in the first half of 2010.
About The Go Daddy Group, Inc.
Go Daddy is a leading provider of services that enable individuals and businesses to establish, maintain and evolve an online presence. Go Daddy provides a variety of domain name registration plans and Web site design and hosting packages, as well as a broad array of on-demand services. These include products such as SSL Certificates, Domains by Proxy private registration, ecommerce Web site hosting, blog templates and blog software, podcast packages and online photo hosting. The Go Daddy Group has more than 42 million domain names under management. Go Daddy registers, renews or transfers a domain name every second.
GoDaddy.com is the world's largest Web hosting provider and is the world's No. 1 domain name registrar according to Name Intelligence, Inc. During the first half of 2010, The Go Daddy Group registered more than one-third of all new domain names created in the top six generic top-level domains, or gTLDs, including .com, .net, .org, .info, .biz and .mobi.
