December 28, 2007 – (HOSTSEARCH.COM) – With 2007 “the company’s most successful year ever” and a “record year for donations and incentives”, Web hosting provider Go Daddy (http://www.godaddy.com) has given millions of dollars to charities and employees, it was reported recently.
Go Daddy’s philanthropic works during 2007 totaled $1.4 million in donations. Charities that have benefited from GoDaddy’s contributions include organizations dedicated to domestic violence, child abuse, blind children, unwed mothers, homelessness, as well as Parkinson’s disease, Juvenile Diabetes, food banks and animal shelters. “It’s important to us to make a difference in our community and all over the world,” explained Bob Parsons, CEO and Founder of Go Daddy.
Go Daddy’s employees have also received awards of more than $1 million in 2007, with employee prizes including cash, cars, a year’s mortgage paid, a four-year college scholarship and a trip around the world that included 20-paid vacation days and $10,000 spending money. “We learned a long time ago, happy employees are productive employees,” add Mr. Parsons. “We hold fun contests all throughout the whole year.”
