August 4, 2008 – (HOSTSEARCH.COM) – Web host and domain name provider Go Daddy (http://www.godaddy.com) has given a $50,000 donation to help pets in Arizona, it was reported recently. The contribution was made during annual telethon of the Arizona Humane Society (http://www.azhumane.org). This is the third consecutive year Go Daddy co-sponsored the telethon to help animals.
Go Daddy also used its expertise to organize online donations, helped answer phones and ran the live event’s website. Bob Parsons, CEO and Founder of Go Daddy, had his own dogs deliver the donation on live television. “Max and Chief are quite the dynamic duo,” explained Mr. Parsons.
“Members of our organization are still talking about what a huge help Go Daddy was to us from the start,” explained Tim Crum, Executive Director of the Arizona Humane Society. “One year, Go Daddy jumped in to save the telethon’s online component, the next year they helped to significantly increase our online contributions and this year they helped us reach our goal in donations.”
In 2008, Go Daddy has helped disadvantaged children, Parkinson’s research, domestic violence victims, homeless teenagers, flood victims and now abandoned pets, which might otherwise have to be euthanized.
In a typical year, the Arizona Humane Society shelters nearly 50,000 animals. The annual telethon not only raises much needed money for these animals, but also provides educational programs, including how to better care for your pet, fight animal cruelty and adopt a pet.
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