GuidePoint Security Raises $25,000 for the Shriners Hospital for Children – Tampa
ST. PETERSBURG – DECEMBER 13, 2018 – GuidePoint Security is pleased to announce that its Southeast Region’s annual charity golf event has raised $25,000 for the Shriners Hospitals for Children – Tampa.
The non-profit Shriners Hospitals provide specialty treatment to children with rare or difficult-to-treat orthopedic and neurologic disorders, and the money was raised through generous donations from GuidePoint Security’s customers, vendors and employees.
“GuidePoint Security’s generous donation will help to transform the lives of many children and also serves as an example of how cause marketing makes good business sense”, says Alicia Argiz-Lyons, Development Director for Shriners Hospitals for Children® – Tampa.
GuidePoint Security’s Southeast Region holds its annual golf charity event in the early fall each year close to its St. Petersburg office. Now in its fourth year, the event brings together more than 200 leading cybersecurity experts, vendors and customers for networking, best practice sharing, and a round of golf in support of a good cause.
“It was an honor to support an organization that does so much for children in the Tampa Bay area. This was our fourth annual golf tournament. Scott Bruce and I work very hard to build strong relationships with our partners. We have a fantastic customer base right here in Tampa that allows us to give back year after year”, says Rick Hill, Partner, GuidePoint Security Southeast.
Donations are raised in various ways, including proceeds from sponsorship sales, raffle tickets for prizes generously donated by cybersecurity vendors participating in the golf tournament, a putting contest and every golfers’ best friend – the option to get a few strokes taken off your score at the end of the day.
GuidePoint Security presented the check to the Shriners on December 7 during its annual Holiday party.
About GuidePoint Security
GuidePoint Security’s mission is to help organizations make smarter decisions to minimize risk. Using a 3-tiered perspective, our experts assess your cybersecurity posture and architecture holistically, understand evolving threats, identify vulnerabilities, choose and integrate best-fit products and services, minimize gaps, align solutions that match in-house capacity, and optimize resources. Learn more at www.guidepointsecurity.com.
About Shriners Hospitals for Children
Nearly 60,000 children have received pediatric specialty care in a family-centered environment at Shriners Hospitals for Children – Tampa since its opening in October 1985. Shriners Hospitals for Children – Tampa continues to focus on providing the highest quality pediatric medical care to children regardless of the family’s ability to pay and relies on the generosity of donors to sustain its mission. Located on the University of South Florida campus, the Tampa location is a major referral center for complex and highly specialized orthopaedic care for children throughout Florida and south Georgia.