Rent-to-own News - 200 Kansas atheletes to compete in High Touch Special Olympics softball tourney
July 2, 2008
More than 200 athletes from around Kansas will compete Saturday, July 12 in the third annual Kansas Special Olympics South Central Invitational Softball Tournament.
High Touch, a 24-year old Wichita, Kansas technology solutions company will mark its third year as organizer and host of the event slated for West Side Athletic Field.
Employees of High Touch selected Kansas Special Olympics as a corporate cause three years ago, and have been hosting the softball tournament ever since.
“When you see those young people out there high-fiving and having fun, you know you’re doing something that makes a difference,” says Church.
High Touch employees will plan and run the event, seek in-kind and dollar donations, and work every aspect of the tournament including the concession stand.
“I had so many coaches and athletes thanking me after last year’s event,” says Mitch Guthrie, coordinator for the Kansas Special Olympics. “I told them to thank the High Touch employees because they’re the ones who made everything happen.”
This year, Guthrie notes, two teams are driving from Kansas City to participate.
Church says additional sponsorships are being provided by:
• Rent-A-Center
• Texas Roadhouse
• Cargill Meat Solutions
• Hall’s Culligan Water
• Personnel Services, Inc.
• ImageQuest
• IMA of Kanas
• Cameo Cakes
• Connie’s Cookies
• Biggs Law Group, LLC
• Blue Dragon Printing
• Commerce Bank
• Superior Building Maintenance, Inc.
• John T. Arnold Associates, Inc.
• Howard & Helmer Architecture
• Kansas Army National Guard 1st Battalion, 161st Field Artillery
• Wichita Fire Department, Station #1
• Sedgwick County EMS
• Wichita Police Department
The Kansas Special Olympics Invitational Softball Tournament is scheduled from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., Saturday, July 12, at West Side Athletic Field, 605 N. McLean Boulevard.
Athletes may register to compete by contacting Guthrie at 316.263.1181 or 888.860.3407.
High Touch is an employee-owned company headquartered in Wichita, Kansas. that provides hardware and software, Web site and Internet services, video surveillance and network security solutions for small to mid-size businesses including financial services, rent-to-own, music and retail. In addition, High Touch provides hardware sales and logistics. For more High Touch information, visit www.hightouchinc.com.
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