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Raising over $200,000 and volunteering more than 10,000 hours in 2007
DENVER, CO – March 31, 2008 – What do 9,123 pounds of donated food, buses stuffed with school supplies, and racing for a cure have in common? These are some of the unique ways StarTek encourages and promotes community service within its organization. As StarTek (NYSE: SRT), a leading provider of high value business process outsourcing services celebrates the opening of its 20th North American call center, the company is continuing its community service tradition.
“I am proud of how StarTek employees have responded to this company’s legacy of community service and have continued to make a positive difference.” said Larry Jones, president and CEO of StarTek. “StarTek will continue to increase our community support as we open new sites and grow throughout North America.”
For example, across North America StarTek employees
- raised over $200,000 for our local communities
- volunteered over 10,000 hours of employee time
- supported over 120 organizations throughout North America including American Cancer Society, Red Cross, United Way, Salvation Army, Children’s Hospital, and many local food banks and schools
- recognized by many local chamber of commerce organizations as a community involvement leader.
According to Nikole Branch, Director of Volunteer Resources with United Way of Central Virginia, StarTek helped plan and coordinate activities for the Day of Caring. "As a result of StarTek's participation, we recruited over 1600 volunteers and were able to put over $270,000 worth of time and resources back into the community."
“For the past two years StarTek has been actively involved with the American Cancer Society’s Rely for Life, our signature fundraiser to fight cancer,” said Amanda Darling-Thompson, community manager for the American Cancer Society in Lynchburg, VA. “For example, last year, StarTek had 7 employee teams, with more than 80 participants who volunteer their time, resulting in $8,200 in total dollars raised for the purpose of fighting cancer in the Lynchburg area. They are a great group to work with.” StarTek has been nationally recognized two years in a row for its community spirit by Contact Center World, a leading global support organization for the contact center industry. According to Jones, StarTek will continue to build upon the company’s social responsibility philosophy and commitment to the local communities StarTek services, and will further the Company’s reach in 2008 through sponsorships, volunteerism, and philanthropy.
COMPANY PROFILE
StarTek, Inc. (NYSE: SRT) is a leading provider of high value business process outsourcing services to the communications industry. Since 1987 StarTek has partnered with their clients to solve strategic business challenges so that fast-moving businesses can improve customer retention, increase revenue and reduce costs through an improved customer experience. These robust solutions leverage industry knowledge, best business practices, highly skilled agents, proven operational excellence and flexible technology. The StarTek comprehensive service suite includes customer care, sales support, complex order processing, accounts receivable management, technical support and other industry-specific processes. Headquartered in Denver, Colorado, StarTek provides these services from 20 operational facilities in the US and Canada. For more information visit the Company’s website at www.StarTek.com or contact us at 800-541-1130.
