Tekcetera Teams Up With the Make-A-Wish Foundation to Walk for Wishes

Online, May 1, 2012 (Newswire.com) - ORANGE COUNTY, Calif. - May 1, 2012 - On April 21, as part of its 10 Months of Thanks initiative, the Tekcetera, Inc. team put on their walking shoes to give back by participating in the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Orange County and the Inland Empire's second annual Walk for Wishes. Known for its dedication to doing what it takes to provide comprehensive and cost-effective technology services to businesses small and large, Tekcetera launched its 10 Months of Thanks initiative as a way to say thank you and give back to the Orange County community that has supported it for the last decade. Throughout the next seven months, the Tekcetera team will be found supporting veterans, offering free computer training workshops, participating in beach clean-up efforts, sending care packages to military troops and much more.

"Our team had a phenomenal time at the walk," said John S. Pitts, founder and president, Tekcetera, Inc. "It was incredibly rewarding to give back to such a wonderful organization like the Make-A-Wish Foundation and know that the funds raised from the event are going to be used to assist in granting wishes to deserving children. We were incredibly honored to be a part of the Walk for Wishes event."

The second annual Walk for Wishes, which was held at the Orange County Great Park in Irvine, saw more than 1,400 participants and 80 teams come out to brave the heat and raise both awareness and donations for the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Orange County and the Inland Empire. The event, which counted Grainger® as the presenting sponsor, raised more than $190,000, surpassing the inaugural year's walk by more than $75,000.

For the last decade, Tekcetera, Inc. has provided reliable, cost-effective infrastructure solutions, cloud services, managed IT services, Microsoft specialty consulting, Avaya and Cisco telecommunications, web design, ecommerce solutions, and more to businesses throughout Orange County. The Santa Ana-based technology company is celebrating its 10-year milestone anniversary by giving thanks. The company's 10 Months of Thanks initiative will culminate at a hosted reception during the month of November, appropriately around the Thanksgiving holiday.

Learn more about Tekcetera and its services at www.tekcetera.com and follow 10 Months of Thanks through photos and updates on Facebook, www.facebook.com/tekceterainc and Twitter, www.twitter.com/tekcetera. To nominate a local nonprofit in need of volunteers, contact [email protected].

About Tekcetera, Inc.
Founded in November 2002, Tekcetera's mission is to "do what it takes" to provide comprehensive and cost-effective hardware, software and support technology services that deliver peace of mind to businesses that their technology will work, every time. Tekcetera services include infrastructure solutions, cloud services, managed services, Microsoft specialty consulting, Avaya and Cisco telecommunications, web design, ecommerce solutions and more. A trusted partner of Avaya, Cisco, EVault, Hewlett-Packard, TREND Micro, and WatchGuard, Tekcetera solutions deliver improved reliability, increased productivity, and broadened market penetration to clients spanning a wide range of industries. To learn more, visit www.tekcetera.com.

About Make-A-Wish
Make-A-Wish grants the wishes of children with life-threatening medical conditions to enrich the human experience with hope, strength and joy. Founded in 1980, when a group of caring volunteers helped a young boy fulfill his dream of becoming a police officer, Make-A-Wish is now the largest wish-granting charity in the world. With the help of generous donors and more than 30,000 volunteers worldwide, Make-A-Wish has granted more than 280,000 wishes around the world since its inception. Make-A-Wish America is partnering with Make-A-Wish International for World Wish Day. For more information about Make-A-Wish Orange County and the Inland Empire, visit wishocie.org and discover how you can share the power of a wish®
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