SureWest put social networking to work for Shriners Hospitals for Children® — Northern California and raised $2,000 in the process. Organized by Jeff Gamache, a member of the SureWest Foundation, and Selma Arney, senior marketing account manager at SureWest, the social networking campaign promised a $1 donation for every friend or follower SureWest added to its Facebook and Twitter accounts from May through October 2011.
On November 4, 2011, Ms. Arney and SureWest Marketing Manager Clara Lee presented a gift of $2,000 to the hospital.
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