PACE Center for Girls Receives Donation from Home-Tech, Customers

Fort Myers, FL, August 26, 2010 --(PR.com)-- Southwest Florida air-conditioning and appliance sales and service leader Home-Tech donated $1,157 in the names of its July customers to the PACE Center for Girls as part of the company’s Charity of the Month program. This program donates a portion of the price of new air conditioning units sold each month in customers’ names rather than sending the customer a corporate gift like it has done in past years. Entering its second year of the Charity of the Month program, Home-Tech has given nearly $12,000 to local charities located from Sarasota to Naples, in addition to the company’s ongoing charitable giving and sponsorship of local charity events.

The PACE Center for Girls provides at-risk girls and young women an opportunity for a better future through education, counseling, training and advocacy. In addition to the Charity of the Month donation, Home-Tech also sponsored the organization’s “Love that Dress” event and donated a wine refrigerator for the fundraiser. Later this fall, Home-Tech will be a gold sponsor of PACE’s November Luncheon.

“With two grown daughters, I’ve seen firsthand some of the challenges girls face as they age, even if they have a strong support system at home,” says Home-Tech President and Founder Steve Marino. “Organizations like PACE are so important for girls who don’t have that support or are living in unbelievable circumstances, giving them the confidence and skills they need to lead the best possible lives.”

Home-Tech’s Charity of the Month program donates a portion of the price of each new air conditioning unit sold to a different charity each month.

About Home-Tech
Based in Fort Myers, employee-owned Home-Tech has been an industry leader and trendsetter in the fields of air conditioning service and installation, major appliance sales and service, home-service agreements for nearly three decades. Founded in 1981 by Steve Marino, who continues as President and Chairman of the Board, the privately held Home-Tech employs 127 people and provides services in Lee, Charlotte, Collier, Sarasota and Manatee counties in Southwest Florida. Home-Tech operates from two principal locations. Its headquarters, tech training facility and appliance showroom are located at 6400 Techster Boulevard in Fort Myers and a second office at 5215 Lena Road in Bradenton which services Manatee and Sarasota counties. For more information about Home-Tech, visit www.Home-Tech.com or call (239) 433-3344.

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