Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, June 23rd, 2011 - SimplyCast.com, a leader in multi-channel marketing Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) solution for organizations worldwide, today announced it has awarded the first SimplyCast Ritchie Scholarship to Sara Rahimi of Dalhousie University located in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
The SimplyCast Ritchie scholarship is awarded annually to one high school or university/college student and is based on academic achievement, community citizenship, and Equals6 network participation.
Each has been an integral part of SimplyCast's growth, either in an advisory role or as an educator. Several of the company's current employees, including CEO and President, Saeed El-Darahali, are graduates of Saint Mary's University.
"SimplyCast is dedicated to supporting the future leaders of tomorrow and that is why we feel it is important to provide student scholarships like the SimplyCast Ritchie Scholarship," said Saeed El-Darahali, President and CEO of SimplyCast. "I want to congratulate Sara on behalf of my whole team and wish her the best of luck in her studies."
The scholarship is just one of the awards given out every year in conjunction with Equals6.com, the Halifax based student career development network.
"I am honored to have such an award named after me," said Mr. Ritchie. "Sara is the perfect selection to be the first recipient of the SimplyCast Ritchie award and I wish her the best of luck in her future endeavors."
To learn more about what scholarships are available through SimplyCast, please visit http://careers.simplycast.com/Career-Network-Scholarships.
SimplyCast's 11-in-1 multi-channel marketing platform is a web-based solution designed to create, track and deliver targeted online marketing campaigns such as email, survey, event, autoresponder, fax, SMS, Twitter and link tracking services.
About SimplyCast
SimplyCast.com is a leading provider of interactive marketing software and services for organizations worldwide. The company's multi-channel marketing platform is a feature-rich solution used by thousands of customers in over 175 countries, including many of the most recognized brand names around the globe in retail, non-profit and hospitality industries. With thousands of organizations using SimplyCast solutions to automate email, survey, event, SMS, Twitter, fax, and autoresponder marketing needs, they now have the power to effectively reach customers on their preferred mode of communication.
For More Information Contact:
Micheal Cusden
Ph. 902-835-8974
michael.cusden@simplycast.com
www.SimplyCast.com