You would think that people who work behind the internet stay behind it, but on December 15, #HoHoTo brought the techies and internet fans in Toronto out to party for a good cause last Christmas season.

Tickets for the event went on sale on December 9 and #HoHoTo was sold out in just a few days. The event itself was hosted at The Mod Club in downtown Toronto and was attended by nearly 600 people gathered from all across the internet, gathered mainly through the social networking site Twitter. The attendees were, as quoted from HoHoTo.ca, “geeks, phreaks, webheads, twitterfiends, techies, media, marketing, and PR types and all their friends. And everyone else!”

Within the first three days that #HoHoTo was publicized, $10,000 was raised for the Daily Bread Food Bank, and in less than two weeks, organizers raised more than $25,000 from its Twitter and corporate supporters. Toronto based web hosting provider, Fused Network managed to squeeze in a last minute corporate sponsorship amounting to $2,500.

The extra mile

So why go the extra mile to sponsor this event? Fused owner David McKendrick commented: “After checking out the project I was extremely excited to hear about a local event helping out the Daily Bread Food Bank, but they were completely sold out... I immediately went to the organizers and requested if they could open up an additional sponsorship slot so we could contribute.”

The Daily Bread Food Bank collects donations from individuals and the food industry, and distributes the goods among its agencies to provide for meal and food relief programs. The charity helps around 80,000 people in the Greater Toronto Area with meal programs where the hungry are served prepared food.Being an enthusiastic supporter of charities, David was thrilled to have sponsored an event that contributed to this charity.

“You really can't go wrong with helping people get fed, it's such a basic tenet of life that most of us take for granted yet millions die every year just from lack of food. There's a lot of need, every little bit we can do to help makes a huge difference in people's lives."

When asked what experience has Fused Network had with sponsoring charity events, David stated: “Well, this has been our first local charity event and I couldn't have asked for a better way to get the ball rolling with future sponsorships. It was amazing to experience and it helped raise over $25,000 for a local food bank -- it brings a permanent smile to my face.”

Can we expect Fused Network to sponsor future #HoHoTo events?

“We're always looking for great ways to help out locally here in Toronto and this was just a perfect match for us. IT oriented and for a great cause? Count us in!”

About Fused Network

Fused Network is a leading provider of quality web hosting and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada and serving clients in over 45 countries worldwide with infrastructure located in several cities across North America including Los Angeles, Chicago and Houston.

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