Employees Support Athletes by Joining a Three-Day Celebration of
Dedication and Courage
WESTFORD, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mar. 12, 2015--
NetScout®
Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:NTCT), a market leader in application and
network performance management solutions, today announced that the
company will participate in the 18th annual Blazent
Celebrity Winterfest, which is taking place March 13-15 on the
slopes of Diamond Peak Ski Resort at Lake Tahoe. This year marks the
fifth consecutive year that NetScout is sponsoring the “Let the Games
Begin” Welcome Reception, which will be held on Friday, March 13, from
7:00–11:00 p.m. at the Hyatt Regency Resort in Incline Village, Nevada.
Last year’s event generated over $216,000 to provide funding for the
6,500 special education student athletes who receive sports training in
the classroom through the Special
Olympics Northern California and Nevada’s Schools Partnership Program.
The main event of Celebrity Winterfest kicks off on Saturday, March 14,
with the Corporate Ski Challenge. For this event, NetScout is sponsoring
a team of eight skiers, one celebrity and one Special Olympics athlete
to raise funds and increase awareness of the mission of Special Olympics
Northern California.
“We look forward to sponsoring this event every year because it directly
benefits special education students and promotes diversity among
mentors, student coaches and peers,” said Ken Boyd, chief information
officer and senior vice president of services at NetScout and a board
member of Special Olympics Northern California. “Each year we return and
get to witness these athletes’ astounding physical and personal growth.
We look forward to experiencing the inspirational competition at this
year’s event.”
Celebrities currently confirmed to participate in Celebrity Winterfest
include Tim Abell (CSI franchise, We Were Soldiers), Mike Buie (Next 3
Days, Mystery, Alaska), Laura Kai Chen (Her, Days of Our Lives), Tanya
Clarke (A Beautiful Mind), Juliette Goodrich (KPIX, CBS 5‐San
Francisco), Thyme Lewis (Days of Our Lives), Frank Mallicoat (KPIX, CBS
5‐San Francisco), Justin Melvey (Home and Away, Days of Our Lives),
Kevin Railsback (Jake Squared, Humbug, Hart of Dixie) and John J. Vogel
(The Mix Masters).
The Special
Olympics Northern California and Nevada’s Schools Partnership Program
gives athletes continuing opportunities to develop physical fitness,
demonstrate courage, experience joy and participate in sharing gifts,
skills and friendship with families, other athletes and the community.
From the Oregon border to Monterey and Tulare counties, nearly 17,000
athletes along with nearly 18,000 volunteers have the opportunity to
participate in a wide variety of sports training and competitions that
take place throughout the year.
About Special Olympics Northern California and Nevada
Special Olympics Northern California and Nevada provides a free
year-round sports training and competition program for children and
adults with intellectual disabilities. Almost 19,000 children and adults
with intellectual disabilities compete in 173 competitions throughout
the regions in 12 sports. This requires the extraordinary support and
time of 17,600 volunteers and volunteer coaches. Financial support comes
almost exclusively from individuals, organizations, corporations and
foundations. For more information, visit www.SONC.org
for Special Olympics Northern California and www.SONV.org
for Nevada.
About NetScout Systems, Inc.
NetScout Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:NTCT) is the market leader in application
and network performance management solutions that enable enterprise and
service provider organizations to assure the quality of the user
experience for business and mobile services. NetScout’s technology helps
these organizations proactively manage service delivery and identify
emerging performance problems, helping to quickly resolve issues that
cause business disruptions or negatively impact users of information
technology.
NetScout is a registered trademark, and nGeniusONE and Adaptive
Session Intelligence are trademarks of NetScout Systems, Inc. All other
trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
Source: NetScout Systems, Inc.
NetScout Systems, Inc.
Donna Candelori, +1-408-571-5226
donna.candelori@netscout.com
or
W2O
Group
Kursten Mitchell, +1-512-298-1146
kmitchell@wcgworld.com