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4.16.2008 - 10:53am ET
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Social Network CEO Starts Charitable Initiative
Famzam.com Teams Up With World Vision to Change Children's Lives
(CSRwire) NEW YORK, NY -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 04/16/08 -- Famzam.com LLC, a family
centric social connection site that allows users to create their own
custom family and friends network, today announced a charitable corporate
partnership with the Christian humanitarian organization World Vision. For
over 50 years, World Vision has touched the lives of one million people
every year, in nearly 100 countries around the world, including the United
States.
"We are very happy to partner up with a premier charitable organization
like World Vision," said Anthony Lamme, CEO, Famzam. "One of my main
reasons for creating Famzam was to promote a positive environment for
social networking. Too often we hear and read about the negative
influences related to these sites. I wanted to build a safe online
environment that would make it easy for families to get connected, but
also use the viral power of social networking to do some good around the
world, and thus, came up with this initiative."
When Famzam first launched last month, Mr. Lamme personally sponsored the
first World Vision child. His name is Kali and he lives in India. From
that point on, for every 5,000 new members who join Famzam, the company
will sponsor another child. If each member of the site connects with just
two family members or friends, in a few short years Famzam will have close
to 8,000,000 members. That will result in the social connection site
sponsoring 1,600 World Vision children. "Not only will our members be
getting closer to their family and friends, they will ultimately be
changing the lives of these children forever," Mr. Lamme added.
"We're thankful that Anthony has chosen World Vision as his charity of
choice. Sponsoring children around the world is one of the most valuable
ways to provide them with education, nutrition, and improve their quality
of life," said John Clause, senior director, east region, at World
Vision.
About Famzam.com
Famzam.com, located in New York, NY and Santa Monica, CA provides a
private and secure social connection site for families and friends. This
customizable network allows users to stay connected with family and
friends while sharing photos, videos, recipes and calendar events. Unlike
other social networking sites, Famzam is family centric and allows members
to create separate social networks; one for family and one for friends.
For more information about Famzam, contact info@famzam.com or visit www.famzam.com.
About World Vision
World Vision is a Christian humanitarian organization dedicated to working
with children, families and their communities worldwide to reach their full
potential by tackling the causes of poverty and injustice. World Vision
helps transform the lives of the world's poorest children and families in
nearly 100 countries, including the United States. Their non-profit work
extends assistance to all people, regardless of their religious beliefs,
gender, race, or ethnic background. Please visit www.worldvision.org.
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