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IT Solutions, a top-ranked Managed Service Provider for which “giving back” is part of its corporate philosophy, today announced that Garfield Park Academy will be the latest recipient of its Smiles for Success award. The donation will be made to GPA’s “Go Play” Campaign and IT Solutions will present the Academy with $1,200 that was raised through the campaign.

The community service initiative, which began as a way for IT Solutions’ leadership to show appreciation for the firm’s own success, is driven in a unique way — through client input. Whenever an IT Solutions’ client fills out a satisfaction survey, their effort generates a donation for one of IT Solutions’ non-profit partners. To date, the $9,000 donated through Smiles for Success has benefited eight different non-profit organizations. 

“When we founded IT Solutions, we were dedicated to delivering ‘outside the box’ of the traditional IT Service Provider model, and that dedication continues to this day,” said IT Solutions President Garrett Graney. “We believe wholeheartedly that companies should be more than a profit machine. In that pursuit, we made a lasting commitment to corporate giving. This donation holds special meaning for the IT Solutions team because it represents a memorial tribute to a Garfield Academy team member with whom IT Solutions staff worked for many years.”

So far, IT Solutions has made donations to the following nonprofits: ALS Association of Greater Philadelphia, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) Foundation, Mattie N. Dixon Community Cupboard, Meg McGoldrick Better Together Fund at Abington - Jefferson Health Hospital, Partnership for Community Supports, Project HOME, The Wardrobe Philadelphia and Veterans Multi-Service Center (VMC).

IT Solutions has already announced that its next Smiles for Success recipient will be The Arc of Chester County. The advocacy organization is a leading provider of “lifetime services” for people with developmental and intellectual disabilities and their families.

“Not only has this initiative made a positive impact in the lives of many people, including a considerable number of children, but it has also let us show our clients that their choice of IT provider enables them to make a positive impact, as well,” said Graney. “Our clients’ response when we tell them their business is making a real difference in the world is always enthusiastic and heartfelt.”

About Garfield Park Academy

Garfield Park Academy is a New Jersey state approved, private special education school that provides effective, evidence-based special education services for students in grades K-12 who have a history of learning, social, emotional and behavioral challenges. For information, visit www.garfieldparkacademy.org.

About IT Solutions

IT Solutions Inc. is an IT services leader providing expert managed services, custom application development, secure data and easy-to-maintain backup solutions for both on-premise and cloud environments, all of which are accompanied by proactive IT support. Through 25+ years of strategic partnership building and a focus on adopting innovative technologies and improving processes, we have transformed IT Solutions from a solo venture start-up in 1994 to the 100% employee-owned and award-winning solutions provider it is today. For more information, visit www.ITSolutions-Inc.com.