Directed Raises More Than $300,000 for Charity at Fifth Annual Tournament
VISTA, Calif., Aug. 23, 2006 -- The Directed Electronics Charitable Foundation, a not-for-profit 501(C)(3) organization whose mission is: "To improve the quality of life for disadvantaged children in Southern California and the communities in which we do business," is pleased to announce that it raised more than $300,000 for charity at Monday's fifth annual Directed Electronics Charity Golf Tournament at La Costa Resort & Spa in Carlsbad, California. Pro Football Hall of Fame legend Franco Harris was Guest of Honor.
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Harris spoke at the Tournament luncheon, as did U.S. Representative Darrell Issa (R - CA) the founder of Directed Electronics. Then Directed President and CEO Jim Minarik disbursed checks totaling more than $100,000 to representatives of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Vista, Oceanside, South Coast San Clemente and Southwest County Temecula, as well as North County Solutions for Change.
The Directed Electronics Charitable Foundation is the charitable giving arm of Directed Electronics, Inc., the largest designer and marketer of consumer branded vehicle security and convenience systems in the United States based on sales, and a major supplier of home audio, mobile audio and video, and satellite radio products.
According to Jim Minarik, President of the Directed Electronics Charitable Foundation, "Over the past five years, Directed has raised more than one million dollars for charity, because giving back to our communities is one of our key values." For more information, please visit http://www.directed.com/press/Directed_golf_tournament.html
About Directed Electronics
Headquartered in Vista, California, Directed Electronics is the largest designer and marketer of consumer branded vehicle security and convenience systems in the United States based on sales. Directed also markets and sells certain SIRIUS-branded satellite radio receivers and accessories, with exclusive distribution rights for such products to Directed's existing U.S. retailer customer base. Directed is also a major supplier of home audio, mobile audio and video. Its broad portfolio of security products, including remote start, hybrid systems, GPS tracking, and navigation, are sold under leading brands including Viper(R), Clifford(R), Python(R), and Astroflex(R). In the home audio market, Directed designs and markets award-winning Definitive Technology(R) premium loudspeakers. Directed's mobile audio and video products include speakers, subwoofers, amplifiers, video screens and digital media players, sold under its Orion(R), Precision Power(R), Directed Audio(R), Xtreme(R) Directed Video(R), Directed Mobile Media(R) and Automate(R) brand names. Directed was founded in 1982 and, with sales of $305 million in 2005, markets its broad portfolio of products through many channels including leading retailers and specialty chains throughout North America and around the world. More information is available at www.directed.com.
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