Geeks On Call Franchisees Host Child Internet Safety Event in Waldorf, MD
03 Juli 2008 - 3:30PM
PR Newswire (US)
NORFOLK, Va., July 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Geeks On Call
Holdings, Inc. (OTC:GOCH) (BULLETIN BOARD: GOCH) , a premier
national provider of professional IT solutions to small business
and residential customers through its trade name Geeks On Call,
announced today that its franchise partners in Waldorf, Maryland,
will present a public service seminar called 'The Parents' Guide to
Internet Safety'. The seminar, held at the Waldorf Jaycees
Community Center, will consist of a presentation on Web-safe
practices, including helpful tips about using chat rooms and social
networking sites like MySpace. It was titled after the document of
the same name, authored by Geeks On Call and made available for
download at no charge on the Company's Web site, as a public
service. Alex and Jennifer Bleam, a husband-and-wife team who own a
Geeks On Call franchise, developed and sponsored this event to help
parents become savvy about kids' Web activities and protect their
children from Internet threats. The parents of three boys, the
Bleams have unique insight about parents' Web safety concerns, and
will offer concrete practices and software designed to assist
parents in monitoring minors on the Web. The Bleams will coach
parents on 'Net Lingo' to help them understand the language their
children use on the Web. The event will also feature a 'Q & A'
session and drawings for door prizes, such as flash drives and
cyber safety software from CA and Sentry Parental Controls. Child
safety company Ident-A-Kid has contributed coupons for free child
identification kits, which are used in rescue efforts when locating
missing and abducted children. Jennifer Bleam said, "We often hear
our clients' concerns about their children's Internet habits. As
the local experts in evolving technology, we have products,
services, and information that can help keep children safe online.
We thought a public awareness seminar would be a great way to
distribute this information quickly and effectively." The event,
offered twice to increase the opportunity for parents to attend,
will take place July 7th and 9th from 6:45-9 p.m. at the Waldorf
Jaycees Community Center, located at 3090 Crain Highway in Waldorf.
For further information, please call the Waldorf Jaycees,
co-sponsors of The Parents' Guide, at 301-645-4546 or 301-843-2233.
About Geeks On Call Geeks On Call is a wholly owned subsidiary of
Geeks On Call Holdings, Inc. (OTC:GOCH) (BULLETIN BOARD: GOCH) .
Founded in 1999, the Company is a pioneer in the mobile,
rapid-response on-site IT service concept. Geeks On Call's
certified IT professionals service small businesses and residential
customers across the nation, providing computer privacy and
security solutions, hardware and network installations and
troubleshooting, as well as repairs, upgrades and consulting. Geeks
On Call also co-markets through endorsed vendor relationships with
other Franchisors, who offer GOC services to their franchisees as a
value-added benefit. Over 250 independently owned and operated
franchises have been granted, with new franchise and Corporate
locations opening regularly. For more information, including
franchising and Endorsed Vendor Program opportunities, call
1-800-905-GEEK or visit http://www.geeksoncall.com/. Send an email
of inquiry to . Forward-looking Statements "Safe Harbor" Statement
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effect. Contacts: Investor Relations Gerard Adams President Wall
Street Grand LLC 888-925-8247 Jennifer Allesandro Geeks On Call I/R
(757) 531-7410 Media Relations Shana Keith Porter Novelli (404)
995-4557 DATASOURCE: Geeks On Call Holdings, Inc. CONTACT: Investor
Relations: Jennifer Allesandro, Geeks On Call I/R, +1-757-531-7410,
, or Gerard Adams, President, Wall Street Grand LLC for Geeks On
Call, 1-888-925-8247, ; Media Relations: Shana Keith,
+1-404-995-4557, , of Porter Novelli for Geeks On Call Web site:
http://www.geeksoncall.com/
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