Office Supply Industry Partners Raise Nearly $100,000 at 10th Annual META Foundation Golf Tournament

Money raised will be used to fund scholarships for Hispanic students in Southern California

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 6, 2011
Media contact:
Charissa Gonzales
Tel: 310-370-7676
Cell: 818-415-3746
Email: charissa@meta-foundation.org

Buena Park, Calif. – META continues to provide college scholarships to Hispanic students
in Southern California thanks to the support of the office product industry at the 10th
Annual META Foundation Golf Tournament that raised $98,740.

“The office products industry and the rest of our corporate sponsors really stepped up
to support students in our community and we are grateful for their continued efforts to
help deserving students achieve their dreams of going to four-year universities.” said
Steves Rodriguez, META Board President.

More than 160 players took part in the tournament, held at the Los Coyotes Country
Club in Buena Park, CA on October 3, 2011. Lead support for the tournament came from
United Stationers, City Fibers, Office Solutions, and HON Office Furniture. Other office
product sponsors included: ACCO Brands, Avery Dennison, Domtar, Office Depot, Pilot,
BIC, and S.P. Richards. They were joined by financial services and other corporate
sponsors including: Bank of the West, City National Bank, Farmers and Merchants Bank
and CAPS Universal. Their support was instrumental in allowing META to enjoy its most
successful tournament ever and continue to fund scholarships for deserving students
from the community.

About META
META is a nonprofit organization, providing mentorship and scholarships to Hispanic
youth in Southern California with the vision of increasing the opportunities for Hispanics
to become successful business and community leaders. Dozens of students have
benefitted from the scholarships provided and are graduating from college with
Bachelor’s Degrees at more than double the national average for students without
META support.

Co-founded by Bob Mairena, CEO of Office Solutions, one of the top 500 Hispanic
owned businesses, the organization has grown in 10 years from a handful of friends
interested in raising money to provide scholarships to local students, to an organization
that has the vision to make a large scale impact for Hispanic students in the Southern
California community. For more information on META, please visit www.metafoundation.org

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