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Avnet Account Manager exceeds target for Comic Relief and raises over £1000 in just 1 hour and 45 minutes
Bracknell, Berkshire, 23 March 2009:
Sandeep Patel, an Avnet Technology Solutions Account Manager agreed to shave his long flowing locks for Comic Relief if Avnet's Warrington office could raise £1000 on the morning of Red Nose Day.
The target was reached in just 1 hour and 45 minutes so by 2pm Sandeep had a Red Nose and shaved head. The transformation was complete.
Sandeep Patel said, "I have had long hair for nearly seven years and decided to do something funny for money and challenged my colleagues to raise £1000 for Comic Relief. They certainly met the target and more, with nearly £1500 collected before lunch, then there was no turning back."
A web page at www.justgiving.com/sanhairbegone was created and immediately donations started to arrive and continue to do so.
Sandeep concluded, "I wasn't sure whether my challenge would work but I should have known that my Avnet colleagues would exceed any target set for them. I would like to thank everyone for this fantastic achievement and to those people at our key Vendor Partner Oracle who also contributed.
"It is encouraging to know that my personal transformation will help to transform the lives of children in Africa through the efforts of Comic Relief. Once again thank you everyone."
ENDS
About Avnet Technology Solutions
Avnet Technology Solutions is an operating group of Phoenix-based Avnet, Inc. As a global technology sales and marketing organization, Avnet Technology Solutions has sales divisions focused on specific customer segments and a select line card strategy enabling an exceptional level of attention to the needs of its customers and suppliers. For fiscal year 2008, the group served customers in more than 30 countries and generated US $7.6 billion in annual revenue.
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Avnet, Inc. (NYSE:AVT), a Fortune 500 company, is one of the largest distributors of electronic components, computer products and embedded technology in the world. Avnet accelerates its partners' success by connecting the world's leading technology suppliers with a broad base of more than 100,000 customers and providing cost-effective, value-added services and solutions. For the fiscal year ended June 28, 2008, Avnet generated revenue of $17.95 billion. For more information, visit www.avnet.com
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