[HeartStrongList] June 20, 2006

[Anthony Virostko]

Way to GO, Marc!
Keep up the good work.

Anthony
www.foursistersgroove.com


heartstronglist at heartstrong.org wrote:

>Hi everyone,
>It's finally almost officially summer!
>
>We have a very exciting announcement that we are only making on our email
>list today.
>
>Thanks to our friends at the Sawchuk Family Foundation, HeartStrong is
>about to announce the implementation of a LiveSupport feature for our
>students.
>
>Generally, LiveSupport features are for customer service items on websites
>but we decided to implement it to use to communicate directly with
>students visiting our site.  When one of our volunteers is available,
>students can go online and speak to someone live.  It's kind of like an
>Instant Message only more secure.
>
>The feature is now live on our home page.  When myself or another
>volunteer is online, the words, Live Support Online, appear.  If no
>volunteer is available it simply says we are offline.
>
>We tested this program with students several months ago and with fantastic
>results.  This also allows us to refer students in crisis to local or
>national suicide preventation contacts.
>
>We will be making a public announcement early next week about this feature
>but feel free to go online and check it out.  And test it out if one of us
>is online.
>
>We will be making two more announcements in the coming week about
>additional features being added to the site so watch your email!
>
>Changing the subject somewhat, we are still in need of your financial
>help.  We still have $2000.00 to pay from our last trip and a little more
>than a month to go before our next trip.  If you are able to make a
>donation please do so today.  http://www.heartstrong.org  Or, you can mail
>your donation using check or a credit card.  If you would like to discuss
>your tax deductible gift, please email me directly,
>marcadams at heartstrong.org
>
>Thanks so much!
>Marc Adams
>(volunteer) Executive Director
>
>
>
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