New Balance Joins Sittercity.com's Corporate Program
Wednesday, August 27, 2008FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
(Chicago, Ill.) - Sittercity announced today that New Balance, the Boston-based global athletic company, has joined Sittercity's Corporate Program, which will give New Balance associates instant access to thousands of babysitters, nannies, petsitters, senior care providers, housekeepers and tutors through Sittercity.com's national online database.
The company’s 2,200 U.S.-based associates will utilize a co-branded Sittercity website with profiles of sitters containing references, photos, background checks, feedback from parents, calendars, contact information, videos and more than 40 different pieces of criteria on each caregiver and more.
“New Balance is committed to creating an environment that supports the well-being of our associates both at work and at home,” says Carol O’Donnell, Vice President of Corporate Human Resources for New Balance. “The Sittercity Corporate Program offers a real solution for associates that have trouble getting to work because of responsibilities for their loved ones like after-school care for their child, a sick pet, or elderly parents who need to get to doctor appointments."
Sittercity's Corporate Program is now entering its third year. In addition to their Corporate Program, which includes a bulk membership to Sittercity.com and a uniquely branded website portal for the company they are serving, Sittercity also offers SpeedSitting® events to corporations, run in a "speed date" format, to connect company employees with local care providers.
About Sittercity.com
Sittercity.com®, the inventor of online caregiving, is America’s most trustworthy source for child care, pet care, senior care, housekeepers and tutors dedicated to making the process of finding a caregiver fast, easy, safe and fun. With access to hundreds of thousands of caregivers nationwide, families and individuals can find a wealth of qualified caregivers in their area by using Sittercity’s four-step screening process, which includes references, parent-to-parent feedback, personal interviews and free access to background checks. Registration for sitters is free, and parents pay as little as $8 per month for a membership, which gives them unlimited ability to post jobs, and search, contact and hire sitters in their areas. A true pioneer in its field, Sittercity.com has been featured by hundreds of media outlets, from the Today Show to the Big Idea with Donny Deutsch to the Wall Street Journal. Sittercity won first place in the 2007 UPS Small Business “Out of the Box” contest as well as a 2007 International Davey Award. Sittercity also won the U.S. Small Business Administration Champion Award in 2006 from President Bush, received Webby Worthy Awards in 2005 and 2008 and won the 2005 Women’s Business Development Center Rising Star Award. For more information, visit the company Web site at www.sittercity.com.
About New Balance
New Balance, headquartered in Boston, MA has the following mission: Demonstrating responsible leadership, we build global brands that athletes are proud to wear, associates are proud to create and communities are proud to host. New Balance employs more than 4000 people around the globe, and in 2007 reported worldwide sales of $1.63 billion. For more information please visit http://www.newbalance.com.
