Grip-It & Rip–It Golf Classic Raises $2 Million

Orange County, June 18, 2014 – Corporate IT Solutions (CIS) joins Shari’s Restaurants in West Linn Oregon on June 23, 2014 for a successful fundraiser, now in it’s 19th year, benefiting the Boys & Girl’s Clubs.   The golf event named “Shari’s Grip-It & Rip-It Golf Classic” is a personal favorite of the Shari’s organization, a growing restaurant chain operating 100 stores across seven states and headquartered in Beaverton Oregon.

This year the tournament will take place at The Oregon Golf Club, one of the most revered golf clubs in the Pacific Northwest. “As a multi-year vendor of Shari’s we’re very happy to take a part in supporting this great cause and the good work done by the Boys & Girl’s Clubs,” says Matt Miller, Founder and Managing Partner Corporate IT Solutions. The event is structured as a scramble and will include a private barbeque featuring Shari’s premium burgers, ribs and award-winning pies. A member of the Shari’s management team will captain each team of five players. “If golf isn’t your thing, we invite the community to come out and hear first-hand how the Boys & Girl’s Clubs impact our communities from one of the Youth of the Year candidates,” says Kevin Bechtel, SVP Purchasing, R&D and Menu Development. “We thank CIS and all of our corporate sponsors for their financial and time investment in a very important event to Shari’s Restaurants.”

About Corporate IT Solutions (CIS)

Launched in 2008 CIS has been on a mission to change the rules for wide area networking design, creating a new paradigm for the delivery of WAN solutions offering the flexibility and support clients want at a price point that drives down overall network expenses. With more than 10,000 sites installed throughout the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico CIS is a proven business partner that understands the unique IT and network needs of enterprise organizations in the retail, hospitality, healthcare and financial services industries. The CIS product roadmap is an extension of those relationships expanding to add new affordable services requested by clients delivering better support, reliability and security. With innovative solutions validated by a long list of delighted enterprise clients, CIS is as an extension of our client’s IT team. For more information visit www.cisvpn.com.

About Shari’s Restaurants: Shari’s (www.sharis.com) is the largest full-service restaurant chain based in the Pacific Northwest. Founded in 1978 and operated by Shari’s Management Corporation of Beaverton, Oregon, Shari’s Restaurants provide customers high quality, reasonably-priced meals 24-hours a day in a comfortable surrounding. Shari’s menu features a full selection of breakfasts, salads, gourmet sandwiches, hamburgers, dinner entrees, desserts and pies. Shari’s employs nearly 4,500 employees at 105 locations throughout Oregon, Washington, California, Wyoming, Idaho, and Nebraska.