Digital Rochester Rings In Holiday Season with Festivus

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
November 29, 2016

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Lisa Doerner

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Digital Rochester Rings In Holiday Season with Festivus

DR's annual holiday party at ARTISANworks will feature food, music and prizes

Rochester, NY - Digital Rochester (DR) will throw its holiday party, "Festivus," a night filled with food, music, networking and prizes, on Tuesday, December 6 from 5:30 - 8:00 p.m. at ARTISANworks. The annual celebration will include live music by Plain Jane , an acoustic duo featuring rock/pop/country from Janis Joplin to Lady Gaga, and the event's popular raffle drawing for prizes. DR sponsors donated over $5000 in gift cards, gift baskets, tech prizes and experiential gifts (full list below). Raffle tickets will be sold during the event, with the drawing taking place at 7 p.m.

Festivus 2016 is sponsored by The Entrepreneur's Network (TEN), a Monroe County program under management by High Tech Rochester. TEN is for startups who are commercializing scientific breakthroughs and new technologies, and for small businesses who can scale by tapping new markets or expanding their product portfolios. This focus on growth potential drives powerful peer-to-peer learning, and leads to real-world success. The exhibitor sponsor is Innovative Solutions.

Guests will have the opportunity to meet new business contacts and network with old friends. All are invited; admission to Festivus is free for DR members and $5 for non-members. Registration is requested and can be found at: https://www.runmyclub.com/DR/eventcalendar.asp?id=209345 .

2016 Prize List:

Arbonne: "Genius" Ultrasound Facial for four - $450 Value & Webkinz Basket (4 stuffed animals) - $60 Value
Boylan Code: Alex and Ani Gift Card - $150 value
Break The Ice Media: Casa Larga Wine Gift Basket - $100 Value

Entre Computer Services: An Evening to Remember Basket - $250 Value
Finger Lakes Technologies Group, Inc.: Wine & Jam Basket - $150 Value

Flix Academy: V-Moda Cross Fade Wireless headphones - $300 Value
Freed Maxick: Del Monte Spa Certificate - $200 Value

Heslin Rothenberg Farley & Mesiti (HRFM): Amazon Echo - $180 Value

Innovative Solutions: 50" Flat Screen TV - $400 Value

iVEDiX: Keurig K55 Coffee Maker - $100 Value

Mason Digital: Bose Soundsport Pulse Wireless Headphones - $200 Value

Miller & Associates: Woodhouse Day Spa
PSquared Digital: Amazon Echo - $180 Value

Rochester Professional Consultants Network (RPCN): RPCN Consulting Business Boot Camp - $345 Value
Seneca Park Zoo: Zoo Brew Pack: 2 Tickets for each Summer ZooBrew (10 total), 2 ZooBrew reusable cups & 2 ZooBrew T-Shirts - $200 Value
Superior Group: 2 Syracuse Orange Basketball Tickets: Monday, February 14 at 7 pm vs Louisville (Section 212 - Aisle Seats) - $150 Value

Superior Group: 2 Buffalo Sabres Hockey Tickets & Parking Pass: Saturday, January 7 at 1 pm vs Winnipeg Jets (Key Bank Club Seats - Section 217) - $250 Value
TAG Solutions: Drone Blade-Inductrix-FPV-RTF - $199 Value
Tele Data Com : Fitbit Blaze Smart Fitness Watch - $200 Value

The Great Escape Room: Group Escape up to 10 participants -

$320 Value

The Strathallan a DoubleTree by Hilton: 1 overnight accommodation and breakfast for 2 - $250 Value
webSURGE: Bose Soundlink Mini Bluetooth Speaker II - $179 Value
WorldLeaders: Fitbit Fitness Tracker - $129 Value

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About Digital Rochester:

Digital Rochester was founded in 2000 and is made up of professionals and companies working together to strengthen the Greater Rochester Area's technology business community. DR events and community services include a wide array of educational and networking activities designed to support the growth and success of the Rochester business community.

In 2010, the organization grew with the inclusion of the Association for Women in Computing (AWC) and eBusiness Association (eBA). In 2012, DR entered into a strategic alliance with Greater Rochester Enterprise (GRE). This alliance enhances DR's ability to support the Greater Rochester Region's business community.

www.digitalrochester.com