Released: 2/6/2009
OptionC Partners with Immaculate Heart Radio
OptionC integrates Catholic internet radio into its School Management System ROCHESTER, NY (February 3, 2009) – OptionC Inc., providing top Catholic Schools with the most comprehensive and state-of-the-art “Catholic-focused” school management system, electronic fund tuition transfer services with 24 hour tuition deposits, magazine fundraising and Catholic book fair services, announced today a partnership with Immaculate Heart Radio. In an effort to extend the faith through technology, OptionC has partnered with Immaculate Heart Radio to bring live internet Catholic radio audio feeds into the OptionC School Management System. When logged into OptionC, this feed is available to all Catholic school administrators, staff, parents and students. OptionC’s Catholic focused school management system is used by top Catholic schools throughout the country. This partnership with the radio network continues to emphasize the difference between OptionC and public school management systems. We are very excited to be able to provide Catholic radio online to tens of thousands of Catholic school students and their families,” stated Doug Sherman, President of Immaculate Heart Radio. “What a great way for the schools to extend the faith among their staff, students and parents.” About Immaculate Heart Radio Immaculate Heart Radio is a non-profit, lay apostolate that operates a growing network of Catholic radio stations in the West. We are dedicated to sharing the heart of the Christian faith and changing lives through radio airwaves. Since the founding of KIHM in Reno in 1997, the Immaculate Heart Radio network has grown to 21 of the nation's 150 Catholic radio stations. Immaculate Heart Radio is dedicated to spreading the knowledge, love and practice of the Roman Catholic Faith by means of radio; therefore their programming content is primarily catechetical, devotional, and inspirational. Immaculate Heart Radio exists in response to the call of the Second Vatican Council to the laity to evangelize, and to its call for all members of the Church to use radio to evangelize. Immaculate Heart Radio offers its work in the worldwide effort to fulfill the call of Pope John Paul II for a New Evangelization and a New Springtime for the Church. Immaculate Heart Radio declares an absolute faithfulness to the Holy Father and the Bishops in union with him. We are bound to accurately and fully transmit the Faith as proposed by the Teaching Authority of the Church. We are specifically bound by the vehicle in which it is proposed for our time, the Catechism of the Catholic Church. We hold everything we broadcast up to the Catechism as its standard. These qualities shape our service to the faithful in the several dioceses in which we broadcast, our obedience to the bishops of those dioceses, and our assistance to local priests and religious. Immaculate Heart Radio is committed to Sharing the Heart of the Christian Faith in humility, charity, respect and ecumenism; and to draw upon the vast diversity of riches which is the Catholic heritage in order to broadcast something for every believer. More information can be found at www.ihradio.org. About OptionC OptionC, the leader in Catholic Focused Technology and EFT Tuition Collection & Fundraising Services, provides the most advanced School Management System supporting top Catholic Schools in their efforts to increase academic excellence and extend the faith through technology. Its 24Tuition EFT Services division enables Schools to receive their tuition money in as little as 12-48 hours after withdrawal, significantly faster than current industry standards of 10 days or twice a month. OptionC also assists Catholic schools with fundraising initiatives, such as magazine drives, and has partnered with AP Hearst Corporation. Magazine Sales account for one of the largest fundraisers available today, providing over 800 magazines for sale either by catalog fundraising or online purchasing. OptionC has partnered with many of the best U.S. Catholic book publishing companies to provide www.catholicschoolbookfair.com as a one-stop portal resource. Of the few large book fair providers, very few include Catholic books. OptionC is changing the way leading Catholic schools manage their data. For more information on the OptionC School Management System, 24Tuition, Magazine Sales or www.CatholicSchoolBookFair.com, please contact: newsales@optionc.com or contact 585.421.0445 - www.optionc.com |
