San Diego Philanthropist and CEO Leads Efforts to Raise $1 Million This Summer to Help Build a New Campus for Local Public School for Children Impacted by Homelessness
Bluepoint Solutions and its CEO Hal Tilbury Challenge the Community to Match a $500,000 Donation to Monarch School's Capital Campaign

SAN DIEGO, CA, June 25, 2011 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Continuing nearly a decade of ongoing support, Bluepoint Solutions, a Vista-based company offering item capture and payment processing solutions for credit unions and banks, and its CEO, Hal Tilbury, are challenging the Southern California region to a donation match program in support of Monarch School, the San Diego public K-12 school for children impacted by homelessness. Bluepoint Solutions and the Tilbury family are matching community donations made between today and Sept. 23, the first day of autumn, up to $500,000. In total, the donation challenge aims to raise a combined $1 million.

The $500,000 match is spearheaded by Tilbury, whse company will match the first $250,000 and is personally matching the remaining $250,000 with his wife, Yolanda. As a constant supporter and former Board member of Monarch School, Tilbury recognized the need for additional funding to help build the new campus, and decided to challenge the community to double the donation.

"Homelessness is on the rise in San Diego and I believe we all have an obligation to help these children who, through no fault of their own, are in this situation," said Tilbury. "There is no better gift than education and no better way to break the cycle of homelessness. I truly hope the community will rise to the challenge and help build Monarch's new campus."

In addition to this matching challenge, Bluepoint Solutions, - adopted Monarch School five years ago committing to ongoing support. The company donates five percent of its annual net profits, matches all employee donations throughout the year, and provides paid-time-off for staff to volunteer at the school, many of whom go regularly. Going beyond just financial support, Bluepoint Solutions also sponsors Monarch School's annual Mother's Day party, donates dresses for the school's prom and provide a monthly dinner for both students and parents.

Funds from the Donation Match program will be used to build Monarch School's new campus that will break ground this fall in the East Village- Barrio Logan area of Downtown San Diego, just south of Petco Park. The new campus will allow Monarch School to serve more than double its current student population.

"Ask any student how they like Monarch, and their response will be that this school is their home," said Jim McMillan, president of the Monarch School Board of Directors. "We are providing so much more than an education; we are providing a home and stability. With the generous support of Bluepoint Solutions and Hal Tilbury, we will soon be expanding to the new campus and able to help even more students. For that, we are so grateful."

For more information about Monarch School or to make a donation, visit http://monarchschools.org/news-events/latest-news-events or call (619) 685-8242. For more information on Bluepoint Solutions or Hal Tilbury, visit http://www.bluepointsolutions.com.

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