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Workday Sponsors 32nd Annual Devil Mountain Run to Support Children's Hospital & Research Center Oakland
| Source: Workday, Inc.
PLEASANTON, CA--(Marketwire - May 1, 2009) - Workday, Inc., the leader in
enterprise-class SaaS-based Human Resources (HR) and Financial solutions,
today announced it has renewed its sponsorship of Danville's annual Devil
Mountain Run in support of Children's Hospital &
Research Center Oakland. Workday's participation through 2011 helps
ensure that 100 percent of participants' entry fees are directed to the
hospital's lifesaving programs.
"Children's Hospital is truly a treasure in our community, providing
pediatric healthcare locally and innovative research that improves
the lives of children and adults around the world," said Dave Duffield,
Workday CEO and founder. "For the fourth straight year, the Workday team
is excited to participate as the Devil Mountain Run's title sponsor, and as
our company grows, so do our fundraising goals. More than 100 members of
the Workday team will be out in force Sunday to support this important
cause. We strongly encourage the local community to join us on race day to
help raise money for the Children's Hospital -- a fantastic local
resource."
The Workday Devil Mountain Run offers 5K & 10K courses along with a Kid's
Fun Run. For information on how to register for the Workday Devil Mountain
Run, please visit www.devilmountainrun.org.
Workday has been an East Bay Area company since its founding in 2005, and
recently opened new headquarters at One Workday Way in Pleasanton, Calif.
The Workday Devil Mountain Run is one of the flagship events in Workday's
philanthropic programs, which are designed to provide positive support to
our local communities and charitable causes. Just this week, Workday
ranked #1 on the San Francisco Business Times' annual list of Best Places
to Work in the Bay Area.
About Children's Hospital & Research Center Oakland
Children's Hospital & Research Center Oakland is Northern California's only
freestanding and independent children's hospital. Children's is the leader
in many pediatric specialties including neonatology, cardiology,
neurosurgery and intensive care. The hospital is a designated Level 1
pediatric trauma center and has the largest pediatric critical care
facility in the region. Children's Hospital has 190 licensed beds, 201
hospital-based physicians in 30 specialties, more than 2,611 employees and
an operating budget of $312 million. Children's research arm, Children's
Hospital Oakland Research Institute, has about 300 staff members and an
annual budget of more than $49 million. Primary research funding comes from
the National Institutes of Health. The institute is a leader in
translational blood diseases, developing new vaccines for infectious
diseases and discovering new treatment protocols for previously fatal or
debilitating conditions such as cancers, sickle cell disease and
thalassemia, diabetes, asthma, HIV/AIDS, pediatric obesity, nutritional
deficiencies, birth defects, hemophilia and cystic fibrosis.
About Workday
Workday is the leader in SaaS-based enterprise solutions for human
resources and financial management, providing new levels of business
agility for a fraction of the cost of buying, deploying and maintaining
legacy on-premise systems. More than 80 customers, spanning mid-sized
organizations to global Fortune 500 businesses, have selected Workday.
Workday Human Capital Management and Workday Financial Management use
modern, standards-based technologies to provide an unparalleled level of
agility, ease-of-use, and integration capability. For more information
about Workday, please visit www.workday.com.
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