Boston, Massachusetts – October 2, 2004 On a picturesque Saturday morning, the morning air rattled with engine roars as twenty-two high performance F1 racecars and their teams tore around the F1 Boston Braintree track in the "Best of the Hub Corporate Grand Prix.” Sponsored by the Massachusetts chapter of the Arthritis Foundation, the all-day event included driver training, racing, and awards and entertainment that included casino night, auctions, and dinner. Among the participants includes such respected companies as Accenture, Deloitte Consulting, EMC, Merrill Lynch, Promografix, and Wellington Management.

To fulfill their online marketing needs, the Arthritis Foundation called upon event participant Beyondus to assist with the ideation process. Notable functions of the website included the signup feature that allows for registration and access to information available online. Beyondus also initiated the foundation’s email account, http://www.beyondus.com/_clients/arthritis/landing_page.html.

Initially, Beyondus was attending the event on a voluntary level, but a late drop by a registered team opened up an opportunity to participate in the main race, where three team members all get the chance to drive a F1 machine. Although the members of the Beyondus race team were novices to the sport, they managed to take the top qualifying spot in the consolation race, missing championship placement by only 1/10 of a second. Beginner’s luck didn’t hold, however, as unfortunate crashes and subsequent penalties relegated the team to last place in the standings, but was fondly remembered by event sponsor, participants, and beneficiaries alike.

The effort was held to raise money to support and raise awareness for the 1.5 million people of the Massachusetts population who are affected by arthritis. The mission of the Arthritis Foundation is to improve lives through leadership in the prevention, control and cure of arthritis and related diseases. The Arthritis Foundation is the only national not-for-profit organization that supports more than 100 types of arthritis and related conditions with advocacy programs, services and research. Nearly 70 million Americans must deal with these afflictions on a daily basis.

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