Charity Referral Program starts

Westlake Marketing Works, a businesstobusiness/businesstoconsumer marketing agency, has created a program to donate 10 percent of new business referrals to local charities.

"As an active business participant in the region's dynamic economy, we believe in supporting the needs of the community when possible. To make it easier to fulfill that desire, we've combined our business development program with a charitable donation program," said Westlake Marketing Works co-founder Kerby Lecka. "We will gladly donate 10 percent of any new business we earn through referrals to local charities or any charity of choice by the referrer."

Joe Cibere, who founded the marketing company with Lecka, said, "It's in our interest to serve the marketing needs of the growing companies in the region and to support the region itself through charitable works."

For more information about the Charity Referral Program and a list of charities, call (805) 2309230 or visit www.wmwinc.com/ referrals.htm.