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Switchboard.Com Local Search Helps Holiday Well-Wishers Locate Closest Toys For Tots Drop-Off Locations WESTBOROUGH, Mass., Dec. 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Switchboard Incorporated is proud to announce that it has joined together with Toys for Tots this holiday season, and today has launched new search functionality on its leading online directory Switchboard.com (http://www.switchboard.com/) that will allow users to find the toy drive location closest to them. Switchboard.com has developed a special promotion on its homepage to help generate interest in the Toys for Tots program among the more than 5.5 million unique users expected to use the site during the month of December. Through the promotion, users are directed to either find the Toys for Tots location nearest them, or to donate cash to the popular holiday fundraiser online. Each individual Toys for Tots location is featured in the popular directory with an online Yellow Pages listing. Within each listing, Switchboard's LocalClicks(SM) service provides a direct link to the national fundraisers' site and their online donation forms. Cash contributions help Toys for Tots to purchase the gifts they need at the times and places they need them. "Switchboard.com's local searching capabilities provide the perfect tool to help online users easily locate the closest Toys for Tots drop-off point so that they can help support this important charity this holiday season. We're pleased to be able to leverage our services to help bring happiness to millions of children around the nation," said Elaine Haney, Switchboard's VP of Marketing and Operations. "We are very appreciative of Switchboard's involvement with Toys for Tots and their efforts to help create awareness on their website for the Toys for Tots program," commented Major William J. Grein, Vice President of Marketing & Development for Toys for Tots. "Last year, Toys for Tots was able to distribute gifts to 5.7 million needy children, and with Switchboard's help we feel confident we'll reach even more children this year." To find the Toys for Tots location nearest to your home or business, visit http://www.switchboard.com/. About Toys for Tots Created in 1947 and expanded nationwide in 1948, the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots Program is an official activity of the U.S. Marine Corps, an official mission of Marine Forces Reserve and the Marine Corps' premier community action program. From 1947 through 2002, U.S. Marines distributed over 298 million toys to over 145 million needy children. Today, Toys for Tots is the Marine Corps' premier community action program and one of the nation's flagship Christmas charitable causes with local Toys for Tots campaigns conducted each year in over 450 communities nationwide. For more detailed information about Toys for Tots visit their website at http://www.toysfortots.org/. About Switchboard Incorporated Switchboard is a leading provider of local online advertising solutions for merchants and national advertisers, enabled by our innovative, consumer- oriented, online yellow and white pages directory technology. A pioneer of locally-oriented business searching, Switchboard.com and the sites of its many directory affiliates connect nearly 9 million unique, ready-to-buy consumers each month with the businesses that have what they need, driving local commerce through online innovation. Switchboard is headquartered in Westborough, MA. For more information, visit http://www.switchboard.com/. ePresence (NASDAQ:EPRE) owns approximately 51.4% of the outstanding shares of Switchboard. Contact: Michele Greenberg Corp. Communications Mgr. Switchboard Incorporated Phone: 508-898-8116 Email: DATASOURCE: Switchboard Incorporated CONTACT: Michele Greenberg, Corp. Communications Mgr. of Switchboard Incorporated, +1-508-898-8116, Web site: http://www.switchboard.com/ http://www.toysfortots.org/

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