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ECCOgen, THE Prepaid Cashless Campus Solution Enters Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Market as Central Catholic High School Comes On.
SAN FRANCISCO (January 16, 2009) – ECCOgen announced today its ECCOgen Campus Card – a unique, prepaid program that gives students a versatile and secure means to conduct purchases on campus – signed a long term agreement with Central Catholic High School in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the school attended by football great Dan Marino. The program, which allows students to make cafeteria and other on-campus purchases without using cash, is met with a warm reception in Pennsylvania.
ECCOgen provides Central Catholic High School an on-line portal in which parents load value onto their students account, a state of the art Point of Sale System complete with touch screens and card readers, provides installation and conducts training of the school’s food service staff; all at no cost to the school. Parents opt in with a nominal annual fee. Parents decide the precise amount of money to load onto their children’s cards, eliminating the hassle of doling out cash every day for school lunches and allowing parents control of how the money is being spent.
"We're excited about the Pennsylvania market. There are a lot of schools that need our help! Everywhere I go, school administrators and parents immediately recognize the benefits – to the school, to the students, and to the parents – of the ECCOgen Campus Card,” said ECCOgen founder and president, Michael Ferguson. “It’s a learning tool, a budgeting tool, alleviates cafeteria line creep, and helps parents keep an eye on what their kids eat for lunch. There really is no down side, and I think that's why schools and parents are embracing the program so eagerly."
A key element that makes the campus card attractive to parents is the ability for parental control with on-line tracking of purchases, allowing parents to view the food choices their children make. With childhood obesity ranking as a major concern on a national level, parents place great value on being able to monitor their children’s food purchases, ensuring that their children are making healthy and nutritious food choices while in school.
"ECCOgen's Campus Card cafeteria system is ten times easier than what we used to use (cash register) – Just the elimination of counting cash was worth the change," said Nancy Janda, the Cafeteria Manager at Bellarmine College Prep.
About ECCOgen: ECCOgen, with corporate offices in San Francisco, is a privately held company with deep experience in payment processing and consumer products. ECCOgen is a leading provider of reloadable prepaid cards for students in K-12 private schools throughout North America. For more information about the ECCOgen Campus Card, please visit www.eccocard.com or call (415) 353-5371.
About Central Catholic High School: Since 1927, Central Catholic High School has been building a proud tradition of excellence as a high school for young men. The school is conducted by the Christian Brothers, diocesan clergy and dedicated laymen and laywomen under the auspices of the Diocese of Pittsburgh. The Central Catholic community believes that we are called to provide a quality Catholic education in a formal academic setting. In response to this call, we share our faith by forming a Christian community committed to the Gospel message of justice, concern, and respect. We believe that we fulfill our mission by challenging each student to attain his individual potential and by assisting each student in developing Christian values and the skills necessary for responsible living in the present and future world.
Media contacts: Alyssa Reehl, ECCOgen, (415) 353-5371
