Westwind Digital Communications

I bet you are assuming since we are a telecom I would be writing about pre-paid calling cards, but I’m not. Wait, do they even still sell those? Anyway, being a telephone interconnect we have a certain skill set that non-profits can rarely utilize.

The YWCA in Oklahoma City has a 24-hour crisis center hotline was in need of an overhaul. Josh Beasley, the CDO for the Oklahoma City YWCA, came to Westwind Digital and asked for our opinion as to what needed to be done. Westwind Digital Communications was able to help facilitate some of the change when the owner and president of the Company, Chad NesSmith, donated a Panasonic phone system with voicemail, the man-hours, and all new wiring to get it installed. Chad said, “The YWCA came to us because they had a telecom need, and we were happy to be able to help.”

Another location in Oklahoma City, the McFarland Branch, has been through several months of repair, change, and growth recently. “The McFarland Branch donation was well over $8,000” Chad said, “but the more exciting news was saving the YWCA Gaylord Service complex over $600 a month with the phone system upgrade we provided.” Mr. NesSmith went on to say, “We did not want the YWCA to sacrifice services to the woman and children who needed the hotline or shelter because of reoccurring monthly costs. Switching from 16 separate phone lines to a T1 PRI will save the YWCA over $7,300 a year.”

Americans and especially Oklahomans are known for their generosity. When all you hear in the press is bad news, this warms the heart a little knowing I work for a company that cares.

Tags: Oklahoma City, PRI, T1, telephone system

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