The Frys.com Open is proud to have the full support of The Thunderbirds, a local civic organization dedicated to promoting the Valley of the Sun through sports.  The Thunderbirds are best known for hosting the PGA TOUR's FBR Open and for the millions of dollars it donates every year to local charities, such as Desert Voices, Special Olympics of Arizona and the Foundation for Blind Children.  The 2008 Frys.com Open will donate a portion of the tournament proceeds to The Thunderbirds and Thunderbirds Charities.

Thank you Thunderbirds for your continued support.

Proceeds from the 2008 Frys.com Open also will benefit the American Institute of Mathematics (AIM), a nonprofit organization founded in 1994 in Palo Alto, California.

AIM's chief goal is to expand the frontiers of mathematical knowledge by funding focused research projects, conferences and the developement of an on-line mathematics library.  AIM also is interested in helping to preserve the history of mathematics through the acquisition and preservation of rare mathematical books and documents and making these resources available to scholars of mathematical history.