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XMission owner Pete Ashdown received the "Community Spirit" award for the Utah Society of Fund Raisers on Wednesday.
Ashdown set an open donation policy when he created the Internet Service Provider in 1993. The company will donate web hosting up to $50 a month for any 501(c)3 non-profit organization, any political party or politician.
"The open-donation policy is the part of XMission I take the most pride in," Ashdown said in a statement.
Ashdown is running as a Democrat against Sen. Orrin Hatch and has handed over day-to-day operation of XMission to campaign.
