Giving Back To The Community

The following organizations have been supported by our company and employees over the years.

Central Virginia Food Bank (http://www.cvfb.org/)
Identifies hunger needs and food sources and systematically works to acquire and distribute food."That none shall go hungry" in Central Virginia.

Children's Museum of Richmond - Annual Kids Carniball (http://www.c-mor.org)
The mission of the Children's Museum Annual Kids Carniball is to provide a fun, safe, and educational environment to learn, explore and celebrate the carnival season. The event provides children and families with an interactive educational experience that stimulates discovery, learning and understanding of the world around them. The two-evening event is open to the public, and also invites groups of under-served children from a variety of organizations throughout the area to attend for free.

Christmas Mother Fund (http://www.salvationarmysouth.org)
The Christmas Mother Fund is a Salvation Army-run program that assists Richmond area families during the holiday season.

Coordinator/2 Inc. (www.c2adopt.org/Mission_Vision.htm)
The purpose of this organization is to provide comprehensive, culturally sensitive adoption services and a lifetime of support to children in foster care, adoptees, birth parents and adoptive parents.

Daily Planet Inc. (www.yourunitedway.org)
Provides food, shelter, employment education, social, mental health and substance abuse services to chemically dependent adults, mentally ill adults, homeless adults and low-income urban adults.

ESI Connections (http://esiconnections.org/left_frame.htm)
The mission of ESI Connections is to assist homeless families and individuals in metro Richmond by providing emergency and transitional shelter as well as programs designed to build skills leading to increased self-sufficiency and to identify resources needed to obtain permanent housing.

Fight SMA (http://www.fightsma.com/)
This is a national organization committed to accelerating a cure for spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), the number-one inherited killer of children under two.

Richmond Red Cross for Tsunami Relief (http://greaterrichmond.redcross.org/)
In Galle, Sri Lanka, American Red Cross and Sri Lankan Red Cross workers distribute much-needed supplies--10-litre water containers, cooking utensils and hygiene kits--to more than 700 families in two camps in Galle. The American Red Cross relief effort begins with a $134 million initial phase to address immediate emergency needs: food, shelter, water and sanitation, vaccinations for 12 million children and their families, hygiene supplies, and psychosocial services.

Rikki's Refuge (www.rikkisrefuge.org)
Rikki's Refuge is an independent, all species, no-kill sanctuary located on 330 acres of land in Orange, Virginia. Nearly 260 acres of this land, which includes streams and beaver ponds, is set aside as a protected area for native Virginia plants and wildlife. The remaining 70 acres is used to house and care for companion and farm animals who have been abandoned or displaced.

Special Olympics of Virginia (http://www.specialolympicsva.org/atglance.htm)
Provides year-round sports training and athletic competition in a variety of Olympic-type sports for all children and adults with intellectual disabilities, giving them continuing opportunities to develop physical fitness, demonstrate courage, experience joy and participate in the sharing of gifts, skills and friendship with their families, other Special Olympics athletes and the community.

Susan G. Komen Foundation (www.komen.org)
For more than 20 years, the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation has been a global leader in the fight against breast cancer through its support of innovative research and community-based outreach programs. Working through a network of U.S. and international affiliates and events like the Komen Race for the Cure®, the Komen Foundation is fighting to eradicate breast cancer as a life-threatening disease by funding research grants and supporting education, screening and treatment projects in communities around the world.

Values Institute of America (http://www.valuesinstitute.org/)
Our goal is to shed light on active programs, provide a forum for the exchange of ideas, and encourage research-based initiatives. We are committed to helping individuals and organizations learn about the best of what is being used so they can benefit from the experience of others.