Team Corporate Visions
As you know, Living The Story is the theme for the year. You also know serving our Communities is a key pillar in our Foundational Principles. Last year at kick off we gave you three $20 bills and asked you to pay it forward as a way to kick of the Power Foundation year.

Here is what I would like you to do this weekend, as Saturday or Sunday are best days for this activity. I would also ask you to involve your kids (if you have them) or other family member, as this is another way to pay it forward, it is a wonderful learning experience for them.

Go into your local coffee shop (Starbucks, Pete’s, etc..), mornings are best because it is usually nuts, there are long lines and people can be grumpy. When you arrive at the register order your stuff, then tell them you want to purchase a $100 gift card. They will ring you up and hand you the card. You hand it right back and quietly ask them to use it for every customer until it is gone. This is important, tell them you want to remain anonymous. Here is the compounding positive to this simple act; first, the person behind the register can’t believe what you have just done, they get so excited because no one ever does that, you just changed their view of the world. Second you get to sit back and watch as customers are blown away by the gratitude of someone they don’t know, it’s likely you just made their day. Also, the coffee shop wins because the customer thinks how cool that is, they tell all their friends. Next, your family actually gets to see gratitude in action (they think you are so cool too!) while they enjoy their coco, coffee, muffin, etc.. and finally you will feel great all day. All this good karma costs you nothing, because you will expense the $100! Please be sure you note on the receipt that it was for Power Foundation when you submit the expense.

Have fun with it! Serving our Employees, Customers & Communities. Live The Story.

To help warriors make the most of their benefits and successfully transition to life after injury, we provide warriors with the tools they need to become financially secure. Unlike traditional models of veterans’ services, we identify the warrior’s individual needs, in addition to providing economic empowerment. Our Benefits Service team ensures warriors and their families have information and access to government benefits, as well as our full range of programs and the community resources necessary for successful transition to life after injury.

A key part of this program is support and education for warriors, as well as their family members andcaregivers. We advise warriors on their benefits, along with information on how to access those services through the Department of Defense (DOD) and Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).

Our service personnel work closely with each agency so they can walk warriors through every step of the process. When a claim is filed, we make sure it is processed correctly the first time and guide injured service members through this crucial part of their transition.

Thank you Paul.

Sierra Club you will give you the satisfaction of knowing that you are helping to preserve irreplaceable wildlands, save endangered and threatened wildlife, and protect this fragile environment we call home. You can be sure that your voice will be heard through congressional lobbying and grassroots action on the issues that matter to you most.
Thank you for your contribution Jessie.

Corporate Visions helps to support Shoe4Africa!  Sarah’s huband, Ross McMahan, will be running in the NY Marathon with PepsiCo team for the benefit of Shoe4Africa. PepsiCo will be the lead sponsor for a team of 60 runners this fall.

The foundation is in the process of raising money to build one of the first dedicated children’s hospitals in Africa.  As you will see from the web site, there are a ton of cool people involved. The actor Anthony Edwards (Goose on Top Gun, ER, etc) is a huge part of this organization, as are actors like Hugh Jackman and many others.  They will all be involved with the PepsiCo team.

If you’d like to learn more, look at the site: http://www.shoe4africa.org

As a sign of our support and appreciation, Corporate Visions has made a matching donation to Shoe4Africa on behalf of Joe Terry.

This month Lisa Cummings has donated once again to Blue Dog Rescue.

Why does this organization deserve funding?:
This is a special donation for a dog called Peaches Honeyblossom. She had no
hair and terrible burns covering her body…just roaming the streets in near
death condition. Now she’s on her way to the good life because of Blue Dog
Rescue.

Blue Dog Rescue is a volunteer organization whose purpose is to end the
needless killing of homeless dogs. In 2006, Austin killed over 12,000 dogs,
cats, puppies, and kittens at one area animal shelter alone. Many of them were
healthy, well-behaved animals who could have made someone a wonderful pet. They
were killed because there wasn’t enough room to keep them until homes could be
found for them.

Blue Dog Rescue is a 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation, funded by donations,
fundraisers, and adoption fees, that works to find permanent, loving homes for
homeless dogs in the Central Texas area. All donations are Federal Tax
deductible.

To find out more about Blue Dog Rescue, visit: http://www.bluedogrescue.com/

As a sign of our support and appreciation, Corporate Visions has made a matching donation to Blue Dog Rescue on behalf of Lisa Cummings.

In May, Barbara Dewes generously donated to the Tahoe Safe Alliance in order to support tutoring program for high school students. Tahoe SAFE Alliance is a community-based organization providing direct services to victims of intimate partner violence, sexual assault, child abuse and other individuals in crisis. Incorporated as an independent non-profit, 501(c)3 public benefit corporation in 1985, the agency maintains four office sites, one shelter and has 22 staff members and 2 AmeriCorps Volunteers. Tahoe SAFE Alliance believes that every person has the right to live a life free of violence. The agency works to empower victims in reclaiming those rights by providing safety, advocacy, support, and education. Tahoe SAFE Alliance is currently the only agency providing assistance to victims of intimate partner violence and sexual assault in the North Lake Tahoe/Truckee region of California and Nevada and owns/operates the only safe house in the community. All services are free of charge and provided in both English and Spanish.

In 2011, Tahoe SAFE Alliance accomplished many great things including:

• Provided Direct services to 780 women, man, teens, and children
• 9 women and 14 children received emergency shelter in our Mountain Rose Safe House
• Received 508 calls on our 24-hour Community Helpline
• Provided 98 children with individual and group counseling
• Gave 452 violence prevention presentations to 4,756 kids, teens, and adults
• 199 students participated in 22 boys and girls youth empowerment groups

If you’d like to learn more or make a donation to Tahoe Safe Alliance, visit their website:   http://tahoesafealliance.org/help-us/make-a-donation/

As a sign of our support and appreciation, Corporate Visions has made a matching donation to Tahoe Safe Alliance on behalf of Barbara Dewes.

• Bone marrow donor search
• Medical expenses of transplant and recovery not covered by insurance
• Child care for the boys
• Housing for Courtenay and a caregiver in Seattle during her rehabilitation
• Travel expenses
• Alternative treatments to enable Courtenay to better battle the significant side effects of the chemotherapy, radiation and transplant

As a sign of our support and appreciation, Corporate Visions has made a matching donation to HelpHOPELive on behalf of Sarah McMahan.

This August, Kevin Guthrie donated to the Lafayette Partners in Education to support children’s education.

As a sign of our support and appreciation, Corporate Visions has made a matching donation to Samaritan’s Purse on behalf of Joe Terry.

Why does this organization deserve funding?:
Lafayette Partners in Education teams up with parents, volunteers, school districts and classroom teachers to support high priority school programs threatened by lack of regular funding, LPIE also brings specially skilled independent instructors into the classroom to share their talents and delivers extraordinary enrichment opportunities that spark students’ imaginations and ignites their dreams.

The foundation’s efforts benefit the 4,500+ students of Burton Valley, Happy Valley, Lafayette and Springhill Elementary Schools, Stanley Middle School and Acalanes High School. We fund science education, music programs, visual arts programs, foreign languages, and other
electives along with classroom aides in elementary schools, counselors, and technology to enhance education at every grade level.

If you’d like to learn more information about this foundation, please visit: http://www.lafayettepartners.org/

As a sign of our support and appreciation, Corporate Visions has made a matching donation to Lafayette Partners in Education on behalf of Kevin Guthrie.

Joe Terry gave a grcious donation to Samaritan’s Purse this July. Samaritan’s Purse is a nondenominational evangelical Christian organization providing spiritual and physical aid to hurting people around the world. Since 1970, Samaritan’s Purse has helped meet needs of people who are victims of war, poverty, natural disasters, disease, and famine with the purpose of sharing God’s love. Their emergency relief programs provide desperately needed assistance to victims of natural disaster, war, disease, and famine. As we offer food, water, and temporary shelter, we meet critical needs and give people a chance to rebuild their lives.
The community development and vocational programs in impoverished villages and neighborhoods help people break the cycle of poverty and give them hope for a better tomorrow.

Please visit their website for more information and donations:   http://www.samaritanspurse.org/

As a sign of our support and appreciation, Corporate Visions has made a matching donation to Samaritan’s Purse on behalf of Joe Terry.

Joe Terry wanted to support “Eric’s Corner” as part of our power fundation, with a generous donation sponsorship to the ValleyCare Health System. “Eric’s Corner” is a part of the Hop Yard Golf Tournament in Pleasanton, CA, which occured on  June 25th, 2012. Proceeds from this event will benefit Eric’s Corner at the ValleyCare Health Library, an epilepsy family resource center.

ValleyCare Health System is an intricate part of the Tri-Valley and surrounding communities, and has provided state-of-the–art, top quality health care to local families since 1961.  As a not-for-profit health system, with facilities in Livermore, Dublin, and Pleasanton, ValleyCare Health System reinvests any profit it makes into the organization for new technology, facilities and services. Being locally owned, no profits or dividends go to a parent company outside of the area and it is not supported by taxes.

Please visit their site:   http://www.valleycare.com/index.html

As a sign of our support and appreciation, Corporate Visions has made a matching donation to Eric’s Corner on behalf of Joe Terry.