Corporate Visions is happy to serve our community by supporting our local schools effort to “Teach a Healthy Body – Teach a Healthy Mind” by supporting their Jog-A-Thon this September.
Congratulations to Joe and his wife, Katie, for completing the Ironman in Florida over the weekend in blazing times! Joe completed the race in a blistering 11:07, beating his previous best time by a whopping 1:02. This was Katie’s first Ironman, and she completed it in 12:36! Note that Katie’s 2.4 mile swim was faster than Joe’s, and she kicked his rear in the marathon too. Good thing for Joe there’s a 112 mile bike ride!
Great accomplishment, Katie and Joe. You are the only husband/wife team that I know who competes in Ironman Triathlons together; I guess that makes you an Ironcouple. Wow!
Team Corporate Visions,
Heading off tomorrow for Ironman Florida and competing in the Ironman Executive Challenge against other Executives 46 years and under, for one qualifying position to Ironman Kona. I am racing for the Ironman Foundation which benefits physically challenged athletes. Here is the website to track it on Saturday, November 5th; Bib# 89, Joseph Terry.
http://ironmanlive.com/updates.php?race=florida&year=2011
If I know you are watching it will give me that little extra incentive to keep pushing, there are multiple times during the day your mind will tell you to quit, every little bit of inspiration helps!
Katie is also doing it with me, she is under Kathleen Parr Bib# 516. We start at 7:00am East Coast and I expect to finish around 6:00pm that night.
See you on Monday, Cheers.
In support of her son Reid’s fundraising efforts Lori has made a donation to the Invisible Children. Help Reid continue to raise money by visiting the link below. Your support is allowing Invisible Children saves lives and protect those living in fear of Joseph Kony and the LRA.
With the assistance of local partners, Invisible Children has identified gaps in humanitarian assistance that currently exist in the LRA-affected regions of DR Congo. The projects being funded will directly protect local communities and make rehabilitation accessible to children formerly abducted by the LRA.
As a sign of our appreciation and support, Corporate Visions has made a matching donation to the Invisible Children.
Thank you so much for your donation. The walk was fantastic. The weather was good and Tyler and I felt great when we passed the finish line.
Approximately 12,000 people participated in the walk and the foundation raised $1.5M.
Heart disease and stroke are the nation’s number one and three killers. Your donation will immediately help save the lives of men, women and children who are affected by these diseases.
Thanks again.
Follow This Link to visit my personal web page and help me in my efforts to support American Heart Association – Charlotte, NC
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Sarah McMahan Makes a Donation to the Incline Elementary Jog-a-Thon
Posted by admin | Blog Updates | 3 CommentsOn behalf of Noah & Josiah McMahan, Sarah’s donation will help support the privately funded PE Program at Incline Elementary.
As a sign of our appreciation and support, Corporate Visions has made a matching donation to the PTA Nevada Congress.
Kevin & Molly Guthrie Make a Generous Donation to the Lafayette Partners in Education Program
Posted by admin | Blog Updates | 2 CommentsKevin & Molly’s donation will help bring exciting and innovative academic programming to the students of Acalanes High School, Stanley Middle School as well as Burton Valley, Happy Valley, Lafayette and Springhill Elementary schools.
To support their cause visit www.lafayettepartners.org.
As a sign of our appreciation and support of their donation, Corporate Visions has made an additional donation to the Lafayette Partners in Eduction program on behalf of the Guthrie family.
CVI Supports EMC and the Contra Costa Loaves & Fishes Organization
Posted by admin | Blog Updates | No CommentsJay Snyder and EMC are hosting a fundraiser for the Contra Costa Loaves & Fishes. In support, Jeff Morgenthaler and Mike Miller will attend a Texas Hold ‘Em tournament on October 4th, 2011 from which all proceeds will benefit Loaves & Fishes. In addition, and as a sign of our appreciation and support, Corporate Visions has made a donation directly to the Contra Costa County Loaves & Fishes organization.
Claire Vaughan Makes a Contribution to the Incline Elementary Jog-a-Thon
Posted by admin | Blog Updates | No CommentsClaire’s donation to the Nevada PTA Congress in support of Christopher Thomas Vaughan will help to fund the PE Program at Incline Elementary.
As a sign of our appreciation and support of Claire and Christopher, Corporate Visions has made a matching donation to the Nevada PTA in support of the 2011 Incline Elementary Jog-a-Thon.
CVI Makes a Donation to The Samaritan’s Purse to Aid Recovery in New Jersey, Vermont and North Carolina
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September 10, 2011
Helping Storm Victims
Disaster relief teams are responding in New Jersey, Vermont, and North Carolina in the aftermath of Hurricane Irene
Tony and Ann Giannini have lived for 45 years in their house in Wayne, New Jersey. They have experienced a lot of floods, but never anything like the deluge caused by Hurricane Irene.
Heavy rain from the storm caused the worst flooding in New Jersey since 1903. Rivers overflowed their banks, and floodwater inundated the Gianninis’ neighborhood. Their basement completely filled, and water came into their home.
“We’ve never seen it like this,” Ann said. “They’re calling it a 100-year flood. We didn’t think it would be this bad. We got up the day after the storm, and we were in the middle of a lake. I didn’t know if we could get out. It was a foot deep.”
Removing a Burden: A Samaritan’s Purse team helps a disabled veteran remove a tree from his roof
Hurricane Irene made landfall in North Carolina on August 27, then wreaked havoc along the East Coast of the United States as it hugged the shoreline over the next few days.
Samaritan’s Purse responded throughout the East Coast, sending staff and volunteers to three states. Disaster Relief Units are stationed in Wayne, New Jersey; Rutland, Vermont; and New Bern, North Carolina.
Each day, volunteers are equipped with tools and supplies and head into neighborhoods to help people affected by the storm.
The teams remove unsalvageable belongings from homes and clean out debris and muck left from the floodwaters. They rip up ruined flooring and strip damaged sheetrock from walls, then spray the exposed studs with a solution that kills mold. The works saves homeowners thousands of dollars and gives them a chance to rebuild.
When the work is finished, our teams pray with the people we’ve helped and present them with a Bible signed by the volunteers who worked on their home.
Tony, 80, and Ann, 79, are among the hundreds of homeowners helped since we first deployed to North Carolina the day after the story.
Samaritan’s Purse volunteers removed ruined appliances and other belongings from their home, ripped up the flooring, and took out the damaged sheetrock. It saved the elderly couple thousands of dollars in repair bills.
“We were amazed,” Ann said. “I think it’s a Godsend. They are angels. I really mean it. I can’t believe people do this. They’re all so polite and loving. Unbelievable. They’re so kind. Just wonderful people. They leave their homes and do this. Without God, you wouldn’t be here. He sent you people here. These are beautiful people who do this. We’re so grateful.”
God is using Samaritan’s Purse to bring comfort to many storm victims like Tony and Ann.
In North Carolina, our staff and volunteers began removing downed trees and assisting homeowners the day after the storm made landfall. We are working in Craven County and adjacent Pamlico County.
Bertie County, about 70 miles north of New Bern, also sustained wind damage from Irene. Samaritan’s Purse was already there, conducting a home rebuilding project for people affected by devastating tornadoes in April. Our staff and volunteers switched gears from rebuilding to debris removal to help people affected by the latest storm.
Our teams began working in Vermont after the state was battered with up to 15 inches of rain. Communities experienced the worst floods in nearly a century. About 13 towns were cut off after roads were washed away, and had to rely on the National Guard to bring in supplies of food and water.
Rob Townshend, one of the pastors at Calvary Bible Church, our host church, grew up in the area. This is the first major flood he has seen since he can remember.
“What made this so catastrophic is that it is so out of the ordinary,” he said. “Nobody expected it.”
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