IN MEMORY OF ALL OUR HEROS “THEY GAVE THEIR TOMORROW FOR OUR TODAY”
911 HEROS RUN SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 2010 RACE BEGINS AT 2:00PM
NAVY MARINE CORPS MEMORIAL STADIUM – ANNAPOLIS MARYLAND RAIN OR SHINE REGISTER ONLINE @WWW.ACTIVE.COM (SEARCH “911 HEROS RUN”)RACEDAY REGISTRATION FROM 12- 1:30PM
EARLY REGISTRATION BEFORE SEPTEMBER 4TH 5K RUN $25 FUN RUN/WALK (1 MILE) $15
LATE REGISTRATION SEPTEMBER 4TH – SEPTEMBER 12TH 5K RUN $30 FUN RUN/WALK (1 MILE) $12 T SHIRTS GUARANTEED FOR EARLY REGISTRANTS
BENEFITS TRAVIS MANION FOUNDATION: THE FOUNDATION’S MISSION IS TO ASSIST WOUNDED VETERANS AND THE FAMILIES OF FALLEN HEROES. WE WILL CONTINUE THE SERVICE TO COMMUNITY AND COUNTRY EXEMPLIFIED BY THESE FALLEN HEROES AND VETERANS. IN THE SPIRIT OF THE FALLEN, WE WILL FOSTER STRENGTH OF MIND AND BODY TO CREATE A GENERATOIN OF FUTURE LEADERS.
They say that a service member does not serve away from home alone- the whole family deploys. We have personally experienced this during our son’s deployment in Iraq. Dynasplint loves and appreciates our troops’ service and yours as you hold down the home front. We thank you and salute you. And we want to come alongside you.
We are starting a list that will hopefully become a community of colleagues who have a loved one serving away from home.
For now, if you are interested in becoming part of this community, please leave a comment, and let me know the name of your Soldier, Sailor, Marine, Airman, or Coastie, and where they are serving (if you are able to share) we will go from there.
If you are a “Friend of the Forces”- comment as well, and just let me know you want to be involved in some way!
Dynasplint has been treating service members in and through VA hospitals for many of its 29 years in business, so our outreach to our service members and their families is a natural extension of our purpose to help restore people, business and life the way it ought to be. The focus of our community service in Spring of 2010 was dedicated to our Friends in the Forces.
DSI sponsored the 8 service members of “Team4MIL” as they raced 3,000+ miles in the 2010 Race Across America. Team4Mil raced to raise support and awareness for the Wounded Warrior Project. “To support the Wounded Warrior Project by sponsoring this special team in this year’s RAAM is an honor,” said George Hepburn, PT, the founder, president and CEO of the company.
Also benefitting the Wounded Warrior Project, Dynasplint took part in the WWP Golf Tournament at Chartwell CC in Severna Park by becoming a Tee Sponsor.
Finally, on June 15thDynasplint colleagues divided up the responsibilities to to shop, cook and serve a homemade Mexican Fiesta dinner event for recovering soldiers and their families at Walter Reed Army Center in Washington, DC. The evening was a great success, and the soldiers and their families felt very cared for and appreciated.
Is this you trying to get ready in the morning? We can help!
At this year’s annual picnic on Friday, Sept. 24th at Sandy Point, we will celebrate, eat crabs and BBQ, play games and enjoy our friends. Every year we try to benefit others that are not as lucky to have work or enough resources to scrape by. Last year we gathered food for Living Waters Food Bank in Stevensville, and this year, we are back on the Annapolis side of the bridge. We are gathering new or gently used clothing for the “Shopping Day” at the Stanton Center that serves the economically hurting residents of the 4th Ward. So – it is time to clean your closets and organize your life and bring in new or gently used clothes to donate to this event. All seasons, all sizes are happily accepted as long as they are in great shape. Ready?
Here are some tips to clean out your closet:
Get 2 large garbage bags. One for very worn things for the garbage, one for new or good shape things to donate.
If you haven’t worn it for 1 year- pass it on to someone who will! Out it goes in one of the bags.
If it doesn’t fit properly- too big? too tight? If it’s more than 5 lbs-out and into a bag! (If you’ve lost weight and are holding onto your “bigger” sizes, clear them out and make it less tempting to put back on the weight)
Do you still feel really good wearing the item? If not- someone else might! Into a bag it goes.
Take out of season clothes out and put into a plastic bin or vacuum bag and stow away in a storage area or under your bed.
Have no fear- less is more! Treat yourself to new slim hangers and arrange from dark to light. What a joy to “shop” in your closet each morning!
Vacuum the floor and dust the shelves. Really analyze your shoes. Do you need all of them? Polish what needs polish and those shoes that always give blisters should go and be donated!
Bring that bag of new or gently worn clothes to Dynasplint from Sept 13th -23rd and we will get them to the Stanton Center. Collection bins will be in the:
SSR Kitchen,
Suzi’s office opposite the Conference Room,
and Ashley Hepburn’s office in the Marketing Suite.
Wouldn't it be great to have your closet end up looking like this?! And to get there, you've helped another...now that's a win-win!
Dynasplint’s South Florida Regional Manager JR Tanghal and The Guys With Ties held their annual “White Party” on July 24th and raised $10,500 in one night. This year’s beneficiary was My Healing Harmony, a music therapy program at Arnold Palmer Children’s Hospital in Orlando. The money will help fund the program for the year.
Dynasplint was one of the corporate sponsors and colleagues Kelly Banik, Faith Tesauro, and Chris Hosko all attended the event in style!
Bruce Heine, Dynasplint Systems' Facilities Manager
Do you ever wonder where fluorescent tubes go after they die? Because they contain mercury, spent fluorescent lamps increasingly cannot be trashed in dumpsters as a solid waste. Mercury is linked to severe health issues and a single four-foot fluorescent tube contains from 5 to 50 milligrams of mercury. When conventional disposal methods are used, mercury vapors can travel over 200 miles. Hence, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulates fluorescent lamps and stipulates strict guidelines for their disposal.
Our Facilities Manager, Bruce Heine is all over this issue. He seeks to bring highest efficiency and while lowering the environmental impact on every project here in the Dynasphere. With 465 fixtures containing 4 bulbs each- that’s a lot of mercury to contend with. Step 1 was to replace standard bulbs with Philips Alto- reducing the mercury content by 80%, gaining lumens and 20% more hours. Step 2 was to only put 2 bulbs in each ballast instead of 4, thereby reducing energy 80 watts per hours per fixture. That’s not just the decreased impact of the energy to light the bulb; but less energy is needed to cool the area. And Step 3 was to send spent fluorescent tubes to a sustainable recycling solution via EasyPak. http://www.lamprecycling.com/faq.aspx With 120 bulbs already sent in, Bruce finds, unlike Kermit The Frog, it is easy being green.
Dynasplint Systems, Inc. has stepped up to sponsor the annual Severna Park Independence Day Parade and Festival. Held on July 5th starting at 10:00 AM, the parade begins at St. Martin’s –in-the-field and Our Shepherd Lutheran churches on Benfield Road, and culminates with a festival of live entertainment and family activities at Cypress Creek Park. The theme this year is “Red, White, Blue….and Green – a tribute to our Nation’s birthday and also our environment.”
This is the third time Dynasplint, located in Severna Park and a member of the Chamber of Commerce, has sponsored the parade. “It is our great pleasure for us to help bring such a rich and fun tradition for our community,” commented George Hepburn, founder, President and Chief Executive Officer of the company, and Severna Park resident. “We have great memories of watching our children march one year and ride the next in the parade on our neighborhood float.”
Dynasplint Systems, (www.dynasplint.com) founded in 1981, designs, manufactures and sells dynamic splints for patients with joint stiffness and limited range of motion caused by injury, surgery, or disease. The company has 780 colleagues nation-wide, with over 230 in the Severna Park offices. “It is our desire to help restore people, business and life the way it ought to be,” says Hepburn, “and being integrally involved in our community is a central part of that mission.”
It’s JR’s “Guys With Ties-The White Party” and Dynasplint is one of the sponsors. This year’s beneficiary is The Fatone Foundation (Joey Fatone, formerly of NSYNC’ and Dancing with the Stars J) in support of My Music Harmony. My Music Harmony benefits children with Cancer at a local hospital in Orlando. Dynasplint Cares!
The Fatone Family Foundation is a private foundation that was established by Joey Fatone and his family. The Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization and is supported by special event fundraising, contributions from organizations and the general public. The Foundation benefits various local charities, with an emphasis on children related organizations. The Foundation continues to build strong relationships with different organizations that share the same mission.
You’ve heard of the Susan G Komen Walk for the Cure, Relay for the Cure, Bike for the Cure and Run for the Cure. But Dynasplint Inventory’s Cheryl Burns is Riding for the Cure to support the Red Devils. The Red Devils mission is to fund support services that improve the quality of life for breast cancer patients and their families. Working with a network of 35 hospitals and other medical facilities, and more than four dozen service providers, we ease the economic and emotional burdens that can accompany breast cancer. Money raised from the Heart and Sole Stroll helps pay for treatment transportation, house cleaning, meals and groceries, home care, complementary therapies, prescription drug co-payment assistance, and other critical one-time needs.
Go ahead a donate any amount by hitting this link to her page! And thanks, family for all you do for the community!
