Volunteer & Charitable Activities

Technology Management Concepts is honored to participate in the Fight For Air Climb this Saturday April 6th at the Aon Center in Downtown Los Angeles to honor our co-worker and friend Brenda Diener. She has left a legacy amongst us and we will continue to carry that torch into the future for her. Colleagues, Family, and Friends we appreciate your donations in Brenda’s name and look forward to seeing you at the Air Climb! Here is the link to TMC’s team page to make a donation.

Each year, too many lives are lost to lung disease and this is your chance to climb, raise money and make an impact in their honor. By joining the Fight For Air Climb, you are making the commitment to fight lung disease so everyone can breathe easier- including you! The Aon Center is Los Angeles’s 2nd tallest skyscraper, standing at 850 ft. As a participant of this event, you will scale the nearly 1,400 stairs, or 63 stories, to reach the roof deck and amazing views of Los Angeles!

Families, individuals and teams join together for the Figth For Air Climb to raise awareness for the 37 million Americans who suffer from lung disease. Since its inception, the Fight For Air Climb Los Angeles has raised awareness and over a half million dollars to support the program, advocacy and research of the American Lung Association in California.With the generous support of people like you, the American Lung Association in California saves lives by fighting for healthy lungs and healthy air. Today, our fight is more important than ever. Eighty-one cents of every dollar raised by our organization goes directly to education, research and advocacy. To learn more, visit www.lung.org/california.

FACTS ABOUT LUNG CANCER

- Lung cancer is the single leading cause of cancer death in the country.
- Lung cancer accounts for more deaths than breast, prostate, colon, liver and kidney cancers combined.
- Lung cancer is the second most diagnosed cancer in both men and women.
- The lung cancer five-year survival rate is only 15 percent.
- According to the National Cancer Institute, lung cancer accounted for $10.315 billion in medical costs in 2006 and $36.131 billion in lost productivity in 2005. - Never-smokers and former smokers are also at risk for lung cancer.

Please join TMC in this great cause by donating to our team page or signing up and joining us for the Fight For Air Climb to honor Brenda Diener. We appreciate your generousity and look forward to seeing you on Saturday April 6th!

Technology Management Concepts has family, friends and clients in the New England area and all up the Eastern seaboard that have been affected by Hurricane Sandy. Our hearts and prayers go out to everyone that has been affected by this disaster, and we want to show our support by donating to the Red Cross. Please help us by giving anything you can, by donating here www.redcross.org as many have had their homes destroyed and are in need of our help. We thank you for your support and hope all our friends, family and clients stay safe and get back on their feet soon!

There are many organizations along the East Coast that are providing shelter, food and other supplies to victims of Hurricane Sandy. One way to help is by donating to the Red Cross. All donations will provide shelter, food, emotional support and other assistance to those affected by the storm. To donate, visit www.redcross.org, call 800-Red-Cross or text the word “Redcross” to 90999 to make a $10 donation.

Nearly 100 Red Cross blood drives were canceled because of Sandy, so blood supplies are low in the areas affected the most. The Red Cross asks that those who can donate to schedule an appointment to give blood. This is especially helpful if you are located on the East Coast but it still helps regardless of where you live.

Here are other ways you can help donate to help support the victims of Hurricane Sandy:

• The Salvation Army has dozens of mobile feeding units and shelters along the East Coast that are working to serve thousands in the most heavily hit areas. Visit www.salvationarmyusa.org to donate.
• Feeding America has thousands of pounds of emergency food, water and supplies in the disaster zone that it is working to distribute to the storm’s victims. To donate, visit www.feedingamerica.org or call 800-910-5524.
• AmeriCares is providing medicine and other supplies to people affected by Hurricane Sandy. To donate, visit www.americares.org.
• World Vision is distributing flood clean-up kits, personal hygiene items and emergency food kits to people hit by the hurricane. To donate, visit www.worldvision.org.
• Save the Children is also working to provide relief to families and their children. Visit www.savethechildren.orgto donate.

Technology Management Concepts thanks you for your support and will keep the Hurricane Sandy victims in our prayers

We support our friends at Microsoft and TMC who are working to help find a cure for Breast Cancer

TMC takes giving back and volunteering very, very seriously. Especially when the cause hits close to home and affects the TMC family. All across the country this month are 2-3 day walks to help support research to cure Breast Cancer. TMC’s very own Patricia Quimby successfully defeated Breast Cancer after being diagnosed back in December of 2000. She endured treatment of chemotherapy and radiation from February 2001 – August 2001 and has been in remission ever since! We are so proud of our very own SURVIVOR Patricia Quimby! To show our support of her survival and our dedication to find the cure for Breast Cancer, TMC  has donated and supported  our very close Microsoft friend, Lisa Hopkins and TMC’s Legal Resource Avigal Horrow.

TMC’s Legal resource Avigal Horrow, will be making the long trek from Los Angeles to New York City just to show her support and dedication to help find a cure for Breast Cancer! On October 20-21, Team BFFs (BREAST Friends Forever) will be among thousands of people dedicating their weekend to walking as part of the Avon Walk for Breast Cancer in New York City. Avigal and her team will walk the distance of a marathon and a half (39.3 miles). The money raised goes to the Avon Foundation Breast Cancer Crusade, whose mission is to fund access to care and finding a cure. They provide funding to organizations all over the country in five areas: medical research, clinical care, support services, educational and advocacy seminars, and community-based, non-profit early detection breast health programs.

EACH team member has committed to raising at least $1,800 to participate; their cumulative goal is $7,200. Please help TMC support their efforts and the breast cancer cause by making a contribution. You can make your donation online by simply clicking on this link: Click here to view the team page for BFFs (BREAST Friends Forever!!)

Lisa Hopkins with Microsoft Corporation will be participating in the Susan G. Komen 3-Day Walk November 18th through the 20th in San Diego, CA. Lisa will be walking 60 miles in San Diego in support of breast cancer research for her mother who is currently battling Breast Cancer. Lisa needs our help as participants are required to raise $2,300 to participate in the walk. Thousands of women and men come together, each raising money for Susan G. Komen for the Cure®. Then they take their commitment to end breast cancer one step further and walk 60 miles over the course of three days. Seventy-five percent of the net proceeds raised by the 3-Day fund national research and large public health outreach programs. The remaining 25 percent funds local community and Affiliate outreach programs. Virtually every major advance in the fight against breast cancer in the last 30 years has been impacted by a Susan G. Komen grant.  Please help her along with TMC in her long but rewarding journey by donating at her personal page here: http://www.the3day.org/site/TR/2011/SanDiegoEvent2011?px=3874987&pg=personal&fr_id=1627 .

Thank you, thank you, thank you in advance for your support of this great cause! TMC is proud to have such wonderful family, friends and employees that year-round support great causes like the Fight to End Breast Cancer!

The TMC team will be joining the rest of Los Angeles County for a very special cause this Sunday October 7th, 2012 at the Race for the Rescues. The Race for the Rescues is a race held every year at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, CA. All donations and profits from the 5K, 10K, 1K Dog Walk, 1K Kids Fun Run & Coach Potato Race benefit 12 non profit, no kill Animal Welfare Organizations. Those organizations include:

A Dog’s Life Rescue, After The Finish Line, Angel City Pit Bulls, Angel Dog Foundation, California Wildlife Center, Heaven On Earth Society For Animals, Mercy For Animals, Molly’s Mutts & Meows, The Ozzy Foundation, Stray Cat Alliance, Take Me Home Rescue & The Rescue Train.

The Rescue Train  and TMC applaud these nonprofit  rescue groups and animal welfare organizations. Each year these groups save and find loving homes for thousands of dogs, cats, horses. They are also dedicated to rehabilitating wild life, preventing cruelty to farmed animals, providing veterinary care for pets of low income families and free spay/neuter clinics. They are solely run on tax deductible donations. Because of their tireless devotion, our world is kinder place.

The day of the race they will also will be holding dog and cat adoptions for the LA Animal Services & The Pasadena Humane Society as well as fun activities for all ages of animal lovers including:

• Prizes and awards for top Racers and Fundraisers
• Huge silent auction,
• Rockin’ Adoption Show
• Food Trucks
• Pet Psychics
• Face painting
• Dog Costume Contest
• Unique pet products and MORE!

Race Info

When: Race For The Rescues will be Sunday, October 7th, 2012, at 8:30 a.m. Registration begins at 7 a.m.

Address: Rose Bowl Stadium 1001 Rose Bowl Drive Pasadena, CA 91103. Area H immediately south of the Rose Bowl. The RoseBowl is off the 210 Freeway

TMC was proud to join forces with the rest of the Southern California Microsoft community for the 3rd Annual SoCal IAMCP Golf Tournament on September 14th, 2012. As does every IAMCP Golf Tournament, the main focus is to help support a charity. This year IAMCP and TMC helped raise money for Cure Search is a national non-profit foundation whose mission is to fund and support children’s cancer research and provide information and resources to all those affected by children’s cancer. CureSearch supports clinical trials research at more than 180 local hospitals across the United States. In the last 40 years, the overall survival rate for children’s cancer has increased from 10% to 78%. CureSearch’s and TMC’s goal is 100%.

IAMCP is the International Association of Microsoft Channel Partners. The IAMCP is a professional association organized in local chapters that is dedicated to assisting members in business development. The chapter activities are aimed at helping people and companies in the “Microsoft ecosystem” broaden their base of business opportunities within their own communities and around the world through partnering among IAMCP members. Business development and bottom line profit are IAMCP’s goals.

With multiple members of TMC being full-time members of the IAMCP community, the IAMCP Golf Tournament was another great way for TMC not only to network with fellow Microsoft Partners but also was a great way to give back to a great cause in Cure Search. TMC is heavily involved in supporting charities and volunteering themselves, but we also jump on the chance to join an organization that has set up a great cause. TMC had a great day at the IAMCP Golf Tournament with all their fellow Microsoft friends although it was 110 degrees out in Fullerton!!!

A quote from  Ro Kolakowski, IAMCP-SoCal President, sums up the event by saying ”We had our 3rd Annual Golf Tournament today and it was our biggest so far with over a hundred participants from over thirty different Microsoft Partner companies. Events like today’s are a testament to the success of our IAMCP SoCal Chapter and Microsoft P2P Partnering. I want to specifically thank the sponsors, the golf committee for putting everything together, and all the attendees for coming out and supporting a worthy cause in the CureSearch Foundation.”

Read here for the IAMCP Golf Tournament Recap Document

This past weekend TMC took part in the 2012 Heal the Bay International Coastal Cleanup  in Hermosa Beach, CA. TMC was joined by hundreds of other volunteers in Hermosa to make the beaches safer and more beautiful for everyone. The Heal the Bay beach cleanup was a huge success and TMC had a blast giving back to the Hermosa Beach community. TMC chose Heal the Bay for their most recent event because it directly impacts the area they live in. A good portion of the Technology Management Concepts team lives in the South Bay area in Southern California, so it was natural to give back to the area they live in.

Overall Heal the Bay‘s 23rd annual Coastal Cleanup Day  led to the removal of 38,598 pounds of debris from Los Angeles County beaches. In record heat, more than 9,323  participants scoured local beaches, inland waterways, regional parks  and urban neighborhoods at 58 sites throughout the  county. They covered 56 miles of terrain. Sites spanned the entire county this year. SCUBA dive teams canvassed  under the Santa Monica, Malibu and Redondo Beach piers and off Long  Beach, while a flotilla of kayakers removed trash from Marina del Rey. A  contingent of mountain bike riders went off road in Malibu Creek to  haul away pounds of man-made detritus. Code Red” locations in need of special attention this year included  Dominguez Channel and Ken Malloy Harbor Regional Park. These urban sites  drain runoff from huge swaths of Los Angeles County and are overwhelmed  by such litter as plastic bags and fast-food packaging.

Coastal Cleanup Day is an annual international event tied to Ocean Conservancy, which synthesizes volunteers’ findings to create a snapshot of the world’s treatment of trash.

The U.S. topped the list of participating countries in 2011, the year for which the most recent data is available, followed by the Philippines, Canada, India and the Dominican Republic to round out the top five.

Eighty percent of the debris found worldwide – which topped 9.18 million pounds last year – consists of the following 10 items, according to the Ocean Conservancy:

• Cigarettes
• Caps or lids
• Plastic beverage bottles
• Food wrappers, containers
• Cups, plates, forks, knives and spoons
• Glass beverage bottles
• Straws, stirrers
• Beverage cans
• Paper bags

More volunteer opportunities are available at healthebay.org.

Here are some pictures from the TMC team from the Heal the Bay Beach Cleanup:

TMC Volunteering Event for Heal the Bay International Coastal Cleanup

TMC and its team of volunteers is proud to announce that we will be heading to beautiful Hermosa Beach, CA for the Heal the Bay International Coastal Cleanup this Saturday September 15th, 2012 from 9 a.m. -12 p.m. This is an open event, so please join TMC and the rest of the world in a day of cleaning beaches worldwide! Contact Brett Hensley at bhensley@tmc-la.com if you are interested in joining our team or for more information about a beach cleanup in your town.

Technology Management Concepts takes giving back to its community very seriously. We try to have a volunteer event every month so we can give back to our local community in Southern California. We realize that we are very blessed and enjoy giving back to great organizations that make a difference in people’s lives. Some of the most recent organizations that TMC has volunteered for in include the LA Food Bank, the Make A Wish Foundation, One Voice LA, Goodwill of Orange County, and more!

TMC chose Heal the Bay for their most recent event because it directly impacts the area they live in. A good portion of the Technology Management Concepts team lives in the South Bay area in Southern California, so it was natural to give back to the area they live in. Hermosa Beach is a very popular tourist destination as well as a top place for the Los Angeles county to come visit for its amazing weather during the summer months. As summer comes to a close however the beach has taken a beating. With mass amounts of people comes mass amounts of trash. Not only does this make the area look bad, it has an extremely hazardous effect on the wildlife in the area including the fish in the ocean and the birds on land. To prevent further horror stories of animals being affected, come join the TMC team in Hermosa Beach from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. this Saturday morning for a fun time helping us clean during the Heal the Bay International Coastal Cleanup!

The TMC family had a blast again this month on their company volunteer day at the Los Angeles Regional Food Bank. Our team was stationed at the front dock and boxed up hundreds of boxes of fresh produce to be sent out to local families of need in the Los Angeles area. Below are some pics from TMC’s Volunteer Day at the LA Food Bank. If you are interested in volunteering at the LA Food Bank please visit this site: www.lafoodbank.org

Technology Management Concepts will be holding their monthly volunteer event this Saturday, June 30th, 2012 at the Los Angeles Regional Food Bank. The LA Food Bank has been a charity TMC has kept close to their hearts over the past few years. The employees at TMC have many charities we are involved with but the LA Food Bank is one of our favorites because it helps the unfortunate that live here in our city of Los Angeles.

In 2011 the LA Food Bank distributed 60 million pounds of food to over one million individuals in Los Angeles County, but more resources are needed to meet the demand for food assistance. Food Bank’s distribution volume has increased by more than 70 percent over the past four years at the same time demand at our food pantry agency partner sites has risen by 73 percent. The LA Food Bank needs your help now more than ever.

TMC will be at the LA Food Bank from 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Please join us if you are interested in volunteering your time towards a great cause! Here is a link to the LA Food Bank’s website as well as their address:

http://www.lafoodbank.org/

1734 East 41st Street
Los Angeles, CA 90058
Phone: (323) 234-3030
Fax: (323) 234-0943

Here are some pictures from Walk for Wishes team TMC! Thanks for everyone who donated and attended!