Accretive Solutions could have coined the phrase, "go for the gold." We've never done anything half way: exceptional is our benchmark, and quality our watchword. So when we made a commitment to community service, we approached it with the same hands-on dedication to meeting challenges and exceeding expectations that defines Accretive Solutions in business. Whether our team members are raising funds for cancer research, feeding the homeless in their hometown, brightening the lives of children via literacy programs and the Special Olympics, or mentoring neighbors through a local ministry, they are actively reaching out to make a difference in every life they touch. That's AS Involved. AS Expected.
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When your name begins with "A", leadership is almost inevitable. So it's only natural that the Atlanta office of Accretive Solutions would advocate for local causes.
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Dick Gelhaus is a clubby kind of guy. But the kinds of clubs he favors are busy being used during the daytime, not at night. Dick is a golf aficionado, and volunteers several weeks each year as a tournament official with the Northern California Golf Association (NCGA).
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Sidney Shaver, captain of the Accretive Solutions' Race for the Cure® team, headed one of more than 1,000 teams with 15 team members each, participating in the annual Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure® breast cancer event.
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Not too long ago, polio was a major childhood health threat, killing or paralyzing many thousands of people. The March of Dimes, founded in 1938 as the "National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis", became an annual fundraising event to help find a cure for the disease.
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When Maria Martindale and the Dallas team vowed at the close of 2007 to put the focus on community involvement this year, they put their money where their hearts are. Each quarter, the office staff plans to donate a minimum of $250 to a worthy cause, and they're off to a rousing start.
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"For almost a century, the Boy Scouts of America has helped boys develop physical, mental and emotional fitness, building strong character qualities such as initiative, courage, and resourcefulness.
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The Texas Special Olympics roster of events reads a little like its professional namesake: from aquatics to figure skating to tennis, Texas offers participation in eighteen sports categories. And that means more opportunity for Accretive Solutions to provide hands-on support.
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Following the 1906 earthquake that changed the face of San Francisco forever, the Little Children’s Aid Junior Auxiliary was founded to provide for the children left homeless and orphaned by the 'quake and resulting fire. The original non-profit organization was the precursor of today's Catholic Charities of San Francisco.
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Quick: what's the most underrated job in the world? Motherhood! San Bruno decided to do something about the unsung heroines of every generation, and birthed the San Bruno Mothers Club in 1991.
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Houston Hospice has been providing end-of-life care to Houston and its surrounding communities since 1980. The agency provides compassionate, dignified, nonprofit services to patients and families facing the challenge of terminal illness in its final stages.
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For almost thirty years, the Make-A-Wish Foundation has been helping to fulfill the dreams of children with life-threatening medical conditions. Susan Holmes has been volunteering with the Make-A-Wish Foundation for the last five years, serving as both a wish grantor and on the organization's Speakers' Bureau.
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Some people train for the Olympics from childhood in their chosen sport. But for those with intellectual challenges, physical competition often seems to be out of reach.
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To walk a mile in someone else's shoes—or sail a knot on their ship—means to gain a true understanding of what their world is like. The AS Detroit team did just that when we visited the USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71), a nuclear powered aircraft carrier known as "America's Big Stick," to discover what a day in the in life of a US Navy sailor is really like.
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Who isn't familiar with the dedicated face of entertainer Jerry Lewis, who has been hosting the annual Muscular Dystrophy Telethon for a remarkable 50+ years? In a class by itself, the MDA Labor Day Telethon was the first televised fundraising event of its kind to raise more than one million dollars.
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When it comes to fundraising, Accretive Solutions loves to be good sports. The Jacksonville team took to the fairways recently for higher education, when they served as a key sponsor of the University of North Florida 2007 Inaugural Golf Tournament.
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For more than a century, Girls Incorporated has provided vital educational programs to millions of American girls, particularly those in high-risk, underserved areas. The Irvine office of Accretive Solutions is proud to be part of this effort to help prepare young girls to lead successful, independent, fulfilling lives.
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Binta Patel enjoys the dance of life, whether that involves helping Accretive Solutions' clients find their rhythm with exactly the right candidate or professional service, or serving her community by supporting its rich cultural heritage. For Binta, the latter takes the form of The Chitresh Das Dance Company (CDDC) & Chhandam School.
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The Red Cross is synonymous with disaster relief. From earthquakes to hurricanes to floods, volunteers from the American Red Cross have been helping people prepare for, avert and recover from acts of nature and man for more than a century.
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More than twenty years ago, a physician had a vision of raising money for the American Cancer Society by running a one-man marathon. He single-handedly raised $27,000, inspiring the Relay for Life, which today is a national, fun-filled overnight event designed to celebrate survivorship and raise money locally for ACS research and programs.
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Disasters. From Hurricane Katrina to the Asian earthquake to the forest fires that devastated southern California, we've experienced a raft of them in recent times.
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With the wealth of human capital available in northern California, it follows that Accretive Solutions' Bay Area offices would devote time and resources to community service.
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Bowling for dollars? It's right up our alley. For the fourth consecutive year, Accretive Solutions will be taking part in the Bowl for Kids' Sake Bowl-a-Thon hosted by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan for the benefit of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Metropolitan Detroit.
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The Accretive Solutions San Antonio office may be young, but they're dedicated. As a start-up, they know what it's like to need strong support, so they've chosen to focus their initial community efforts on kids.
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Detroit Consultant Cheryl Clancy appreciates breathing perhaps more than the average person. As an adult with asthma, a chronic breathing disorder, it's a struggle for her just to breathe normally some days.
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For people who are illiterate, learning to read opens up a whole new world of possibility. Accretive Solutions took the lead in bringing this opportunity to the Detroit community last September.
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Raising the next generation might be the most important work any of us can do, and the Accretive Solutions team is solidly behind this mission.