by Checkerboard | Jan 3, 2012 | News, Organizational News
Rebecca Thomley became a member of the Women’s Presidents’ Organization (WPO) in January. The Women’s Presidents’ Organization is a non-profit membership organization for women presidents of multimillion-dollar companies. Members of the organization take part in...
by Checkerboard | Dec 25, 2011 | News, Organizational News
Orion Associates received a “Jefferson Award for Public Service” on December 1st. Orion was one of 12 Twin Cities area companies to receive the award. Which is issued by the Minneapolis / Saint Paul Business Journal in recognition of its volunteer efforts...
by Checkerboard | Nov 25, 2011 | News, Organizational News
Rebecca Thomley was recognized as an Entrepreneurial Winning Woman, by Ernst & Young in a ceremony in Palm Springs, California on November 8th. She was selected as one of 10 high potential women entrepreneurs from across the United States. Ernst & Young’s...
by Checkerboard | Oct 3, 2011 | News, Organizational News
The trip to Haiti was planned to continue data collection for the trauma research project. We were fortunate to make a new contact with The Hope Mission, a school and an orphanage operated by the Assemblies of God Church. We were only in Haiti for two days but we...
by Checkerboard | Sep 25, 2011 | News, Organizational News
One of our new VOAD partnerships is with North Dakota. We had the opportunity to assist in the flood stricken area of Minot in September when Headwaters volunteers spent 2 days helping with clean up.
by Checkerboard | Sep 3, 2011 | News, Organizational News
Marya Hage was interviewed by KARE 11 in a news feature that was aired last night, reflecting on her experiences as a volunteer Red Cross psychologist at the Pentagon just after 9/11, helping soldiers and emergency workers at the Pentagon in the days after September...