In 2004, Anteo Group announced the launch of TeamAnteo, an ongoing community involvement and sponsorship campaign. Due to the success and participation of TeamAnteo, Anteo Group is maintaining the past events and organizations as well as adding new ones. Below are the current and upcoming sponsorships, philanthropies and memberships of TeamAnteo 2008. Past TeamAnteo events may be found in the 2007, 2006, 2005 and 2004 logs.
Philanthropies 2008:
Derby Day Soiree benefiting Kate's Club’s Camp Good Mourning!
Saturday, May 3, 2008
Kate's Club is a non-profit that empowers children and teens facing life after the death of a parent or sibling. As a cornerstone program of Kate's Club, Camp Good Mourning is a three day grief support camp that encourages living life through the grieving process with peers who have experienced a similar loss. The cost per child to attend camp is $300. Typically, 50-75 children attend camp free of charge. All camp efforts are supported through donations.
On May 3, 2008, Dion Deloof, Brad Shepard and Evin & Josh Hirsh put together an afternoon at Spire in midtown, to generate interest and donations for Kate’s Club while celebrating the Kentucky Derby at the same time. There was no charge to attend the function, but donations were encouraged and appreciated.
The goal was to raise $5,000 to help support the children going to camp! It was a huge success. We reached the $5,000 goal and went beyond. This will help cover the cost of 17 kids to go to Camp Good Mourning! As Toast to Life events go, it was one of the most successful in terms of actual amount of dollars raised.
www.katesclub.org
The Kate’s Club approach is based on four cornerstones, all of which support our purpose of providing grieving children and their families with an environment where they can re-engage in life and turn a potentially debilitating loss into a growth opportunity:
Fun: Laughter really is the best medicine. We all need it; and children who have lost a loved one are no different. Providing them with an opportunity to laugh provides them with an opportunity to live.
Community: Death and grief are not openly discussed in American society. Providing children with a peer group of other children and mentors that share this experience rebuilds a fundamental social foundation currently not being provided in many communities, including Atlanta.
Safety: People don’t share unless they feel safe. Kate’s Club is focused on creating a healing environment where participants find comfort in sharing when they are ready.
Long-term: Children who lose a loved one are at greater risk for development of behavioral issues two years following the loss than they were immediately or one year after the loss. Recognizing that grief is a long-term issue and not an event, Kate’s Club provides long-term support to children as they continue to face the challenges of life after a loved one has died.
Sponsorships:
Anteo Group renewed its annual sponsorship of the Atlanta Java Users Group (AJUG) for the fifth year in a row. Anteo Group is committed to the Java community and has developed a close affiliation with AJUG over the years. AJUG has become an integral part of Anteo Group's Enterprise Java Solutions and ERP Consulting Practice. In addition to finding Anteo Group employees at all of the monthly meetings, Anteo Group's yearly sponsorship extends to AJUG DevCon, the AJUG conference for professional software developers.
Anteo Group is a 2008 Silver Level sponsor of IHRIM, the International Association for Human Resource Information Management. IHRIM is a resource that provides HR technology professionals with industry news, knowledge and networking.
Memberships:
Anteo Group employees are involved in numerous organizations, such as the Georgia Chamber of Commerce, Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce, Technology Association of Georgia, Women in Technology, Atlanta Java Users Group, and other countless user groups that our recruiters attend!
For more information about TeamAnteo, contact
us.
Learn More:
+ Atlanta Java User Group (AJUG)
+ The International Association for Human Resource Information Management (IHRIM)
+ Special Olympics Texas
+ Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce
+ Georgia Chamber of Commerce
+ Technology Association of Georgia
