Posts from ‘iCare@IPSWITCH’
It was a beautiful, warm day last Saturday, September 10th when 40 Ipswitch employees headed to the Bank of America Pavilion in Boston’s Seaport District to spend the day with almost 200 area children and families.
As a part of the 9/11 national day of service, we donned our Ipswitch iCare t-shirts to take part in a luncheon and day of fun organized by the Foundation To Be Named Later (FTBNL), a Red Sox affiliate, to support Room To Grow, a charity which helps infants in poverty. Other beneficiaries and invitees to the luncheon included the West End House Boys and Girls Club and Horizons for Homeless Children. Parents raising babies in poverty face many challenges including isolation and lack of resources, say organizers of the event. A special social gathering over lunch can provide meaningful social connections and much-needed respite.
The day began with setting up the arts and crafts tables, decorating the dining tables with fun baseball-inspired centerpieces, and assisting the six Boston-area restaurants who generously catered the event.
When the children and their families arrived, the fun really began! Ipswitchers mingled with the wonderful families, Theo and Paul Epstein (brothers and co-founders of FTBNL), and supporters of the charities. Balloon animals and temporary tattoos were the biggest hits, while the children also enjoyed face painting, coloring, bubbles, and decorating picture frames.
When lunch was served, it became clear that it would be a special treat for volunteers and invitees alike. Six Boston-area restaurants created some seriously delicious gourmet treats, including chicken tacos, macaroni & cheese, mini pastrami sandwiches, and sophisticated “PB&J” sandwiches with fig and blue cheese!
This was truly a special event in which Ipswitch was fortunate to participate. We each enjoyed meeting the inspirational families and children from Room to Grow, Horizons for Homeless Children, and the West End House Boys and Girls Club. A big thank you goes out to the Foundation to Be Named Later for organizing this luncheon!
To see more of the pictures from the event, check out our Facebook Album!
We recently reached an amazing milestone in our iCare@Ipswitch program (also check out our new iCare blog). Through iCare, Ipswitch has donated over $2 million dollars to a variety of community and charitable causes.
As an employee of Ipswitch, I take great pride in knowing that our CEO has incorporated social conscience and philanthropy into the core culture of our company. Not only does Ipswitch donate 5% of company profits to a variety of community programs, but also employees from around the globe volunteer to participate in events and causes. It’s our unique deep-rooted culture that truly separates Ipswitch from other organizations that I have been a part of.
“We make more than software. We make a difference.
Community involvement is an integral part of Ipswitch’s culture and values. At the heart of the iCare@Ipswitch commitment we recognize that the vitality of our company is linked to the health of our communities. And we know that our communities cannot flourish unless we invest in their future.”
At my 1-year and 3-year Ipswitch anniversaries, Ipswitch gave me $500 to donate to a charity of my choice. When my son was born last year, Ipswitch gave me another $500 to donate to my preferred charity. These are personal and meaningful examples of why Ipswitch is so special.
Please take a minute to read more about Ipswitch’s community involvement and our iCare partners CARE, GiftsToGive, The Foundation To Be Named Later and the Equal Justice Initiative.
And keep an eye on the iCare blog to read about our recent and upcoming events.
Ipswitch win’s the Augusta Plane Pull, benefiting the Ronald McDonald House. Ipswitch’s team of computer programmers won for the second year in a row, pulling a Boeing 727 plane 12 feet in 6.499 seconds — more than five seconds faster than last year’s time.
“I guess it’s all the doughnuts we eat,” Tripp Allen joked. “All of that — and working out on the keyboard.”
Team Ipswitch had some pretty tough competition, 36 teams in total, including the Army AND the Navy!
The NEW Ronald MacDonald House will begin construction next year.
It’s been seven days since the impoverished island nation of Haiti was devastated by a catastrophic magnitude 7.0 earthquake. The scene in Port-au-Prince is dire–buildings have collapsed into heaps of concrete and dust, thousands of victims are desperate for aid, and thousands more remain missing beneath the debris. It’s crucial that we, as socially responsible citizens of the world, do all that we can to contribute to the relief efforts and the eventual rebuilding of Haiti.
That’s why we ask you to please join us in supporting Haitian relief efforts through CARE, one of the world’s largest private international humanitarian organizations. CARE is continuing to rush aid and emergency team members to Haiti following the earthquake.
You can help Haiti by contributing to CARE today! Donating is quick and easy.
