FSI Team Participates in Dallas Dash 5K to Benefit River of Life

Just show us a good cause and the team from FSI is off and running again! FSI sponsored a team of 30 runners for the 2010 Dallas Dash 5K on June 12, 2010 to benefit Dallas First United Methodist Church’s River of Life Mission Project. River of Life, held every July, hosts 120 youth and over 150 adult volunteers who divide into teams to work on various construction projects in the community. Building wheelchair ramps, roofing, painting, and other household projects for the elderly and financially disadvantaged families gives River of Life participants a hands-on way to contribute to those in need. River of Life changes the world one shingle, 2x4, hammer, nail, blister, deck post, sunburn and prayer at a time!

There were individual award winners among the FSI team as well as special recognition during the awards ceremony for FSI having the largest team participating. Thanks to all who spent their morning giving, it will go a long way in helping others…and isn’t that really what it’s all about?

If you’re going to do something nice for others, maybe something that might hurt “just a little”, then why not do it together amongst friends, right? FSI recently made another group visit to donate blood at the local Red Cross donation center. It’s becoming quite a routine for FSI employees to do their part of giving back to the community by donating together. Your body can donate every 56 days, so we make it a point to schedule our next appointment as close to that 56 days as possible. Did you know that (from www.redcrossblood.org):

• Every two seconds someone in the U.S. needs blood.
• More than 38,000 blood donations are needed every day.
• A total of 30 million blood components are transfused each year in the U.S. (2006).
• The average red blood cell transfusion is approximately 3 pints.
• The blood type most often requested by hospitals is Type O.
• The blood used in an emergency is already on the shelves before the event occurs.
• Sickle cell disease affects more than 80,000 people in the U.S., 98 percent of whom are African American.
Sickle cell patients can require frequent blood transfusions throughout their lives.
• More than 1 million new people are diagnosed with cancer each year. Many of them will need blood, sometimes daily, during their chemotherapy treatment.
• A single car accident victim can require as many as 100 pints of blood.

Pictured above are FSI’s Betty Stringer, Beth Williams, Forrest Marbutt and Graylin Crawford. Also, pictured is Forrest’s 4 gallon pin he recently earned. That’s a minimum of 32 donations, or at least 5 years worth of routine donating every 56 days! Come join us for our next donation, or make an appointment for yourself today at www.redcrossblood.org.

Team in Training (TNT) is an organization that trains participants for endurance events, such as, marathons, triathlons, adventure races, century rides, etc., and the participants in turn raise money for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society in exchange for this training. FSI’s Vice President & General Manager, Forrest Marbutt, has participated in several of these events in the past raising thousands of dollars for the cause and has been supported by FSI in his efforts. Even when Forrest is not actively participating in an event, FSI continues to support the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society by continuously sponsoring a current TNT racer.

FSI’s current sponsored TNT racer is Joanna Berentsen. Joanna and Forrest got to know each other through a previous TNT event when they were teamed up together in an adventure race (each team of 3 must complete the entire race together). Joanna’s current race is the St. Anthony’s Triathlon. Want to make a real difference? Join the fight to find a cure by donating directly to Joanna’s fundraising page at http://pages.teamintraining.org/ga/Augusta10/jberentsen. Or even better, sign up for an event today at www.teamintraining.org!

See below where Joanna (wearing a hat) is helping Forrest scale the 14’ wall in their previous adventure race just before their team finish in close to 5 hours.

FSI has long been known for providing its customers with the best online order processing services.  Our clients know that when partnering with FSI for online order processing, they will receive superior customer support and attention to detail.  The FSI team is committed, not only to meeting our client’s online order processing needs, but exceeding their expectations for online order processing services. 

At FSI, we pride ourselves on having assembled the best online order processing team in the business.  Members of the FSI team are committed to providing our online order processing customers with the high level of service and support they have come to expect. But at FSI, we are so much more than just the best company for online order processing.  We are also an online order processing company committed to giving back to the community. 

You see, at FSI, we firmly believe that giving back to those in need is a vital part of our business.  We encourage all members of the FSI team to find organizations and causes that inspire them.  FSI team members have supported a wide variety of charitable organizations and participated in many activities over the years.  

A popular choice for many of our employees is supporting the Make A Wish Foundation.  In the fall of 2009, members of the FSI team participated in the 2009 Make A Wish 5K Run.  Another popular event for our employees is the Susan G. Komen Walk for the Cure.  Our employees are also active in many organizations in the communities in which they live.  The River of Life Project, News for Kids and Helping Hands are just a few of the many community-based organizations that our employees support each year.   

We are so proud of their commitment to the community and to helping those in need.

A total of 27 FSI employees and friends joined in on October 17, 2009 for a 5K run sponsored by the Make-A-Wish foundation. Taking us through the historic Marietta Square district, the event was just one of many that occurred all over the country to raise money for children with terminal illnesses. The event organizer noted that FSI had one of the largest number of participants in the event that drew an estimated 1,015 runners. Wish.org reports that as of the time of the event, over 184,000 wishes have been granted. FSI is proud to have had a small part in the next one.