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It’s Elementary. Voice4Nations’ School Supply Drive Benefits Families in Need

IMG_4701Voice4Nations, the non-profit outreach of virtual phone and live answering service company, VoiceNation, recently held its 3rd Annual School Supply Drive to help local children in need obtain the necessary, and often expensive, supplies for the new school year.

The new school year can be challenging for families who don’t have the resources to purchase necessary school supplies. Voice4Nations collected an estimated $400 worth of school supplies, ranging from binders, notebooks and markers to calculators, flash drives and backpacks and more, during their School Supply Drive held in July.

In addition to significant supply donations made by Voice4Nations staff, Snap Fitness in Ellenwood and the Mall of Georgia Wal-Mart made donations.

Voice4Nations delivered the donations on August 4, 2015 to Good News at Noon in Gainesville and Ivy Creek Elementary School in Buford to help families in need of assistance.

“We wish to extend our appreciation to everyone who contributed to the Voice4Nations School Supply Drive which helped dozens of families obtain the essential tools needed for school,” explained Jay Reeder, founder of Voice4Nations.

About Voice4Nations

Voice4Nations, the non-profit outreach of VoiceNation, acts as a voice for the nations – a voice for those who can’t speak for themselves, like the 50 percent of all children who live in poverty.  Voice4Nations’ goal is to create awareness, encourage people to make a difference, and connect them with successful organizations where they can make a contribution directly funding the need.

Voice4Nations addresses three key initiatives: bullying prevention, the global water crisis, and homelessness. To learn more visit http://voice4nations.org

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VoiceNation’s “Operation Give Back” Makes Children’s Holiday Brighter

L to R - LeeAnna Channell, VoiceNation's Marketing and Video Assistant with Ashley Anderson, Executive Director of SAFFT and Amber Mooney, VoiceNation's Outreach Coordinator.
L to R – LeeAnna Channell, VoiceNation’s Marketing and Video Assistant with Ashley Anderson, Executive Director of SAFFT and Amber Mooney, VoiceNation’s Outreach Coordinator.

VoiceNation, the industry leader in live answering and virtual receptionist services, has made the holidays a bit brighter for dozens of local children.

“Operation Give Back” is the name given to VoiceNation’s outreach effort to help ensure local children living in shelters and those in need of assistance receive gifts this holiday season. The program is in its third consecutive year and a highly sought after volunteer initiative among VoiceNation employees.

VoiceNation president Jay Reeder explains, “It is not only an enormous privilege, but a responsibility to care for those less fortunate. Through Operation Give Back, we have the opportunity to show love and kindness to children in our local community while spreading holiday cheer and good fortunes to the families we’re able to help.”

Like years before, VoiceNation equipped its staff with Operation Give Back profile folders complete with the child’s name; gender; age; holiday wish list; preferences, such as their favorite color, clothing size, favorite activities, and hobbies; as well as funds to purchase the gifts. Between the detailed profile and hype surrounding this initiative, employees are personally drawn and connected to their child in need and purchase gifts with incredible enthusiasm and heart.

“December is a time for giving and as a company, we see the generosity of this initiative reflecting through the actions of our staff. Many go above and beyond to personally provide gifts for these children, who they have never met, but have touched their hearts in a unique and special way,” added Reeder.

VoiceNation donated gifts to Supporting Adoption & Foster Families Together (SAFFT) and Good News At Noon to support a total of 46 children ranging in age from one to 16 years old from 15 families.

“It means a great deal to the parents. They’re so amazed that anonymous donors would provide an avenue for a parent to give their kid Christmas with nothing in return,” said Ashley Anderson, Executive Director of SAFFT.

According to Hannah Parker, Children and Youth Director for Good News At Noon, “The kids are going to feel so special. Operation Give Back is an answer to our prayer for them.”

The gifts, which ranged from bicycles, books and toys to clothing, games and more, were delivered to SAFFT and Good News At Noon on December 17th.

A large part of VoiceNation’s company culture revolves around their Employee Volunteer Program, which encourages staff to give back and get involved by helping others.  Through the program, every staff member has an opportunity to volunteer and work towards a cause they feel passionate about, on a local, national, or global scale.

To learn more about SAFFT, visit http://safft.org/. To learn more about Good News At Noon, visit http://www.goodnewsatnoon.org.

About VoiceNation

VoiceNation is a leading provider of 24-hour live answering services and call center solutions. Named “Top Provider in Industry” by PC World, VoiceNation is positioned as a knowledge leader with innovations in pricing, service, and proprietary open source technology.

Over 50,000 businesses worldwide, including Comedy Central, Delta, Dunkin’ Donuts, Rolls Royce, and StateFarm trust VoiceNation as their professional telephone answering service. Founded in 2002, VoiceNation is a privately-held company that invests heavy emphasis in staff development and community outreach opportunities.

To learn more about VoiceNation, visit http://www.qualityansweringservice.com.

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Good News At Noon Homeless Shelter Receives Donation from Voice4Nations

Adaria and LeeAnna deliver canned goods to Thomas, of Good News at Noon in support of World Homeless Day.
Adaria and LeeAnna deliver canned goods to Thomas, of Good News at Noon in support of World Homeless Day.

In recognition of World Homeless Day, Voice4Nations, the non-profit outreach of virtual phone service company VoiceNation, donated to the food bank of the Good News At Noon homeless shelter which serves the homeless community in Gainesville and Hall County.

The shelter, which is open 365 days a year and serves 55,000 meals a year, is a faith-based community ministry that relies on donations. World Homeless Day, an annual event held on October 10th, raises awareness of homeless peoples’ needs and offers opportunities for local communities to help.  Voice4Nations collected canned goods from their staff and donated them to people in need at Good News At Noon.

Ongoing Outreach

Voice4Nations has made it their initiative to assist the homeless population in any way possible. Every Saturday, their homeless outreach team volunteers at a homeless shelter in downtown Atlanta. The objective is to simply show this population in need that people really do care. Voice4Nations also provides hygiene products, clothing, Internet access so individuals can communicate with family, food, and reading materials to the shelter.

For more information on homelessness and to learn how you can help the homeless crisis, visit http://www.voice4nations.org/homeless.

About Voice4Nations

Voice4Nations, the non-profit outreach of VoiceNation, acts as a voice for the nations – a voice for those who can’t speak for themselves, like the 50 percent of all children who live in poverty.  Voice4Nations’ goal is to create awareness, encourage people to make a difference, and connect them with successful organizations where they can make a contribution directly funding the need.

Voice4Nations.org was launched to address three key initiatives: bullying prevention, the global water crisis, and homelessness. To learn more about Voice4Nations, visit http://voice4nations.org/

 

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Voice4Nations’ School Supply Drive Levels the Playing Field for Kids In Need

Voice4Nations school supply drive team Ashley Pardue, Jacob Bruns, Kathy Levister, Jonnie Allen.
Voice4Nations school supply drive team Ashley Pardue, Jacob Bruns, Kathy Levister, Jonnie Allen.

 Voice4Nations, the non-profit outreach of virtual phone service company, VoiceNation, recently held a School Supply Drive to help children in need obtain the necessary, and often expensive, supplies for the new school year.

Hundreds of school supplies, ranging from binders, notebooks and markers to calculators, flash drives and backpacks, were collected to benefit families in need of assistance. Voice4Nations donated the items to LAMP Ministries Inc., Good News at Noon, and Ivy Creek Elementary School for distribution. Voice4Nations was also able to provide school supplies directly to a local family of six who lost their home in a fire just as school was getting back into session.

Voice4Nations received donations from Wal-Mart Supercenter Hamilton Mill, Wal-Mart Supercenter Collins Hill, individuals and families in the community, as well as their own staff.

“There are families in our community who don’t have the resources for purchasing school supplies, which means that the children return to the classroom at a disadvantage because they don’t have the tools they need to succeed. Our goal was to provide the school supply necessities,” explained Jay Reeder, founder of Voice4Nations. “We truly appreciate everyone who contributed to our School Supply Drive and helped make such a positive impact on families within our community.”

View the Voice4Nations School Supply Drive video: http://www.voice4nations.org/content/operation-give-back-school-supply-drive-2014

About Voice4Nations

Voice4Nations, the non-profit outreach of VoiceNation, acts as a voice for the nations – a voice for those who can’t speak for themselves, like the 50 percent of all children who live in poverty.  Voice4Nations’ goal is to create awareness, encourage people to make a difference, and connect them with successful organizations where they can make a contribution directly funding the need.

A new generation of Voice4Nations.org has been launched to address the organization’s three key initiatives: bullying prevention, the global water crisis, and homelessness.

To learn more about Voice4Nations, visit http://voice4nations.org/

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Voice4Nations “Pays It Forward” for World Humanitarian Day

In honor of World Humanitarian Day and all that it stands for as a global celebration of people helping people, Voice4Nations launched an ambitious “Pay It Forward” campaign.

Voice4Nations.org is the non-profit outreach of virtual phone service company VoiceNation, America’s telecommunications leader in virtual PBX, voicemail, and innovative live answering solutions.

Voice4Nations encouraged and provided each volunteer an opportunity to do something nice for someone else as a random act of kindness. Each volunteer came up with a creative way to pay it forward and positively impacted the life of someone else in the local community when they least expected it.

The Voice4Nations team found many ways to pay it forward, such as providing lawn maintenance to elders, buying shoes for children in need, giving money directly to a homeless person, purchasing gasoline so an unemployed neighbor could get to a job interview, and helped support a family’s monthly daycare bill.

“This was a special opportunity for our team, but the ultimate reward was knowing we made a difference, big or small, in the life of a perfect stranger. It’s our hope that the person on the receiving end will ‘pay it forward’ as well, and together, we can make the world a better place for those in it,” noted Jay Reeder, founder of Voice4Nations.

To read more about Voice4Nations and the organizations’ experience “paying it forward”, visit http://www.voice4nations.org/content/pay-it-forward-world-humanitarian-day-campaign.

About Voice4Nations
A new generation of Voice4Nations.org website has been launched to address the company’s three key initiatives: homelessness, the world’s water crisis and bullying prevention.

Voice4Nations, the non-profit outreach of VoiceNation, acts as a voice for the nations – a voice for those who can’t speak for themselves, like the 50 percent of all children who live in poverty. Voice4Nations’ goal is to create awareness, encourage people to make a difference, and connect them with successful organizations where they can make a contribution directly funding the need. To learn more about Voice4Nations, visit http://www.voice4nations.org.

About VoiceNation
VoiceNation is America’s telecommunications leader in virtual PBX, voicemail, and innovative live answering solutions. Named “Top Provider in Industry” by PC World, VoiceNation provides live answering services and call center solutions utilizing the latest in proprietary technology to deliver high quality call answering services at the lowest cost to their customers. In this way, VoiceNation enables businesses of all sizes to compete in the marketplace with 24-hour availability that adapts to any situation.

Founded in 2002, VoiceNation is a privately held company that serves more than 40,000 customers including FEMA, State Farm, Dell, AIG and the U.S. Coast Guard. The company also provides qualified non-profit, tax-exempt charities with access to voicemail, faxmail and other specialized communication services at reduced cost through their Care2Call outreach program.

To learn more about VoiceNation, visit http://www.qualityansweringservice.com.

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Voice4Nations Collecting School Supply Donations for Local Children in Need

Voice4Nations.org, the non-profit outreach dedicated to empowering individuals to make a difference in the world, is hosting their first annual Operation Give Back: School Supply Drive through August 2nd to collect donations for children living in shelters and those in need of assistance this upcoming school year.

“We are privileged to have the opportunity to help those in need. Through our Operation Give Back: School Supply Drive, we can provide the necessary items to children and families who otherwise would not be able to afford the back-to-school supplies,” explained Jay Reeder, founder of Voice4Nations.

Voice4Nations has partnered with local businesses and supply stores to support the children of Gwinnett Children’s Shelter, North Gwinnett Co-Op, and LAMP Ministries. Since July 8th, Voice4Nations has collected over 150 donated items, including necessities such as backpacks, flash drives, and binders. “We appreciate each and every item donated for these children. It’s inspiring to see our local community come together to support one another,” commented Mr. Reeder.

If you would like to make a charitable donation, please contact Voice4Nations’ Orchestrator, Ashley Pardue at apardue@voice4nations.org or call (678) 318-1300 ext. 107 to arrange a pick up. For more information and a list of school supplies needed, visit http://www.voice4nations.org/school-supply-drive. As an added benefit, all contributions are tax deductible.

About Voice4Nations

A new generation of Voice4Nations.org website has been launched to address the company’s three key initiatives: homelessness, the world’s water crisis and bullying prevention.

Voice4Nations, the non-profit outreach of VoiceNation, acts as a voice for the nations – a voice for those who can’t speak for themselves, like the 50 percent of all children who live in poverty. Voice4Nations’ goal is to create awareness, encourage people to make a difference, and connect them with successful organizations where they can make a contribution directly funding the need. To learn more about Voice4Nations, visit http://www.voice4nations.org.

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Old Colony Elder Services Appoints Barbara Kosovske, M.Ed. as Program Manager

Old Colony Elder Services (OCES), a private, non-profit agency designated as an Aging Services Access Point (ASAP) located in Brockton, has recently promoted Barbara Kosovske, M.Ed. to Senior Care Options (SCO) Program Manager.

In her new position, Ms. Kosovske will oversee the OCES SCO Program (primarily Senior Whole Health, United Health Care and NaviCare plans) and manage the SCO supervisory staff. Barbara has extensive knowledge and experience with this program working as Care Manager and most recently as SCO Program Supervisor.

A former Registered Nurse, Ms. Kosovske has worked in the non-profit sector for many years. She holds a Bachelor of Science from Columbia College, South Carolina and a Master of Education from University of South Carolina. She is a resident of Canton.

Senior Care Options is a partnership between MassHealth and Medicare that provides an integrated and complete package of health care and social services for low-income seniors.

About OCES

Founded in 1974, OCES serves 20 towns in Plymouth County as well as Avon, Easton and Stoughton. OCES is a private, non-profit organization designated as one of 27 Aging Services Access Points (ASAPs) in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The organization’s mission is to support the independence and dignity of elders and individuals with disabilities by providing essential information and services that promote healthy and safe living.

The agency has 169 employees and operates more than 15 programs serving elders, individuals with disabilities, their families and caregivers. For more information call (508) 584-1561 or visit the website at www.oldcolonyelderservices.org.

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