Wreaths Across America

NCI Employees Honor Fallen Soldiers
Carrying out their mission, “Remember, Honor, and Teach,” Wreaths Across America organizes wreath laying ceremonies at Arlington National Cemetery and other designation locations throughout the nation on the second Saturday in December. The non-profit also organizes a week of international veteran’s tribute, ceremonies at State Houses, a week-long veteran’s parade, and other veteran-related services and projects. In December, several NCI employees and their families participated in this years’ event, and NCI provided funds to support Wreaths Across America and the important work they do.
Find out more: http://www.wreathsacrossamerica.org

Fairfax County Parks and Community Together

NCI Helps Send Homeless Children to Summer Camp 
The high unemployment rate in the United States has had a severe impact on families across the nation and, in worst case scenarios, has put many children in homeless shelters and transitional housing. In 1997, Fairfax County Park Authority and numerous partners founded PACT (Parks and Community Together) to offer some of these children the opportunity to attend summer day camps. PACT relies solely on fees paid by participating families and private sector funds. In 2011, NCI donated funds to PACT, which will be used to help offset the cost of summer camp for these children and their families.

Cystic Fibrosis Foundation

AdvanceMed Employee Cycles for Cystic Fibrosis

NCI supported an AdvanceMed employee participating in a 65-mile bike ride in Maryland hosted by the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. The Foundation is the world’s leading organization in the search for a cure for cystic fibrosis. Just one of the Foundation’s many fundraising activities, The Aptalis CF Cycle for Life is hosted in cities throughout the country. Cyclists choose from either a 25- to 30-mile race or a more challenging 65-mile race, both of which have rest stops every 10 to 12 miles, support vehicles, ride marshals, and much more.

Find out more: www.cff.org/GetInvolved/CycleForLife

Navy Seals Foundation

NCI Supports the Naval Special Warfare Community

The Navy SEAL Foundation provides critical support to Navy Special Warfare (NSW) commands, active-duty personal, their families, and NSW veterans. The Navy SEAL Foundation has three primary goals: to help NSW families cope with deployment, injury, or death; to provide NSW members and their families with educational opportunities; and to remember extraordinary NSW member contributions by funding monuments and memorials. NCI’s contribution to the Navy SEAL Foundation went to the families of the NSW members who were killed in the Afghanistan helicopter accident on August 5, 2011.

Find out more: www.nswfoundation.com

James Madison University Foundation

NCI Employees Swing “Fore!” JMU

Several NCI employees participated in the annual Craig Blass Memorial Golf Tournament at Virginia Oaks Golf Club in Gainesville, VA, to support the Craig Blass Memorial Fund. Graduating with a Finance degree from James Madison University (JMU), Craig Blass worked as a Stock Trader at Cantor Fitzgerald in the World Trade Center when his life was cut short by the events of September 11. The Craig Blass Memorial Fund was then founded to ensure the survival of Blass’ legacy at JMU and provide financial assistance to deserving JMU students. Each year, the Craig Blass Memorial Golf Tournament is held in Northern Virginia, attracting more than 150 participants. All proceeds go to the scholarship fund to help future JMU students.

Find out more: www.blassmemorial.com

Habitat for Humanity International

NCI Employee Ventures to Anchorage, AK, to Build Homes

Habitat for Humanity is a nonprofit organization that provides affordable homes to low-income families throughout the world. Their mission is to “eliminate poverty housing and homelessness from the world and to make decent shelter a matter of conscience and action.” NCI supported this mission by contributing to Habitat for Humanity Anchorage, which gives local residents new homes and provides volunteers with unique cultural experiences.

Find out more: www.habitat.org

Japan Relief Efforts

Aiding a Country in Need

It is hard to imagine the terrible situation experienced by the Japanese people following the March 11, 2011, earthquake and tsunami. In response to this crisis, NCI donated funds to the American Red Cross, Doctors without Borders, and Save the Children.

The American Red Cross, the world’s largest humanitarian network, made an initial contribution of $10 million to the Japanese Red Cross Society to provide medical care and relief assistance. Doctors without Borders, a humanitarian organization providing medical care to people in crisis, also sent teams of doctors to Japan after the earthquake hit. Save the Children deployed emergency relief to Japan to aid Japanese children and their families by providing immediate support, distributing materials, and providing services specifically tailored to children.

Find out more: www.redcross.org www.doctorswithoutborders.org www.savethechildren.org

Susan G. Komen for the Cure

Running and Riding for Breast Cancer

NCI employees participated in two events to raise funds for Susan G. Komen for the Cure.

Ten NCI employees working for the Program Executive Office for Simulation, Training, and Instrumentation (PEO STRI) in Orlando, FL, participated in The Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure. The race is sponsored by Susan G. Komen for the Cure, the global leader in breast cancer research and outreach. The Race for the Cure is the world’s largest and most successful event for breast cancer education and awareness. The 5k runs and fitness walks raise funds for the breast cancer movement, celebrate survivors, and honor those who have died of breast cancer.

Another NCI employee participated in Ride Across Maryland, a motorcycle-riding event to various locations in Maryland to raise funds for breast cancer research, most of which go to Susan G. Komen for the Cure. Ride Across Maryland is a nonprofit organization that raises funds and provides grants for breast cancer research.

Find out more: www.apps.komen.org/raceforthecure/?itc=homeaction:1 www.rideacrossmaryland.org

National MS Society

Beating Multiple Sclerosis through Biking

NCI supported an AdvanceMed employee who participated in a two-day 150-mile bike ride hosted by the National Multiple Sclerosis Society in Virginia. The Society hosts such rides in 100 cities nationwide to support its mission of eradicating multiple sclerosis through fundraising and awareness. The Society has 50 chapters throughout the United States and “helps people affected by MS by funding cutting-edge research, driving change through advocacy, facilitating professional education, and providing programs and services that help people with MS and their families move their lives forward.”

Find out more: www.nationalmssociety.org

American Cancer Society

NCI Supports AdvanceMed Employee in Relay For Life

American Cancer Society’s signature fundraiser, Relay For Life, is a team event that combines raising money, cancer education, and community awareness. Relay For Life is an overnight event during which team members take turns walking around a track and camping out, where they can enjoy food, games, and activities. This event allows communities around the nation to “celebrate the lives of people who have battled cancer, remember loved ones lost, and fight back against the disease.” NCI supported an AdvanceMed employee who participated in the event in Arnold, MD.

Find out more: www.relayforlife.org