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ESI's Second Great American Bake Sale
Bethesda, MD—May 21, 2008—The ESI Community Service Committee held its second of three bake sales to raise money for Share Our Strength, an organization dedicated to ending childhood hunger. Like last time, the event was a huge success—we made $289.25, which, when added to last month’s proceeds of $243, equals a total of $532.25 raised so far! Sign up sheets for our last bake sale on Wednesday, June 18 will be up in the kitchens shortly. It’s your last chance, so please sign up again to bake something for a good cause!
For more information about the Great American Bake Sale, please visit www.greatamericanbakesale.org.
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ESI's Great American Bake Sale
Bethesda, MD—April 16, 2008—Thanks to everyone who helped make ESI’s first bake sale a huge success! We sold out in a record one hour and made a whopping $253! We have raised our total goal to $1,000 over all three bake sales, and with your help, we can certainly make it.
These bake sales are part of the Great American Bake Sale, which is a national campaign that mobilizes Americans to end childhood hunger by holding bake sales in their communities. Please take the time to sign up and bake something for one of our other two bake sale days, Wednesday, May 21, and Wednesday, June 18, 2008, and don’t forget to stop by to purchase the goodies for a good cause!
For more information about the Great American Bake Sale, please visit www.greatamericanbakesale.org.
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ESI's Generosity Continues
Bethesda, MD—April 10, 2008—Thanks
to everyone who helped make the children’s book drive
a huge success. Our goal was 50 books, and we were just a
few books short of doubling that number.
On Thursday, April 10th Tara, Anne and Wanda
delivered the books to the University of the District of Columbia
Child Development Center.
The official elevator speech for the center
is that it’s a comprehensive child care program which
provides early care and education for all children ages 2½
to 5 years. Services to children and their families include
education, health, mental health, nutrition, parent involvement,
and social services.
The unofficial elevator speech for the center
is that it’s day care with colorful walls decorated
with wonderful talent from budding artists. It’s a joyful
place full of inquisitive minds. Anne and Tara had all of
the children’s complete attention as Knuffle Bunny was
read aloud. The children thanked us for the books by singing
us a song.
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ESI, McKing Consulting, SAMHSA, and CMHS
Complete the Campus Suicide Prevention Grantee Meeting
Bethesda, MD—January 18, 2008—ESI,
in partnership with McKing Consulting, supported the Substance
Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) and
the Center for Mental Health Services (CMHS) for the Campus
Suicide Prevention meeting, January 8–10, 2008, in Kansas
City, MO, at the Hyatt Regency Crown Center. The theme of
this year's meeting was "Forging Our Legacy: Creating and
Sustaining a Cultural Shift on Campus." ESI provided logistical
and onsite support for the 200-person meeting and coordinated
exhibitions for the program showcase.
The Campus Suicide Prevention Program provides
funding to support institutions of higher education in enhancing
services for students with mental and behavioral health problems
that may lead to school failure, depression, substance abuse,
and suicide attempts. During their 3-year tenure Campus Suicide
Prevention grantees are required to attend two grantee meetings
that focus on gaining practical knowledge and skills to improve
their ability to meet the goals of their individual grant
projects, as well as the goals of the cross-site evaluation.
For more information, contact Sonya Merrill
at sonyam@esi-dc.com.
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ESI, UT, and NSF Complete the 2008 CMMI
Engineering Research and Innovation Conference
Bethesda, MD—January 18, 2008—ESI,
in partnership with its client the National Science Foundation
(NSF) and local host, the University of Tennessee(UT), Knoxville,
recently completed the 4-day Engineering Research and Innovation
Conference sponsored by the Division of Civil, Mechanical,
and Manufacturing Innovation (CMMI). Held this year in Knoxville,
TN, the conference focuses on research and education across
the division's programs. Attendance reached close to 900 including
members from academe, industry, and government professions.
The 2008 conference content was centered on the theme Innovation
through Engineering, and highlighted the research of CMMI
grantees and their students. Conference activities included
more than 800 poster presentations, and plenary and breakout
sessions on funding opportunities and proposal writing, research
needs, opportunities, and best practices. The location of
the conference afforded attendees the opportunity to take
technical tours of several local research and development
facilities, including Oak Ridge National Laboratory and the
Y-12 National Security Complex. The conference also provided
an excellent opportunity for networking with other researchers
and participants to develop collaborative efforts.
CMMI operates within the Directorate for Engineering
at NSF. The division funds research on topics and issues that
span civil, mechanical, and industrial engineering; engineering
design; and manufacturing. The division also focuses on the
reduction of risks induced by earthquakes and other natural
and technological hazards.
For more information, contact Sonya Merrill
at sonyam@esi-dc.com.
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ESI Awarded 5-Year Contract with OCCO OSG
Bethesda, MD—January 11, 2008—ESI
has been awarded a contract to provide travel support for
the Office of the Commissioned Corps Operations (OCCO) out
of the Office of the Surgeon General (OSG). The primary requirement
of the contract is to provide travel support for monthly training
courses that will be conducted in and around Washington, DC.
ESI will arrange air and ground travel as well as expense
reimbursements for course participants using the U.S. Department
of Health and Human Services (HHS) e-travel system, GovTrip.
A rich background in logistics services enabled
ESI to produce a competitive response to the OCCO OSG solicitation.
Currently, ESI provides day-to-day and emergency travel services
for the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness
and Response within the HHS Program Support Center, and ground
shuttle transportation for the U.S. Department of Veterans
Affairs.
For more information, contact Sonya Merrill
at sonyam@esi-dc.com.
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ESI Adopts Needy Families for the Holiday
Season in Partnership with Highland Elementary School's Linkages
to Learning
Bethesda, MD—December 14, 2007—ESI
staff volunteered to provide three needy families with gifts
from their wish lists this holiday season. The families were
from the community of Highland Elementary school in Silver
Spring, MD, where the collaborative program of Montgomery
County, MD, Linkages to Learning, connects families and students
with local groups each year during the holidays to ensure
that everyone receives and gives during the holidays. ESI
staff Aurora Gesni and Kathleen Wood delivered a cart full
of wrapped gifts containing items from the families' wish
lists. Program Coordinator Jessica Tierney of Linkages to
Learning was extremely grateful for ESI's generosity this
holiday season. Helping make the season brighter for others
was the perfect way to end a successful year of community
service and philanthropic giving. ESI looks forward to continuing
to support the community of Highland Elementary and other
charitable organizations in the region.
About Linkages to Learning
Linkages to Learning is a collaborative school-based partnership
among the Montgomery County Department of Health and Human
Services, Montgomery County Public Schools, Public and Private
Agencies, and Families and Communities. Linkages to Learning
sites have established partnerships with local groups such
as churches, synagogues, police and recreation departments,
volunteer programs, service organizations, and arts and literacy
councils. A comprehensive school-based health and human service
program based on a holistic approach to prevention and early
intervention, Linkages to Learning assists families and students
by providing or referring to services to help children in
school, at home, and in the community. A variety of mental
health, health, social, and educational support services are
made available to address the possible barriers to learning.
Each Linkages to Learning site develops its own unique combination
of activities based on the resources and needs within the
community.
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ESI Donates Food and Supplies Filling Seven
Thanksgiving Baskets for Seven Families
Bethesda, MD—November 20, 2007—This
Thanksgiving season, ESI staff provided seven families at
Highland Elementary school with complete Thanksgiving meals.
Staff members delivered turkey, vegetables, canned goods,
desserts, and disposable cookware to the school November 20.
Meals consisted of traditional Thanksgiving items and multicultural
items. ESI has been partnering with Highland Elementary school,
located in Silver Spring, MD, for the last 3 years to provide
underprivileged families who have children attending the school
with Thanksgiving meals.
ESI has already kicked off its Christmas Adopt-a-Family
program, also done with Highland Elementary. ESI staff will
donate enough gifts for three deserving families to enjoy
the holiday season this year.
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ESI and HHS Win the Spotlight Gold Award
for the National HIV/AIDS Testing Mobilization Campaign Materials
Bethesda, MD—October 30, 2007—ESI
and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
were recipients of the 2007 Gold Award in the League of American
Communications Professionals' Spotlight Competition recognizing
excellence in print, video, and Web communications for the
development of the National HIV/AIDS Testing Mobilization
Campaign (NHTMC) materials. The campaign includes gender-,
race- and ethnicity-specific materials reaching various target
groups in the form of brochures, flyers, fact sheets, exhibit
pieces, display banners, and Web content and design.
To date, NHTMC has exhibited at more than 63
events nationwide; deployed speakers and campaign materials
to more than 30 events and conducted workshops at 9 events;
conducted a successful 2-part speaker training program in
March 2007; participated in the 2007 WOMAN Challenge coordinated
by HHS's Office on Women's Health; and distributed the Campaign
"Get Tested" message to more than 45,000 women nationwide
via the Internet.
For more information, please contact Rachel
Hunt at (240) 744-7049 or rachelh@esi-dc.com.
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ESI Appreciates the Past, Celebrates
the Present, and Forges the Future with Clients, Partners, and
Colleagues
Bethesda, MD—October 30, 2007—ESI
thanked its clients, partners, and colleagues at its Open
House event on October 30th at its corporate headquarters
in Bethesda, MD. The event allowed ESI Founders Susan Dixon
and Paul Rickett, and the rest of ESI's staff, to extend their
thanks to the people who have helped make ESI the company
it is today. ESI staff played a very critical role in the
evening and provided information for guests on ESI's service
lines. A newly unveiled corporate exhibit and redesigned corporate
Web site were showcased at the event. For some guests, this
was also the first time visiting ESI's office since the company's
permanent relocation in January 2007. In the end, this was
a memorable evening for all in attendance. ESI thanks its
guests for making the event such a success.
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ESI participates in Rockville’s Light the
Night walk for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society
Bethesda, MD—October 20, 2007—A group
of volunteers from ESI participated in Rockville’s Light the
Night walk for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. Held in
communities throughout the country in September and October,
Light the Night is a highly visible event that attracts a
broad range of participants including cancer supporters and
survivors who raise money through donations and participation
in the Walk. The Society invests millions of dollars toward
blood cancer research to help improve the quality of life
of patients and their families.
About The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society
www.lls.org
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The Office of Head Start and ESI Launch
National Early Childhood Math Webcast Series
Washington, DC—October 17, 2007—The
Office of Head Start (OHS) launched the first in a series
of six Webcasts on math in early childhood education for personnel
who support Head Start teaching teams including education
and other managers, supervisors, directors, curriculum specialists,
mentor-coaches, and training and technical assistance staff.
The inaugural Webcast, "Where's the Math?" went live at 2
p.m. on October 17. The show was broadcast from a studio at
Interface Media Group in Washington, DC. The Webcast provided
a thorough discussion of content, complemented by lively video-clip
illustrations. The series includes five additional Webcasts,
each on math-focused topics, through April 2008.
Numbers and Operations is the content focus
of the next Webcast, scheduled for November 8, 2007, 2–3:30
p.m. Then, following a short break in December, the Webcasts
will resume in January 2008 (Geometry and Spatial Sense),
February (Measurement), March (Patterns), and will conclude
in April (Putting it All Together: Effective Mathematics Teaching).
Collectively, these programs will provide 9 hours of programming
that may be accessed at will via the Head Start Knowledge
and Information Management System Web site.
Additionally, ESI provides training and technical
assistance, content support, materials development, and logistical
support to OHS for various programs and projects that are
part of the broad umbrella of the Good Start/Grow Smart early
childhood initiative of the President. These include, among
others: Safe Futures Online, a domestic violence training
for facilitators in a Web-based learning environment; I Am
Moving/I Am Learning, a movement and health education initiative
being developed and pilot-tested for national dissemination;
and the Higher Education Grants Program, which partners with
teacher training institutions of higher education (Historically
Black Colleges and Universities, Hispanic Serving Institutions,
and Tribally Controlled Land Grant Colleges and Universities).
About Head Start
Head Start is a 40-year-old national Federal program that
promotes school readiness by enhancing the social and cognitive
development of children through the provision of educational,
health, nutritional, social, and other services to enrolled
children and families. The Head Start program provides grants
to local public and private nonprofit and for-profit agencies
to provide comprehensive child development services to economically
disadvantaged children and families, with a special focus
on helping preschoolers develop the early reading and math
skills they need to be successful in school. In FY 1995, the
Early Head Start program was established to serve children
from birth to 3 years of age in recognition of the mounting
evidence that the earliest years matter a great deal to children's
growth and development.
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ESI Provides Supplemental Support on NHTMC
Bethesda, MD—October 12, 2007—ESI
won an additional task order to provide enhancements to the
National HIV/AIDS Testing Mobilization Campaign (NHTMC). The
new task order will focus on cultivating strategic partnerships
with national organizations for sponsoring NHTMC-related events
and activities, and disseminating key Campaign messages through
the use of media, print ads, and the development and distribution
of PSAs and Podcasts. ESI has been providing support to NHTMC
since 2006.
About the NHTMC
The goal of the NHTMC is to infuse new energy into the national
response to the HIV/AIDS epidemic by encouraging sexually
active Americans to get tested and learn their HIV status.
The NHTMC accomplishes this by promoting HHS programs and
policies and mobilizing local communities to respond to this
epidemic through HIV awareness, education, testing, prevention,
treatment and care.
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ESI Staff Support Whitman-Walker Clinic's
AIDS Walk Washington
Bethesda, MD—October 11, 2007—A group
of walkers, runners, and volunteers from ESI participated
in the 21st annual AIDS Walk Washington October 6, 2007, in
support of quality health care for those infected with HIV/AIDS.
The AIDS epidemic is of particular importance to ESI which
supports the Office of HIV/AIDS Policy National HIV Testing
Mobilization Campaign. ESI provides a variety of communication
and marketing services for the campaign which seeks to increase
communities' awareness of HIV and encourage individuals to
get tested for the virus. This year's AIDS Walk Washington
featured a 5K run and a poster contest for seventh- and eighth-grade
students enrolled in public, private, and charter schools.
Whitman-Walker Clinic estimates that 1 in every
20 adults in the District of Columbia is infected with HIV.
The District has the highest rate of new AIDS cases per capita
in the United States, 12 times the national average. Some
of the ways Whitman-Walker Clinic responds to the AIDS epidemic
are offering at-cost HIV/AIDS-related medications through
an onsite pharmacy, supplying nutritional assistance to clients,
and administering free HIV tests.
About Whitman-Walker Clinic
Whitman-Walker Clinic is a nonprofit, community-based health
organization composed of volunteers and staff who provide
dependable, high-quality, comprehensive, and accessible health
care to those infected with or affected by HIV/AIDS. For more
information on Whitman-Walker Clinic, go to http://www.wwc.org.
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ESI Hosts Successful Red Cross Blood Drive
Bethesda, MD—October 4, 2007—In line
with the company's commitment to the community and philanthropic
giving, ESI recently partnered with the American Red Cross
to host a blood drive within its office. The American Red
Cross has a constant need for blood donors, and thanks to
the efforts of ESI staff, as well as donors working in offices
nearby, a total of 12 blood units were collected during the
drive. This equals enough blood to save 36 lives! ESI's Community
Service Committee would like to thank all donors and volunteers
who contributed to the success of this event.
About the American Red Cross
The American Red Cross helps people prevent, prepare for,
and respond to emergencies. Last year, almost a million volunteers
and 35,000 employees helped victims of almost 75,000 disasters;
taught lifesaving skills to millions; and helped U.S. service
members separated from their families stay connected. Almost
4 million people gave blood through the American Red Cross,
the largest supplier of blood and blood products in the United
States. The American Red Cross is part of the International
Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement. An average of 91 cents
of every dollar the Red Cross spends is invested in humanitarian
services and programs. The American Red Cross is not a government
agency; it relies on donations of time, money, and blood to
do its work.
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ESI Wins Research, Evaluation, and Technical
Assistance Contract
Bethesda, MD—September 24, 2007—ESI
is excited to add the Department of Justice's National Institute
of Justice (NIJ) to its list of clients. ESI now assists NIJ
in the execution of its extramural and intramural research,
evaluation, and demonstration programs. Tasks include providing
technical assistance and training to grantees and NIJ staff,
managing all aspects of the NIJ consultant information system,
coordinating the review of reports and products to ensure
they are methodologically sound and suitable for publication,
providing logistical support, and traveling participants.
About NIJ
The mission of NIJ is to advance scientific research, development,
and evaluation to enhance the administration of justice and
public safety. NIJ carries out this mission by funding extramural
research, evaluations, and demonstrations of criminal justice
policies and programs; conducting intramural research; disseminating
findings and highlighting innovative approaches; and by fostering
the exchange of ideas and the development of knowledge through
conferences, seminars, and fellowships.
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Inc. Magazine Calls ESI One of the Fastest-Growing
Private Companies in the Country
Bethesda, MD—September 14, 2007—ESI
is pleased to announce it was selected as an Inc. 5000
honoree for 2007. This month Inc. magazine ranked Educational
Services, Inc. (ESI) on its first-ever Inc. 5,000 list of
the fastest-growing private companies in the country. The
Inc. 5,000, an extension of Inc. magazine's annual Inc. 500
list, recognizes companies that are too big to grow at the
pace required for the Inc. 500, but which, taken as a whole,
represent the backbone of the U.S. economy.
ESI was a 2001 Inc. 500 award winner for being
one of the fastest growing companies in America. The Inc.
5000 award was presented to ESI at its national conference
in Chicago, September 5–9, 2007.
About Inc.
Inc., the only major business magazine edited exclusively
for CEOs of fast-growing private companies, delivers real
solutions for today's innovative company builders. It provides
hands-on resources and market-tested strategies for managing
people, finances, sales, marketing and technology.
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