Overland Park Company Collects 70,000 Crayons and 700 Pictures for Kids at Children’s Mercy Hospitals and Clinics
OVERLAND PARK , Kan.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 18, 2006—Positive Networks, a leading remote access and endpoint security technology company hosted their first ever “Crayon Drive” to benefit the patients at Children’s Mercy Hospitals and clinics.
“Every child in our care at one time or another is invited to color with crayons,” said Children’s Mercy Outreach Coordinator Lynn Hardy. “In the clinics alone, that is more than 250,000 children per year. Because of health concerns, we constantly need access to brand new crayons. Coloring is a wonderful creative outlet and great way for children in the hospital and in waiting rooms to pass the time.”
Employees at Positive Networks learned about the hospital’s unique need and sprang to action. Two contests were created to boost support for the young patients at Children’s Mercy - the first was the number of crayons collected and the second was the number of pictures colored. Employees divided into four teams, each representing a different color. A departmental pizza party was awarded to the “blue” team (operations department) who submitted over 600 colored pictures. The “green” team (development) won lunch with CEO Tim Sutton for collecting over 25,000 crayons in a two week period.
“We wanted to create something fun in which everyone could participate and bring smiles to the patients at Children’s Mercy,” said planning committee member and Vice President of Service Delivery Jason Sloderbeck. “The Crayon Drive turned out to be even more competitive than we had anticipated. Employees were coloring during lunch breaks and running to nearby stores for more crayons as other teams caught up. One team member even garnered the support of Rochester Elementary who helped color 400 pictures for the cause. ”
Although crayons aren’t a common donation, Children’s Mercy volunteers are in constant need of these types of supplies. The planning committee felt the campaign was a huge success. According to Hardy, Positive Networks’ donation was the largest donation of crayons that Children’s Mercy has ever received.
Positive Networks has a strong relationship with Children’s Mercy. Physicians and nurses use the Positive Networks remote access service to access patient records, track medical charts and record patient information from any location in their system or from a home computer. This service makes it possible for Children’s Mercy to securely access all resources, and distribute critical data with the click of a mouse while complying with HIPAA laws for patient medical records privacy.
About Positive Networks
Positive Networks is the leading provider of hosted VPN and endpoint security services. Its flagship service, PositivePRO, combines a client-based VPN, a clientless, Web-based SSL VPN, and remote desktop control into a single remote access service that scales to support thousands of users. With no hardware to install, PositivePRO is simple to implement and can provide complete remote access endpoint security control in 24 hours or less. PositivePRO's easy-to-manage subscription model includes critical endpoint security features like antivirus protection, anti-spyware protection, personal firewall protection, patch management and authentication to secure remote desktops and laptops. Site-to-Site VPN solutions are also available.
Positive Networks was awarded "Best-in-Class" Managed SSL VPN Service Provider for SMBs by Stratecast Partners and a "Product Excellence Award" winner for Best SSL VPN Managed Service from Info Security Products Guide. PositivePRO is a 2006 IT Week Magazine, WebWeek, Service Provider Week, Hosting Week, and Network Technology Magazine's "Editor's Choice" award selection. The company is also a 2006 Always On Top 100 private company winner. For more information, please call 877-932-8671 or visit www.positivenetworks.com.
About Children’s Mercy Hospital
Children's Mercy Hospitals and Clinics provide the highest level of medical care, technology, services, equipment and facilities in promoting the health and well-being of children in the region, from birth through adolescence. Patients and their families are treated with compassion in a family-centered environment that recognizes their physical, emotional, financial, social and spiritual needs. The comprehensive health care environment provided by the hospital includes clinical services, research and teaching efforts which are designed to serve today's and tomorrow's children and the community in which they live. For more information, please call 816-234-3000 or visit www.childrensmercy.org.
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