Recently, the APX Family Foundation came in contact with Gentrie Hansen, a happy 14-year old girl who was diagnosed with Pediatric Gastro Paresis ( which means her stomach is paralyzed). Because of this condition she has been unable to eat or drink anything since the beginning of the year.
Last week, the APX Alarm Modesto sales office had a great team building experience by helping clean the donation center and provide day care for the Modesto St. John’s Shelter Program for Women.
“I loved seeing the smiles on the faces of the little kids. They were so glad to just have someone to play with,” said APX Representative, Roger Evershed.
The Austin, Texas team partnered with the Round Rock Area Serving Center to sort donations, clear out unusable items and unload a truck of used computers and printers.
“Giving back to the communities is something we wanted to integrate into our summer program,” said APX Alarm, Co-Manager Zak Murray. We sweat and fight next to each other every day. It was good to see the smiles and service that also brought our office together,”
On April 20, out-fitted with 10 laptop computers and a new printer graciously donated by APX GIVES BACK, I spent two days on a plane headed for the Republic of Congo in Africa.
A friend of mine emailed me several weeks earlier inquiring about donations for a school in the Congo that is in desperate need of monetary support, primarily for a few computers. He described the school and students as follows:
The school is an L-shaped building with open windows and doors. It houses K thru 12th grade students, and is on supplemental electricity from the government so there are times when it’s run by generator.
APX Alarm has announced today that it has made a financial contribution to assist the programs and mission of the Boys and Girls Club of Greater Salt Lake.
Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater Salt Lake have provided life-enriching services and opportunities to young people for over 36 years. Their programs and core services reach nearly 9,000 youth members between the ages of 6-18 every year.
As part of the 2010 Provo School District Foundation 8th annual Easter basket fundraiser program, APX Alarm was pleased to participate in this year’s corporate auction to help raise funds for after school programs. With gift baskets ranging from $20 – $25,000, the auction raised over $100,000 which all the proceeds raised are going directly to after school programs in the Provo School District.
The APX Family Foundation helped support a special young man who dreamed of having his own swimming pool. Through the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Utah and the Rubber Ducky Derby, APX provided $5,000 to help Dallin have his wish come true.
APX Alarm launches fund raising challenge with $60,000 commitment to support families in need during the holidays. APX Alarm, one of the nation’s largest residential security alarm companies, announced today it has launched a community donation challenge to assist hundreds of families in financial need during the holiday season.
United Way Day of Caring is an opportunity to improve the community through service. Groups of volunteers provide service at various nonprofit organizations throughout Utah County. We at APX Alarm decided to help at Kids on the Move. Kids on the Move is a non-profit organization based in Orem, Utah that provides support and services [...]
On Sep. 3, Vice Principal, Michelle Wall welcomed APX Alarm as part of the school’s assembly celebrating their 50 year anniversary and thanked APX Alarm for the $10,000 donation to be used for the 2009-2010 school year. APX Alarm has become a partner in education with the school
By the time you finish reading this article someone in the United States will have reported a home fire. The National Fire Protection Association reports that a home fire is reported every 79 seconds nationally and over half of fire related deaths are linked to no fire alarm or a non-functioning alarm. Home fires are [...]