2007 Community Involvement of TEAM CMI

“You cannot live a perfect day without doing something for someone who will never be able to repay you.” Last year we included this quote in our Christmas letter to staff. As we prepared our letter for 2007, we could not find anything more appropriate so we incorporated it again.

Together, with our staff and because of our valued clients, we have achieved so much. These partnerships have allowed us to substantially expand the list of charities and organizations we contributed to in 2007. We are grateful to have been able to share our blessings with others. While we believe this is the true Spirit of Christmas, it is our goal to carry this spirit in our hearts by “living the meaning” throughout the year. And, this essence is expanded through YOUR Community – OUR Commitment as we make every effort to always give back by reaching beyond the walls of CMI to touch the lives of others.

• We helped build “Jeremiah’s House” in Vancouver, Washington. Jeremiah Johnson was killed while serving in Iraq. He left behind a wife and two children. The local community has joined together to build the family a mortgage free home.

• One of our favorite things to do is to sponsor the Royal Family Kids Camp (through Portland Christian Center). This is a summer camp for battered and abused children. One of the highlights of the camp is a Birthday Party for 50 children. This year we provided a Carnival and prizes for all 50 children, plus birthday cake and decorations. The smiles were priceless!

• Royal Family Kids Camp Christmas party. We provided gifts for children from foster homes.

• The Citadel Military College of South Carolina Scholarship Foundation

• Salvation Army Portland, OR; to feed our neighbors at Thanksgiving.

• Salvation Army of San Diego; to aid families who lost their homes to the devastating fires.

• Homefront America, Inc., we adopted three families of deployed soldiers and provided them with Christmas Gifts.

• USO – Operation Phone Home (phone cards for deployed soldiers so they could call home).

• We sent gift boxes to 15 deployed soldiers from The Citadel Military College of South Carolina filled with books, personal items, DVD’s, food, clothing and games.

• Fisher House; supporting America’s military in their time of need to provide “a home away from home” that enables family members to be close to a loved one at the most stressful time…during hospitalization for an illness, disease or injury.

• Adopted a Platoon. We sent Christmas gifts to 50 of America’s finest.

• Donation of funds and food to Vernonia Cares; the small City of Vernonia suffered devastating flood damage.

• Meals on Wheels; feeding our home bound seniors.

• Restoration efforts for the Hollywood Theatre.

• Participated in the CAI Golf tournament.

• Kiwanis Club; revitalizing neighborhoods, organizing youth-sports programs, tutoring, building playgrounds and countless other projects to help children and communities.

• Lakewood Center for Performing Arts, Lake Oswego

• Volunteered for Street of Dreams CMI is proud to continue to support our military through USO, USO, Homefront America, Inc, www.homefrontamerica.org and www.fisherhouse.org and we encourage others to add their support.

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