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Charity of the Month: St. Joseph’s Center

Monday, August 15th, 2011

(The following information is provided by http://stjosephscenter.org)

About St. Joseph’s Center

-St. Joseph’s Center is an independent Catholic agency founded in 1888 as an orphanage and has developed into a center for those with special needs

-The mission is sponsored by the Congregation of Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary

History

-1888: St. Joseph’s Center was founded as an orphanage and named St. Joseph’s Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children and Aged Persons

-1890: The Congregation of Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary became a sponsor

-1900: St. Joseph’s moved to its present location in Scranton, PA

-Its name changed to St. Joseph’s Children’s and Maternity Hospital and sheltered unmarried women who had an unplanned pregnancy

-1950s: Children who were diagnosed with mental retardation were accepted as residents

-1970s: The Community Living Arrangement was opened, becoming St. Joseph’s first group home

Providing Services Today for

-Mental retardation or developmental delayed individuals

-Pregnant women

-Adoption

-Outpatient therapy

How to Donate

-Events:

-The Carl Jones Memorial Classic golf tournament benefit on September 12, 2011

-Caring Tree of Life:

-Located in the lobby of St. Joseph’s, this solid bronze tree features golden leaves

that donors can engrave their personal messages on

-Monetary Donation

-Purchasing Memorial, Special Day, or Thinking of You Cards from the Center

- Gregory Mervine Memorial Fund:

-This fund supports the Center’s Mother/Infant Program

Road Scholar Transport Awareness Program

Located nearby, Road Scholar created an awareness trailer for St. Joseph’s Center. Purple and yellow, the colors of the St. Joseph Center’s logo, this truck features young patients at the Center.

Traveling across the nation, Road Scholar Transport is “On the Road to Helping Families with Special Needs.”

Visit www.roadscholarawareness.org to learn more about our awareness campaign.

Tags: awareness campaign, awareness trucks, Caring Tree of Life, Carl Jones Memorial Classic golf tournament, Catholic, charity, Community Living Arrangement, Congregation of Sisters, Gregory Mervine Memorial Fund, mental retardation, Mother/Infant Program, orphanage, pa, road scholar transport, scranton, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, special needs, St. Joseph’s Center, St. Joseph’s Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children and Aged Persons
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Carriers Urged to Distribute $100 Bills to Employees in Attempt to “Pay it Forward”

Tuesday, July 26th, 2011

It’s an initiative that has put smiles on faces, tears to the eyes, and even saved lives. It’s called the “Pay it Forward Challenge” and it has now entered into the trucking industry.

We’ve seen it done by Oprah back in 2006 when she handed over 300 people $1,000 and challenged them to use the money to help others in need. We’ve even seen the release of the “Pay it Forward” movie in 2000.

Whether it be paying for a cup of coffee for the person behind you at the drive-through or buying a meal for a homeless person, acts such as these have been making news for years now, especially around Christmas time.

And it’s not any different for the trucking industry. For the past two years, trucking companies have been handing out money to their employees asking them to; in return, use it as a charitable donation towards others.

The challenge has been widely successful, even helping save people’s lives. As one trucking company notes, one of their employees forwarded their money onto a man in need of a dentist. It turned out that the man had oral cancer and would not have known it if he didn’t receive the money to go in the first place (http://www.truckinginfo.com/news/news-detail.asp?news_id=74265).

But there are so many people in need of help. That’s why the Truckload Carriers Association (TCA) has presented a “Pay it Forward” challenge to all carriers.

The challenge asks carriers to distribute $100 to randomly selected employees of their company with the purpose of these people spending all of the money on a charitable cause/purpose. According to truckinginfo.com, the TCA recommends that the money be given three weeks prior to the December holiday season, with those participating reporting one month later on what they spent the money on and what difference it made in the person(s)’ lives.

As the TCA adds, not only will the “Pay it Forward” initiative aid many who are in need, it will also help the trucking industry’s reputation, truckinginfo.com states.

Road Scholar Transport is one trucking company that has been helping those in need for years with its 10 Million Miles to a Cure Awareness Campaign.

It started with a single pink tractor trailer dedicated to Breast Cancer awareness and has grown to supporting close to two dozen (and growing) different charities/organizations in need of help.

Traveling nationwide to deliver your LTL and Truckload freight, stopping at events along the way, Road Scholar is spreading a message for Autism Speaks, Make-a-Wish Foundation, The Children’s Craniofacial Foundation, and more. Visit www.roadscholarawareness.org to view Road Scholar’s awareness trucks and don’t forget to keep the awareness going by booking your freight today at www.roadscholar.com.

What would you do to “Pay it Forward” if you were handed $100?

Tags: 10 Million Miles to a Cure Awareness Campaign, Autism Speaks, awareness truck, breast cancer, carriers, charity, dentist, LTL freight, Make a Wish Foundation, Oprah, oral cancer, pay it forward, road scholar transport, TCA, The Children’s Craniofacial Foundation, trucking company, trucking industry, Truckload Carriers Association, truckload freight
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Charity of the Month: American Foundation for the Blind

Friday, July 15th, 2011

The following are a few facts provided by http://www.afb.org:

About The American Foundation for the Blind (AFB):

-Founded on June 28, 1921

-Nonprofit organization based in New York providing resources nationwide for the visually impaired

-In 1928, the AFB provided visually impaired people with radios, granting them access to the news

-In 1932, the AFB created talking books and machines, which they also distributed to the National Library Service for the Blind

-Had a hand in the passing of the Wagner O’Day Act in 1938, which required blind-made products to be purchased to improve employment opportunities

-In 1983, the AFB advertised a device that “spoke” the currency of U.S. paper money

-Had an aid in the 1996 legislation that required telephones to be fully accessible for the blind

-Last year, the AFB helped the 21st Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act get passed, which required all major communications, including television programs, to be accessible

Helen Keller

-Was deaf and blind from infancy

-Worked with the AFB beginning in 1924 for 44 years, seeking to find ways to improve the lives of those who were visually impaired

-Traveled to 35 countries while working with the AFB

Statistics (Provided by http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs282/en/)

-284 million people in the world are visually impaired

-39 million are blind

-80% of those visually impaired can be cured or their impairment could have been avoided

Four levels of Vision (Provided by http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs282/en/)

-Normal

-Moderate visual impairment

-Severe visual impairment

-Blindness

Road Scholar Transport Awareness Program

Road Scholar created an awareness trailer displaying its purpose of being “On the ROAD to expanding possibilities for children with vision loss.” This purple tractor trailer features a young visually impaired girl and displays one of Helen Keller’s famous quotes, “Every child has a right to be well-born, well-nurtured and well-taught…”

Visit www.roadscholarawareness.org to learn more about our awareness campaign.

Tags: 21st Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act, AFB, American Foundation for the Blind, awareness trailer, awareness trucks, blind, charity, Helen Keller, National Library Service for the Blind, new york, road scholar transport, tractor-trailer, Wagner O’Day Act
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It’s Time to Get Schooled at RS University

Thursday, May 12th, 2011

Class is now in session at RS University and enrollment is easy! All you need is access to the internet and you will gain a top education in cargo security. Best of all, it’s free!

Who said class had to boring? Now it doesn’t have to be. By visiting http://www.roadscholar.com/university.php you can choose your classes with the click of a button…no books required.

Classes include:

Jim Barrett

Cargo Security 101: This core class is taught by Jim Barrett (President of Road Scholar Transport) and Walt Beadling (Managing Partner at the Cargo Security Alliance). Students will grasp an understanding of the Cargo Security Alliance and current threats/trends in cargo security. At the end of this course, students will be knowledgeable of the best practices and procedures they can apply to avoid risk and keep the supply chain secure.

Walt Beadling

Cargo Security 201-Chemical Transport: Also taught by Barrett and Beadling, this class focuses on the proper practice and procedures for the transport of chemicals and other hazmat materials.

Secure Transport 301: For those who want an effective and informative class, yet little time on their hands, this class is for you. Secure Transport 301 uses a Pentagon Distribution Model to explain five methods Road Scholar uses to keep your high valued targets safe during transport: technology, protocols, equipment, visibility, and accountability.

Joe Peters

Tough Talk-Cargo Security Threats: This audio course is taught by Joe Peters and Jim Barrett. Peters is the radio host of Tough Talk on 94.3 FM and has served in the White House and then as liaison to the Office of Homeland Security. He has also operated as a commentator of law enforcement investigative and counter terrorism issues throughout the nation. Peters and Barrett will provide real life threats to cargo security as well as prevention methods.

Tough Talk 2-Transporting Awareness: Peters and Barrett once again join forces to discuss the nationwide problem of bullying and the Road Scholar awareness campaign’s new initiative to Stop Bullying with the addition of a new tractor trailer set to spread the word of the effects of bullying and how to stop it.

The Newsletter: RS University also offers a monthly course highlighting hot topics in the trucking industry, the latest technology, personal stories and experiences on the road from Road Scholar drivers, learn about a new deserving charity each month sponsored by Road Scholar’s awareness campaign, and get to know the Road Scholar staff a little better.

The completion of these courses will provide you with useful knowledge you can apply to your everyday life to keep your goods safe during transport.

So what are you waiting for? Enroll today at http://www.roadscholar.com/university.php!

Tags: awareness campaign, awareness trucks, cargo security, Cargo Security Alliance, charity, chemicals, drivers, Hazmat, Jim Barrett, Joe Peters, Office of Homeland Security, Pentagon Distribution Model, road scholar transport, RS University, stop bullying, tractor-trailer, transport, Walt Beadling, White House
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Road Scholar Keeps Their Awareness Trucks Rolling as MLB Holds First Dance-A-Thon to Benefit Cancer Charities

Tuesday, May 3rd, 2011

You may be familiar with the MLB’s 5K charity races that take place during the All-Star games. But this year, the MLB will be hosting a new event for the first time in 82 years.

Put on your dancing shoes and join the MLB on July 9th at the Phoenix Convention Center as they hold a Dance-A-Thon during the All-Star game.

But there’s more fun in store for those Glee fans out there.

Zach Woodlee, choreographer on the Fox TV show Glee, will be showing some dance moves as well as judge the contest with other VIP guests, according to hardballtalk.com. Not only that, but the grand prize winner of the dance off will “win an exclusive meet-and-greet opportunity on the set of Glee,” the site notes.

The event takes place from 3 p.m. to midnight with tickets costing $15 for those 15 and over and $10 for ages 14 and under. Those wishing to participate can register at www.allstargame.com.

Not the best dancer? Join in on the fun anyways and help show your support for a good cause with proceeds going to the Stand Up To Cancer, Prostate Cancer Foundation, and Susan G. Komen for the Cure charities.

The Prostate Cancer Foundation and Susan G. Komen for the Cure are also sponsored by Road Scholar Transport via the 10 Million Miles to a Cure Awareness Program. Road Scholar Transport has created several tractor trailers which act as rolling billboards to spread awareness for various organizations, such as those supported by the MLB. Check out all of Road Scholar’s awareness trucks at www.roadscholarawareness.org.

Become part of the campaign and ship your freight in our awareness trucks by going to www.roadscholar.com today to get a rate.

What would you like to see an awareness truck for?

Tags: All-Star, awareness trucks, baseball, charity, Dance-A-Thon, Fox TV, freight, Glee, MLB, Phoenix Convention Center, Prostate Cancer Foundation, rate, road scholar transport, Stand Up to Cancer, Susan G. Komen for the Cure, tractor-trailer, Zach Woodlee
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The NFL Gets Ready to “Kick” Cystic Fibrosis as Road Scholar Hits the Zoo to Raise Awareness

Friday, April 29th, 2011

Kick CF with Jordan Gross is back for the fourth year to raise money for a cure for cystic fibrosis.

Carolina Panther Jordan Gross and wife Dana created the event when Jordan’s niece Brooklyn was diagnosed with the disease as a baby (http://southcharlotte.wbtv.com/news/community-spirit/cam-newton-makes-his-nfl-debut-kicking-cystic-fibrosis/62049).

Cystic Fibrosis is a hereditary condition that affects the lungs and digestive system, affecting nearly 30,000 people nationwide, most living an average lifespan of 35 years (www.cff.org). There is currently no cure.

The event takes place at Providence High School in Charlotte, NC this Saturday and features NFL players “Cam Newton, Steve Smith, DeAngelo Williams, Armanti Edwards, Jason Baker, Tyler Brayton, Kevin Donnalley, Chris Harris, Ryan Kalil, Jimmy Clausen, Matt Moore, and Geoff Schwartz,” among others, the site explains.

The event has raised $200,000 in previous years and is estimated to raise another $75,000 this year.

Tickets cost only $10 with those under the age of four granted free admission.

And the NFL is not the only one fighting for a cure for Cystic Fibrosis. Road Scholar Transport is rolling out their Cystic Fibrosis awareness truck at the Philadelphia Zoo on May 21^st for the Philadelphia Great Strides Cystic Fibrosis Walk.

From 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m., and for a small donation of fee of $15, individuals will be registered for the walk and granted free entrance into the zoo. Take your family out for the day and help sponsor a good cause while doing so.

Visit http://www.cff.org/great_strides/ for more information on the event and be sure to check out Road Scholar Transport’s Cystic Fibrosis awareness truck and show your support for a cure!

Tags: Armanti Edwards, awareness truck, Cam Newton, charity, Chris Harris, cystic fibrosis, DeAngelo Williams, Geoff Schwartz, Jason Baker, Jimmy Clausen, Jordan Gross, Kevin Donnalley, Matt Moore, NFL, Philadelphia zoo, road scholar transport, Ryan Kalil, Steve Smith, Tyler Brayton
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Spring is Here and That Means Awareness Events!

Monday, April 11th, 2011

The birds are chirping, the snow has melted, Spring is in the air, and with it, awareness events.

With the cold weather fading and being one step closer to suntans, vacations, and swimming pools, Road Scholar’s awareness trucks are in full motion, making appearances at fundraisers and social functions across the nationwide.

As part of our 10 Million Miles to a Cure Awareness Campaign, Road Scholar Transport has dedicated several tractor trailers to 17, and counting, charities/organizations in an attempt to help spread awareness. Organizations include the Autism Speaks Foundation, Alex’s Lemonade, The American Breast Cancer Foundation, and Make-A-Wish Foundation.

If you are having a company picnic, fundraiser, tournament, support walk, etc. that supports a charity and are interested in having one of Road Scholar’s awareness trucks present, contact us by phone at 800-542-2301 or online at www.roadscholar.com. Road Scholar will do its best to accommodate all requests. Due to the rising fuel prices, any help in moving freight along the way to an event will be helpful as well.

Don’t forget to check out Road Scholar’s awareness truck appearances and show your support! This month our Autism truck will be in Allentown on April 16^th. Come on out!

View all of Road Scholar’s awareness trucks at www.roadscholarawareness.org.

Tags: 10 Million Miles to a Cure Awareness Campaign, Alex’s Lemonade, Autism Speaks, awareness events, awareness trucks, charity, fuel prices, fundraiser, Make a Wish Foundation, road scholar transport, Spring, support walk, The American Breast Cancer Foundation, tournament
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Why So Bald? Charity Has Volunteers Shaving Their Head for Childhood Cancer

Friday, March 18th, 2011

It all began in 2000 when a St. Patrick’s Day party decided to shave their heads bald to raise money for childhood cancer research, donating over $104,000 and starting a worldwide event called the St. Baldrick’s Foundation.

Each year St. Baldrick’s Foundation coordinates events in which barbers can volunteer their services and receive a free t-shirt in doing so. Individuals can register on the charity’s website (www.stbaldricks.org) to participate in an event at no charge, shaving their heads in support of those children who underwent chemotherapy, losing their hair. Those participants raising over $50 receive a free t-shirt as a thank you.

Those who do not want to shave their head can participate in other ways through volunteering/organizing an event, raising/donating money, purchasing via online store (http://www.stbaldricks.org/shop/), even virtually shaving their head on the St. Baldrick’s site.

Those who want to donate can do so online, over the phone (888-899-2253), or at an event. According to the site, “of every dollar raised, 78% funds research to find a cure, 19% goes to fundraising and 3% goes to administration.”

Road Scholar Transport is showing its support towards a cure for childhood cancer by creating a Children’s Cancer Recovery Foundation trailer. The Children’s Cancer Recovery Foundation trailer joins a fleet of tractor trailers as part of Road Scholar’s 10 Million Miles to a Cure Awareness Campaign to raise awareness for a cure for a variety of diseases/conditions. Visit www.roadscholarawareness.org to learn more.

Find a St. Baldrick’s event near you by going to http://www.stbaldricks.org/events/ and be sure to stay tuned to Road Scholar Transport’s Facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/pages/Road-Scholar-Transport/197141926979913 to find out when The Children’s Cancer Recovery Foundation awareness trailer is coming near you!

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Lady Gaga Debuts Bracelets to Raise Money for Japan

Monday, March 14th, 2011

If you’re an advocate for charities then you’ll go ‘Gaga’ for these bracelets.

After the catastrophic earthquake last week in Japan, the sixth largest earthquake in history, followed by a tsunami that left the country in ruins and thousands dead, American pop singer, Lady Gaga has decided to create a charity to raise money for relief efforts. wristband

Available at her online store (http://ladygaga.shop.bravadousa.com/Product.aspx?cp=14781_42444&pc=BGAMLG88), consumers can purchase a red and white “We Pray For Japan” wristband, created and worn by Lady Gaga herself.

Bracelets cost $5 each with all proceeds going to the Japan relief effort. Individuals can also add a donation to their order with the option of purchasing a “Wristband +$5, $10, $25, $50, $75, or $100 donation.”

Lady Gaga is not alone in her charity efforts. Road Scholar Transport is also taking the initiative of helping those individuals in need, creating the 10 Million Miles to a Cure Awareness Campaign to raise awareness of charities/organizations including the Children’s Craniofacial Foundation, American Breast Cancer Foundation, and Make a Wish Foundation.

Join Lady Gaga and Road Scholar’s charity efforts and help make a difference today!

Tags: 10 Million Miles to a Cure Awareness Campaign, American Breast Cancer Foundation, bracelet, charity, Children’s Craniofacial Foundation, earthquake, Japan, Lady Gaga, Make a Wish Foundation, pop singer, road scholar transport, tsunami, We Pray for Japan, wristband
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Hop to IHOP for Your Free Pancakes While Helping Support a Good Cause

Monday, February 28th, 2011

Tomorrow (March 1^st) marks IHOP’s annual National Pancake Day, a tradition started in 2006 on Fat Tuesday to help pancakes raise money for charities. Throughout the years, IHOP raised over $5.35 million, raising $2.1 million last year alone for Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals.

This year, IHOP wants to raise $2.3 million and needs your help to do it.

Just visit any IHOP location tomorrow between 7 a.m. and 10 p.m. and get a free short stack of pancakes! As a thank you, the restaurant is asking those who participate to contribute a little something for the charities.

Within five years of this event occurring, IHOP has made over 10.1 million pancakes for free.

So if you are near Road Scholar’s Philadelphia terminal tomorrow, stop by one of the nearby IHOP locations and help support the Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals, among other charities.

Read more about National Pancake Day at http://www.ihoppancakeday.com/ and check out what Road Scholar is doing to show its support towards children’s foundations at www.roadscholarawareness.org.

Tags: charity, children’s foundations, Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals, Fat Tuesday, free pancakes, IHOP, National Pancake Day, Philadelphia terminal, road scholar transport, short stack
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