SACRAMENTO, CA, May 09, 2010
/24-7PressRelease/ -- Voyage Home Loans is joining in the fight against breast cancer, alongside thousands in Susan G. Komen's Race for the Cure, Saturday, May 8 at Cal Expo in Sacramento.
Twenty Voyage employees, also known as #TeamGoodness, will be running and/or walking in the 5K. The race will take place at 7:30 am at Cal Expo. Members who could not participate have opted to "Sleep In for the Cure." By "Sleeping In," team members can contribute to the cause without having to be there on the day of the event.
Currently, #TeamGoodness has raised $1045 towards the cause. The team hopes to reach a goal of $2500 before Saturday. A portion of the total raised, about $800, is from contributions from employees' friends and family via email and on Facebook.
Voyage strives to make a difference in people's lives. Along with their commitment to improve the community, Voyage employees are personally passionate about joining the cause for many reasons.
Corrine Blackney, a Voyage loan processor, spurred the company's interest in the event by encouraging her co-workers to participate and donate because of her experiences with breast cancer. Blackney's family has a history of breast cancer; she has lost an aunt to the disease, has an aunt who is a cancer survivor, and a year and half ago, her 30 year old cousin was diagnosed with cancer. Blackney has supported the Susan G. Komen for the Cure foundation since 2003.
"The foundation's message shows that this cancer does not just affect older women, as many young women think," said Blackney. "You need to get tested no matter what age you are. It's bigger than everyone realizes."
For more information, contact info@voyagemtg.com.
About Voyage Home Loans
Voyage Home Loans is a progressive mortgage company committed to providing honest and reliable service. Voyage is an organization that cares deeply for the welfare of its clients, employees, community, and the environment. In October 2009, Voyage Home Loans was proud to receive the prestigious A+ Employees' Choice Award from the Sacramento Business Journal, in the small business category. This award is given to companies who excel in their business philosophy and who offer the best relations possible—to their employees, their clients and their communities. This year, the company hopes to increase its participation, involvement, and partnerships with various non-profits, not-for-profits, and individual causes to at least four events a month throughout 2010.
http://www.voyagehomeloans.com
About the Susan G. Komen Foundation
The Susan G. Komen Foundation is a network of breast cancer survivors and supporters who are fighting to save lives. The organization began as a promise from Nancy G. Brinker to her sister Susan G. Komen, who was dying from cancer. The Komen Race for the Cure has raised nearly one billion dollars over the years in efforts to fight against breast cancer.
http://ww5.komen.org/
Voyage Home Loans is a progressive mortgage company committed to providing honest and reliable service. We are an organization that cares deeply for the welfare of our clients, employees, community and environment. We take the time to thoroughly educate our clients on the loan process, while ensuring we do everything possible to make our client's biggest investment a source of joy for many years to come.
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