Wednesday, April 29, 2009

Voulenteer Fairfax Awards!

Our community is a better place because of volunteers. The LeapFrog Solutions team were proud to have the opportunity to honor some of the communities best supporters at Volunteer Fairfax's annual county-wide volunteer recognition event, attended by more than 550 community members.

The 17th annual Fairfax County Volunteer Service Awards was held on Friday, April 24, 2009. Where individuals and groups were nominated in one of 10 competitive categories and four non-competitive categories. All nominees receive a complimentary invitation to the event.

The "Benchmark Award” is a noncompetitive category that seeks to recognize those individuals whose dedicated volunteer efforts help keep nonprofits running. Youth who have completed at least 100 hours of volunteer service will be honored at the events. Adult nominees should be an individual who has given at least 250, 500 or 1,000 hours of service to a particular agency in calendar year 2008.

Established in 1993, the Fa
irfax County Volunteer Service Awards serve as a community-wide celebration of volunteerism. The Awards honor individuals, groups and organizations that have given outstanding volunteer service through a broad range of activities and programs. Over the last 16 years, Volunteer Fairfax has recognized more than 1,698 individuals for their commitment to the community.



The American Red Cross

Celebrating Those Who Serve Our Community, Our Nation, Our World, Our Red Cross

On April 21, 2009 the American Red Cross of the National Capital Area hosted a special reception event Celebrating Those Who Serve Our Community, Our Nation, Our World, Our Red Cross. This event honored key partners, current and past supporters, who generously volunteer their time and talents to help fulfill the Red Cross mission. The LeapFrog Solutions team was honored to have the opportunity to attend.

Among special guests were the Honorable Frank Keating, former Governor of Oklahoma, and his wife, Cathy Keating.

More special guests included members of the Armed Forces and their families.

Former U.S. Congressman, JC Watts, founder and chairman of JC Watts Companies, emceed this special event reception.

Guest speakers included Major Michelin Y. Joplin- assigned to teh 779th Aerospace Medicine Squadron as Flight Commander and the Aeromedical StagingFaility at Andrews Air Force Base.

The American Red cross has such a long history of providing support to the members of the U.S. Armend forces and the LFS team thanks them for all of their efforts!


Thursday, April 9, 2009

Lisa Martin on the Radio

Executive Leaders Radio conducts “elite interviews” of prominent CEOs, COOs, CFOs, CIOs and Presidents focusing on “what makes people tick.”

The ten to twenty-five minute on-air interviews are really informal POSITIVE conversations. Guests may be asked about their background education, influences, mentors and early career experiences, asked about their business, what they do and who they serve. They may be asked about opportunities ahead, challenges they have faced or their senior management team. Interests outside of work, personal turning points and family sacrifices capture the unique human aspect behind these prominent leaders.

All of these questions are designed to help our audience learn “what it takes to succeed.”

This installment of Executive Leaders DC was broadcast on February 26, 2009 and featured interviews with Imran Razvi, the Partner of New York Life, Marc Fleischaker, the Chairman of Arent Fox PLLC, Robert Pinkard, the CEO of Cassidy Pinkard Sonnenblick, and our very own Lisa Martin, the President &CEO of Leap Frog Solutions.

Click here to listen to the webcast