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The purpose of the UCOM Paging Community Involvement Program is to positively impact the communities where we live and work. We do this by building relationships, inspiring philanthropy, and promoting goodwill both inside and outside the company. |
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events that UCOM
has participated in: In August of 2008 Northeast Paging/UCOM Employees held a collection of supplies to benefit the Greater Portland Animal Refuge League. Any employee that brought in a donation was entered into a drawing for a $25.00 gas card. We raised $60.00 in cash and many supplies. 
If you would like to help, here is their contact information: NEP employees participated for the 3rd year in a row in the Cancer Community Centers “Hit the Trails” event. Over the past 3 years NEP employees have raised over $1800.00 to benefit the Cancer Community Center. For more information about the Cancer Community Center visit their website at: http://www.cancercommunitycenter.org/ In July 2008 NEP held and office food drive to benefit to Westbrook Food Pantry and Resource Center. Employees donated $35.00 cash and 70 food items for the food pantry. Contact your local food pantry to set up your own food drive. Each year, Northeast Paging/UCOM selects 2 families to support with our donations for the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays through the Salvation Army. Click here for more information. Northeast Paging/UCOM participates in the 2nd Annual "Hit the Trails!" a Cancer Community Center benefit. - Click for more information - Northeast Paging/UCOM participates in the Thanksgiving and Christmas "Adopt-A-Family" program offered by the Salvation Army. The Thanksgiving program provides a full Thanksgiving meal to a family in need. - Click here to find out more - Since 1997, Northeast Paging/UCOM has donated pagers to the Northeast Marine Animal Lifeline. This is a non-profit organization dedicated to the rescue and rehabilitation of injured and sick marine animals. - Click here to find out more - Northeast Paging/UCOM holds office food drive to benefit the Saco Food Pantry. - Click for more information -
Northeast Paging/UCOM employees raise money throughout the year by having fundraisers such as our jeans day program and our annual silent auction. In 2007, we made cash donations to the following organizations: Animal
Refuge League Each year, Northeast Paging/UCOM selects 2 families to support with our donations for the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays through the Salvation Army . This year we gave a gift certificate for a full Thanksgiving meal for a family of 6 in need. For Christmas, we "adopted" another family comprised of a single mom going to school full time and raising a 5-year-old daughter. With our fundraising this past year, we were able to purchase miscellaneous kitchen items for Mom and a radio and some small toys from the daughter's wish list. We also gave them a Blockbuster movie rental card and a Hannaford gift card for their holiday meal. Here is a photo of 2 members of our Social Committee
getting the gifts ready to be delivered to our family. Each holiday season, Northeast Paging/UCOM participates in the Thanksgiving and Christmas "Adopt-A-Family" program offered by the Salvation Army. The Thanksgiving program provides a full Thanksgiving meal to a family in need. When signing up for the Christmas program a family is given to you with a list of all family members, their ages, two items on their wish list and their clothing sizes. We have different company fundraisers during the year to fund this program. Most of the money raised is from our annual silent auction. All items for the auction are donated by our employees. In the past, these items have included gift cards to retail stores and restaurants, handmade jewelry and greeting cards, homemade baked goods, and paid time off. This year we raised $1176.00. Another popular fundraiser is "Jean's Day".
At least once a month we have a day where the employees are allowed to
wear jeans by donating $1.
Since 1997, Northeast Paging/UCOM has donated pagers to the Northeast Marine Animal Lifeline. This is a non-profit organization dedicated to the rescue and rehabilitation of injured and sick marine animals. The lifeline is set up with a pager number that people can call to report a stranded marine animal. If you would like more information on this organization please visit their website at www.stranding.org or call them at (207) 773-7377.
Saco Food Pantry Inc.
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