The GovCon Grove - Good Government supported by Great Companies - October 9

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Event to have on your Radar:  

• Elev8 and Engage GovCon Event - The inaugural Elev8 and Engage GovCon social event kicks off the holiday season, bringing together the top government partners and industry and government leaders. Did we mention the event is being held at the historic Guinness brewery in Halethorpe? Details and registration here. A portion of the sponsorship dollars and ticket sales generated from this event will be donated to LETS GO Boys and Girls. Sponsorships are available. Contact @shelley mcguire for details. 

Included below we continue to shine a light on the good stuff, highlighting a few weekly examples of leading GovCon firms and executives who are proving that they understand it is not just about winning, but about building a lasting corporate culture and giving back.     

Giving back that exemplifies culture: 

• In honor of October being Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Harmonia Holdings Group, LLC is raising money for the Breast Cancer Research Foundation. Want to get involved? Donate, send your receipt to accountspayable@harmonia.com, and they will match your donation. 
• Chevo Consulting, LLC will be participating in the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society (LLS) walk—being held in Rockville MD October 14th—and they welcome support and attendance at this important event! A decade ago now this team lost a very dear employee, Stacey Godlove, to leukemia and ever since, have continued the fight in her memory. 
• Connection Business Development Managers recently worked with Compass Housing Alliance to support homeless Veterans in Seattle by donating 210 hygiene care kits. 
• Sparksoft Corporation hosted a fundraising event for The Headstrong Project, an organization that supports veterans and active service members in their battle with PTSD, raising over $15K!  
• Summit Consulting, LLC's #Philanthropy Committee organized a #fundraising initiative to help in the current Maui relief efforts. With the generosity and support of staff and leaders, the philanthropy committee was able to raise over $2000 for the Hawaii Community Foundation’s Maui Strong Fund. 
• It was an active month for the team at ICA, Inc. As a combined effort, they logged a whooping 2,039 miles! Each mile contributed to Habitat for Humanity. 
• As part of its Corporate Citizenship program, ValidaTek, Inc. volunteered with the Fisher House Foundation at Fort Belvoir in Virginia. The Fisher House offers a home away from home for military, veterans, and their families during a medical crisis. 
• Tarkik Solutions is supporting Children's National, a local non-profit hospital whose mission it is to help find cures, fuel innovation, and provide world-class care for EVERY child. 

OrangeSlices Tip of the Week  

With so many great examples this week of giving back that are about more than sending a donation, this Fobes article titled Nine Ways You Can Make 'Giving Back' Part Of Your Company Culture seems appropriate. Getting together as a team, giving people time to volunteer in efforts that are important to them… seems a win/win. 

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The GovCon Grove is compiled and published by Heather Seftel-Kirk , OrangeSlices AI’s Exec VP and our own Corporate Culture Champion charged with making sure we don’t just talk the talk, but we walk the walk. Follow Heather and connect if you are a leader passionate about employee experience and #doingittherightway.

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