There is also no way I could have ended up on the path we are on today without the guidance, direction and current partnership provided by Grand Dynamics.  It is becoming clearer everyday that in the realm of corporate performance, the connection between “giving back” to the community and being fully engaged in your work life and commitment to your job is synonymous; especially with the millennium workforce just now coming out of school.( http://www.fastcompany.com/articles/2007/06/retaining-younger-workers.html )  Surveys, and common sense, dictate and show that, with all things being equal related to quality of product and service, the consumer is more likely to select the product and services of a company that participates in socially responsible activities.  (Reference McKinsey Quarterly article https://www.mckinseyquarterly.com/What_really_drives_value_in_corporate_responsibility_2895)

The experiences and interactions over the past several years have taught me that pretty simply, people enjoy helping our fellow community members in need!  Not only do they enjoy helping, they also feel an emotional kinship to their place of employment that is providing them with the opportunity to help.

When you combine this feeling of doing something good, with actual training and development that makes the employee better at what they do, improves the relationships and communication of their fellow employees, engages the employee with a belief that who they work for is truly committed to providing quality goods and services as well as doing good in the community, the end result is a high performing staff on board for the long haul!

As CSR comes more and more to the forefront, we are thrilled to be in a position to offer a program that not only is a socially responsible program which has the potential to raise substantial funds, but a program that can also provide personal and professional transformations.  We are all capable of such incredible achievements!  Really achievements that most of us do not believe are possible.  However, when given the guidance and support of an organization that is committed to quality, both in product and employee, and partners available such as Grand Dynamics and Corporate Motivation to highlight the needs of both the organization and the charity involved, we are certainly on our way to realizing those achievements!

CSR and performance improvement needs to be more than the current trend.  It needs to be our culture.  Blending philanthropy with performance improvement is our way of creating the leadership required to change and maintain a culture.  The challenge remains to teach our business leaders that both CSR and profits can be obtained.

For any business interested specific timelines are flexible and can range from half day to multiple days depending on the availability and needs of your business.  This program is highly customizable, tax deductable and can impact multiple departments such as; PR, CSR and Training and Development.

Grand Dynamics International is the leader in experiential training and development.
They are dedicated to facilitating individual, team and organizational development through
value-added, customer-centered, cutting-edge training design and delivery. Their training
and development programs are fun, unique, highly impactful and contribute directly to
increased bottom-line business results. We are committed to inspiring the world to turn
potential into action!

See the whole program at the link below.

Hillsboro

Corporate Motivation Inc. sponsored the “Rider Rumble” race at Larry’s Stables in Kent Saturday to benefit the Kent Police and Fire Fighters Association.

The event included a three-mile race with various obstacles such as dirt hills and netted “spider web” barriers, as well as a lake to swim through or run around, said Matt Campana, owner of Corporate Motivation.

Campana, said the event was centered on coming together as a community for charity.

“The overall message is really to get out and get active and give back to the community,” he said.

Kaley Miller, sophomore early childhood education major and race participant, said it was great that Saturday’s event benefited the Kent Police and Fire Fighters Association.

“It’s not just a race that you go out and have fun, you are giving back to somebody as well as having fun while doing it,” she said.

Campana said he started Corporate Motivation in 2006 to blend philanthropy with performance improvement in the workplace.

“I lived in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, and worked for a training and development firm, and we did adventure-based programs for corporate retreats,” he said. “I noticed an opportunity with these companies that spend lots of money on retreats to give back to the community.”

Damon Lewis, business development manager of Corporate Motivation, said the businesses they work with no longer have the capability to organize retreats.

“With the amount of downsizing, the Human Resources manager doesn’t have the time to do these sort of things, and they’ve eliminated them,” he said.

Lewis said when the company partners with a business to organize an event a charity is always involved.

“We don’t do an event unless it’s tied to a charity.” Lewis said. “So from the altruistic idea, trying to do better for the community is really part of what we’re trying to do.”

Lewis said the company is planning to use Larry’s Stables, owned by his father-in-law Larry Hannum, to hold events in the Kent area in the future.

“A mixed-use facility is really what we’re trying to do, with a ropes course, more of an adventure trail.” Lewis said. “You know, a place to bring the kids, a nice, safe environment.”

Julie Rubin, 38 from Twin Lakes, said she is thankful that the company has decided to organize more local events.

“I think this is nice for the community,” Rubin said. “I’m glad Matt has this going here in Kent because I think hopefully more people will hear about it in the future and come out.”

Lewis said Corporate Motivation plans to use the nearly 200-acre facility to team up with the Kent community and even Kent State University in the future.

Contact public affairs reporter Kelly Tunney at ktunney@kent.edu.

This 4.2 mile race will provide an exciting, challenging and competitive event all for a great cause.  This is a family friendly event as kids ages 5-12 can compete on their very own adventure filled race course.  A variety of checkpoint challenges await each runner on the main course as you navigate your way around this beautiful horse property.

This will be a festive day with food, drinks, entertainment, prizes and a special Ohio State vs Miami Hurricanes viewing party later in the evening!

Please click on the link below to register or RSVP.
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Thank you so much for your interest and quick response, we look forward to seeing you at the Rider Rumble!

Yours in Adventure,

Matt Campana
Corporate Motivation, Inc
mcampana@corporatemotivation.net
330-524-3047

Damon Lewis
damonmlewis@yahoo.com
330-715-0517

Ravenna, Ohio – Corporate Motivation, Inc (CMI) and Grand Dynamics, International (GDI) will organize and host a rewarding, fun and interactive business workshop that will not only improve the performance of the participating businesses but also raise funds and awareness for our local Habitat for Humanity (HFH) affiliate headquartered in Ravenna.

This “give back” team workshop is unique, highly impactful and designed to help improve performance, loyalty in the workplace and provide ways to increase your bottom-line while also assisting in the efforts of HFH, who is committed to truly making a difference for our community members in need

During the week of June 13th, 2011 we will be mobilizing teams to participate in various hands on volunteer and team building activities. Spend one day giving back and engaging in customized team building exercises and end the day with a fun “Amazing Race” type challenge.

Specific timelines are flexible and can range from half day to multiple days depending on the availability and needs of your business.

DATE: Week of June 13, 2011 (participate half day or multiple days)?FEE: $300 pp / day

$150 will go to CMI/GDI for organizing event,

$150 per person will be a tax deductible donation to HFH.

CONTACT: Matt Campana at cvr2011@corporatemotivation.net for more information, register or inquire about sponsorship opportunities.

About Corporate Motivation, Inc

Corporate Motivation, Inc, located in Kent, Ohio, was launched in January 2006 to provide businesses with a platform to give back to the communities in which we live, work and play as well as to improve performance, morale and loyalty in the workplace. Corporate Motivation provides guidance, tools and resources for businesses all over the world that are determined to raise funds and awareness for a variety of causes.

About Grand Dynamics International?Grand Dynamics International is the leader in experiential training and development. They are dedicated to facilitating individual, team and organizational development through value-added, customer-centered, cutting-edge training design and delivery.  Their training and development programs are fun, unique, highly impactful and contribute directly to increased bottom-line business results. We are committed to inspiring the world to turn potential into action!

About Habitat for Humanity Portage County ?Our mission is to serve throughout Portage County by working with qualified persons with housing needs to help them create a better human habitat in which to live and work; and cooperate with other charitable organizations, through donations, grants and other resources, to develop a better habitat for God’s people in need. For more information contact: Brian Reitz director@habitatofportage.org

…is kicking off its Tour as a national fundraising event with Team Fox benefiting the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research. The tour will showcase the innovation, social media strategies and the power of street teams to show the viral and grassroots power of the indie music scene. Our goal is to raise $200,000 for Team Fox.

Beginning May 18th, in 11 cities in 90 days  Rock-N-BowlA will begin its tour at Lucky Strike Lanes in Bellevue, Washington, then moving onto LA Live in California and then will rock east ending in Manhattan in a HUGE ROCK-N-BOWLA blowout. Each event will consist of celebrities from the worlds of music and sports in a high energy celebrity/AM bowling tournament followed by the winners of the Rock-N-BowlA competition, showcasing their music.

JOIN OUR Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and Like a Rock Star Blog. Keep up-to-date with what’s happening, weekly give-aways and more. Purchase your individual tickets or VIP tickets to join us and see the best indie rock bands in the USA.

Featured Charity ~ Team Fox

For Parkinson’s Research

About Team Fox ~ Team Fox was launched in January 2006 as a way for The Michael J. Fox Foundation to support the heroes all over the country who already had made it their personal mission to find uniquely creative and fun ways to raise funds for Parkinson’s research.  Team Fox provides guidance, tools and resources for the thousands of amazing people all over the world who are walking, running, baking, party planning, paddling, pedaling, and dancing to raise funds and awareness for Parkinson’s research.

In Team Fox’s first five years, members raised an astounding $12 million.  This diverse community of change makers continues to grow and inspire us every day.  There is no limit to the creativity and optimism with which the heroes of Team Fox set about making Parkinson’s disease a thing of the past.

About The Michael J. Fox Foundation ~ MJFF is dedicated to finding a cure for Parkinson’s disease through an aggressively funded research agenda and to ensuring the development of improved therapies for those living with Parkinson’s today. Our strategic approach targets research that is often overlooked by government and industry funders, but that has the greatest potential to accelerate the delivery of better treatments – and, ultimately, a cure – to the more than 5 million people worldwide with Parkinson’s disease.  We believe without fail that our goal is within reach – but we can’t get there without your support.

CVR 2011 – Kids Play Intl (resized2)

By partnering with Kids Play Int’l, we can now offer our Corporate Volunteer Retreat program to businesses Worldwide. We are on the road to creating opportunities for businesses to deeply and positively impact the future of countless kids in need. Through this event, we will be able to reflect on the fact that we have contributed to the betterment of our communities and improved the quality of life of disadvantaged children!

Services can be delivered at any one of  our preferred resort properties or at the location of your choice.

Here are some Corporate Motivation, Inc accomplishments to date-

• Pioneer in the Corporate Volunteer space
• In 2006 we created Corporate Volunteer Retreats™, the only program of its kind in the country bridging volunteering and performance improvement in a resort retreat setting
• Recommended by Voluntourism.org as a provider. Voluntourism.org is a leader in volunteering initiatives and we were the featured speaker on a recent webcast with David Clemmons, Episode #36: “Corporate Motivation” & VolunTourism
• 18 month University study proving the viability of our Corporate Volunteer Retreat™ program
• Recommended by Habitat for Humanity International
• Recommended by Hands On Network
• Fortune 10 company recommendation of program
• A complete vendor/supplier network in place to deliver customized volunteer retreat programs
• Eight years experience in the meeting and retreat industry
• A passion to lead Corporations on a new course toward giving and providing a platform to encourage purpose in all we do

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