LENOIR, N.C. A-1 Pest Control announced a month-long campaign to raise awareness and funds for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), often referred to as Lou Gehrig s disease. This is A-1’s first event to support ALS, and the company hopes to make it an annual occasion.
This year’s inaugural walk will be virtual, with hopes that next year, participants can raise awareness in person. Supporters are asked to join the A-1 Walks 5 for ALS Facebook event page or visit the team page on the ALS Association s website. Participants will walk five miles throughout the month of May to honor the 5,000 people diagnosed with ALS each year.
LENOIR, N.C. A-1 Pest Control announced a month-long campaign to raise awareness and funds for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), often referred to as Lou Gehrig s disease. This is A-1’s first event to support ALS, and the company hopes to make it an annual occasion.
This year’s inaugural walk will be virtual, with hopes that next year, participants can raise awareness in person. Supporters are asked to join the A-1 Walks 5 for ALS Facebook event page or visit the team page on the ALS Association s website. Participants will walk five miles throughout the month of May to honor the 5,000 people diagnosed with ALS each year.
The award recognizes influential women who are proactively making a positive impact in the Orlando community. Nowry has been deeply involved in philanthropy and giving back in the Central Florida community for more than 25 years. She has served as Chairwoman for both United Arts of Central Florida and Junior Achievement of Central Florida. She currently sits on the board of directors for the Orlando Ballet. In addition to these positions, she also supports Kids House of Seminole County, Autism Speaks and Making Strides Against Breast Cancer.
“I’m honored to be recognized as one of Orlando Magazine’s Women of the Year,” Nowry said. “I’m passionate about supporting our community and organizations that benefit the arts, education and health. I’m also very proud to see the impact our Massey Services team is making throughout all the communities where we provide service.”
HOLMDEL, N.J. WorkWave, a provider of software solutions for field service companies, announced its acquisition of Slingshot, a provider of customer call center software and customer support in the field service market.
“The need to grow their business to attract, retain, and maximize each customer relationship is what keeps every field service owner and executive awake at night. Slingshot is not just the market leader at helping its customers grow, it is the only organization of its kind in our industry that has a proven track record of using omni-channel communication software to close more deals for its customers,” David F. Giannetto, CEO of WorkWave, said in a press release. “By bringing such an outstanding organization into WorkWave, we will be able to provide unique integrations into our solutions that will increase the unparalleled advantage our customers have over their competition, reinforcing that WorkWave is the premier partner to service organizations.”