NEW BICSI CREDENTIAL HOLDERS
CONGRATULATIONS! YOUR HARD WORK PAID OFF!
C OM M U N I T Y C O R N E R
After investigating BICSI Cares and its mission to
help kids, this committee fell right in line with
what I have personally dealt with. At each BICSI
Conference, BICSI Cares has a presentation with
the kid's charity chosen for that specific confer-
ence. At each presentation, I get emotional just
knowing what our members and corporate
sponsors have contributed to the charity and
how those contributions will impact the charity. If
you have seen our presentations, you have
witnessed some of the representatives break
down and start crying when they see the amount
that was raised for them. This is a huge deal for
them, as we choose charities with a small
budget, and we want whatever we can raise to
have a large impact on them and what they can
provide to others.
For those of you that are not familiar with BICSI
Cares or how we got started, let me try to
explain. BICSI Cares is a committee that was
started by a joke back in the '70s. There was a
meeting held in Lexington, Kentucky, and BICSI
member Ray Gendron decided to pass around a
hat and raise money from those attending. He
probably did not anticipate the amount of
money that others were willing to give for no
special reason. Once he collected the money, he
then had a dilemma. What was he going to do with it?
He couldn't give it back because he did not know how
much everyone gave. The answer was simple: Give the
money to a charity that helps kids. From there, BICSI
Cares has grown to what we have now. Many of us still
to this day talk about Ray at each conference.
Being part of this committee is a passion for our
members. We put in a lot of hours during the conference
and on Thursday, it is always worth the time we
invested. If you want to get involved with BICSI and be
part of a committee, we are looking for new members.
You will not regret being part of such a worthwhile
cause. You can click here to fill out a BICSI
Committee Volunteer
Application online.
We look forward to
seeing you at the
next meeting!
Ruby,
2023 BICSI Cares Bear
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