ARMing Heroes Recognizes Top Donors

A message from ARMing Heroes Board Member Susan Namm:

As you may have seen on insideARM and in other industry media last month, we at ARMing Heroes recently concluded our second annual No Debts for Vets Charity Fundraising Drive (“the Drive”). As a result of the drive, the credit and collection industry raised more than $27,000 in only a nine-week period starting on September 11th and concluding on Veterans Day, November 11th.

I was blessed to be able to spend Thanksgiving with my family, including my son and his friend, who are both active duty soldiers preparing for another deployment in February. As a family, we gave thanks for their health and offered prayers for their safety and for all of those that have served. In this season of thanksgiving and goodwill, and on behalf of the Board of Trustees of ARMing Heroes, I want to extend my gratitude to all those who made contributions to ARMing Heroes during our recent fundraising campaign. In a very difficult economy, your generosity exceeded expectations, and will allow us to do more than ever to give back to deserving veterans and their families.

Reading the grant applications we have received only heightened my awareness of the difficulties our servicemen and families contend with. The honor of their sacrifices and their pride and love for our country shines as brightly as the star on the top of the Christmas trees many of us will put up this month.

Why do you do it? MaLisa Langusch, President of Tech Lock, said it best when she recently told us, “With my father-in-law a Vietnam veteran and my husband a service-disabled veteran, this is a cause that hits home for me and all of Tech Lock’s employees. After sacrificing so much for us, too many veterans return home to face financial and employment challenges.”

Reinforcing this thank you, I would like to recognize our top corporate donors for 2011 by listing them below. Thanks to you and all our other corporate and individual donors, we exceeded our goal!

– Susan Namm, Board of Trustees, ARMing Heroes

• Top Donor, Attorney Firm: CIR Law Office
• Top Donor, Call Center Services: American Outsourcing Alternatives
• Top Donor, CCA/Creditor Services: Peregrin Services
• Top Donor, Commercial Collection Agency: Leib Recovery Solutions
• Top Donor, Data Services: DS Data Services
• Top Donor, Debt Buyer: Global Acceptance Credit Company
• Top Donor, Debt Settlement Agency: Resolution Services Group
• Top Donor, Healthcare Collection Agency: Professional Finance Company 
• Top Donor, Healthcare Consulting Firm: The McNaughton Group
• Top Donor, Higher Education Consulting Firm: Consolidated Business Services
• Top Donor, International Collection Agency: Cedar Financial 
• Top Donor, Large Collection Agency: I.C. System
• Top Donor, Large Government Collection Agency: Premiere Credit of North America
• Top Donor, Mergers and Acquisitions Consulting Firm: Greenberg Advisors
• Top Donor, Mid-Sized Collection Agency: Accounts Receivable Management
• Top Donor, Mid-Sized Financial Collection Agency: Central Credit Services
• Top Donor, Mortgage Loan Collection Agency: Penncro Associates 
• Top Donor, Multi-National Collection Agency: Collectcorp
• Top Donor, Small Collection Agency, Government Sector: Professional Placement Services
• Top Donor, Small Collection Agency, Higher Education Sector: Credit Adjustments, Inc.
• Top Donor, Small Collection Agency, Mid-Atlantic Region: POM Recoveries, Inc.
• Top Donor, Small Collection Agency, Midwest Region: HS Financial
• Top Donor, Small Collection Agency, New England Region: American Profit Recovery
• Top Donor, Small Collection Agency, Northern Region: Receivables Management Solutions
• Top Donor, Small Collection Agency, Southern Region: Nationwide Credit Corp of Virginia
• Top Donor, Technology Sector: Tech Lock
• Top Donor, Telecom Sector: LiveVox
• Top Donor, Utility Collection Agency: Financial Credit Network

What’s Next?

ARMing Heroes has received several applications from veterans and their family members over the past few months. These are now being reviewed by the board of trustees, and grants will be made in time for the holidays. Anyone on our mailing list (you can sign up at www.armingheroes.com by pledging your support) will hear about each grant recipient. Readers of this and various other online periodicals will hear some of these stories, too.

For a summary of the events surrounding this year’s drive, review the press release section of the ARMing Heroes website here: http://www.armingheroes.org/press.aspx

How to Give

Tax deductible donations are still being accepted online at www.armingheroes.org and via mail to PO Box 353, Collingswood, NJ 08108, payable to ARMing Heroes. Pledges may be made to info@armingheroes.org. Any amounts pledged or donated will be counted toward next year’s drive.

About ARMing Heroes

ARMing Heroes was founded and began operating in March 2009. The organization’s mission is to serve the needs of U.S. military veterans, including their spouse and children. ARMing Heroes fills a charitable niche by linking people identified with employment, credit, and financial counseling needs with the accounts receivable management industry, an industry uniquely poised to help in these areas. Persons interested in volunteering their time and others interested in applying for benefits or pledging other forms of support are encouraged to contact the organization at www.armingheroes.org.

What Can I Do Right Now to Help?

• Visit www.armingheroes.org and join our One for a Warrior Program, sign up to help in other ways, or donate now.
• Friend us and post this article to your page on Facebook.
• Tweet about this article on Twitter.
• Join our group on LinkedIn, the ARMing Heroes Veterans Charity Supporter / Assistance Center.
• Comment on this article online and ask us to contact you.
• Forward this article via email to your key contacts.
• Print this article and fax it to your local congressional office and ask them to post our website on theirs as a resource for vets.