Antenna Cares
Antenna is a company built on a culture of teamwork and innovation, as well as community. In the spirit of making a difference, the Antenna foundation, Antenna Cares is an employee-led initiative that focuses on building and strengthening our local communities around the world.
Antenna employees volunteer their time in a variety of ways from tutoring kids to offering a helping hand in areas affected by natural disasters. And we give financial support to a number of nonprofit organizations both large and small that are in need.
We are proud to share a photo album and stories of our Antenna Cares initiatives sponsored by Antenna employees around the globe.
ChalkFest with the York Street Project
Each year Antenna proudly sponsors and attends the York Street Project Annual ChalkFest event in Exchange Place, New Jersey. The sidewalk chalk art festival features the children of the Nurturing Place, the York Street Project's child development center for homeless children. All proceeds directly support programs that help women and children break the cycle of poverty.
30 Days of Giving
In December of 2009, Antenna put the power of giving into the hands of our employees with an initiative entitled “30 Days of Giving.” Over a period of 30 days, we challenged our employees around the globe to donate their time, energy and generosity to local organizations that were near and dear to their hearts. Here are some examples of how employees chose to spend their time:
Northwest Harvest Organization: Employees in Bothell, WA spent a day preparing meals at Northwest Harvest, a hunger relief agency that provides a cost-effective model for getting nutritious food out to those who need it.
Mathru Foundation: Antenna India employees spent time visiting the Mathru Foundation, a residential home for physically challenged boys. In addition to playing games and singing songs with the children, employees donated funds to cover kitchen provisions for 6 months. Our employees continue to travel on their own, visiting the boys at Mathru regularly.
Movember Movement: Our Toronto team grew moustaches and raised $1000 in support of prostate cancer awareness.
Nurturing Place, York Street Project: Jersey City employees spent 30+ hours reading, playing and doing projects with the children of the Nurturing Place at the York Street Project.
Haiti Red Cross Drive
In the spirit of providing relief to the victims of the Haiti earthquake disaster, Antenna employees raised close to $10K dollars for the American Red Cross international relief effort for Haiti.
Jersey City Wii Tournament
Employees at Antenna’s HQ brought their Wii joysticks and competitive spirits together for a friendly tournament benefitting Smiles for Jake, a Pennsylvania-based foundation giving hope to children battling cancer at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia.
St. Gregorios Dayabhavan Society
Antenna India employees spent Thanksgiving Day 2009 at St. Gregorios Dayabhavan Society, an organization involved in health care activities mainly in the realm of children living with HIV/AIDS. The Antenna team sponsored food, donated books & clothing and spent time reading, helping with homework and playing games with children in the program.
