Don Dasher, FranNet San Jose, has participated in the annual Canary Challenge cycling event in Palo Alto, CA in an effort to raise money and awareness for early cancer detection research. Don and his partners at The Canary Foundation "envision a world of simple and safe tests that could identfy and isolate cancer at its earliest, most curable stage." In 2016 alone, Don and his team Big Dogs logged 100 miles, gained 8500 feet in total elevation, and raised $2670 for the cause. Read more about Don's involvment and how you can help at FranNet's Blog!
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Katie Fagan, FranNet San Jose-San Francisco, is committed to work alongside 60 professionals in her community who are dedicated to providing training, mentoring and networking sessions to help small businesses in her area grow and thrive. Read more about Katie's involvement with the San José Small Business Igniten at FranNet's Blog!
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At FranNet, we cherish the opportunity to bring the joy of franchise business ownership to entrepreneurs in any stage of life. Not only is your local consultant dedicated to the success of future franchise owners, you might just find them lending a hand elsewhere too. When FranNet of Colorado’s Stacy Swift isn’t working to match clients with their ideal franchise, she spends time with the Denver Kids, Inc. Organization. Read the full story!
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All associates at FranNet of New York and New Jersey were greatly effected by Hurricane Sandy. We are very grateful that none of them were injured. But now it is time to pull together and support all those that lost so much. Please help the communities effected by donating to Red Cross.
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Mike Welch, FranNet of Minnesota, has committed to grow a moustache for the month of November and by changing his appearance, raise vital awareness and funds for men's health, specifically prostate and testicular cancer initiatives. To help him reach his goal, visit mobro.co/stacheattache
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Leslie Kuban, FranNet of Georgia, has raised $4,425 so far for Leukemia & Lymphoma Society and ran a half marathon in October in support of this effort. Donate Here to help her efforts.
Leslie is also an honored, long term donor to the Atlanta Humane Society and Literacy Volunteers of Atlanta
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Thom Crimans, FranNet of MidAmerica, is volunteering with "Here's Lookin' at You Kid" an annual fund raiser for the American Lung Association done by A Breath of Fresh Air. www.airbreathoffreshairmetro.com
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Gary Prenevost, FranNet of Southern Ontario, and his fiance, Lindsay Watson, raised over $6,800 for the Walk to End Women's Cancers.
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FranNet headquarters proudly supports Louisville Extreme Baseball Academy. Extreme Baseball is a competitive baseball program dedicated to the development of young boys into young men through the passion of baseball and community service. www.louisvilleextreme.com
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Keld Alstrup, FranNet of Vermont, serves as Vice President of the board at the Danish Home in Croton-on-Hudson, NY, an assisted living facility which has been in operation for over 100 years. www.danishhome.org
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Keld Alstrup, FranNet of Vermont, and friends work on trail maintenance of The Long Trail, a 272 mile hiking trail which runs from Canada to Massachusetts , as well as the Lye Brook Trail in Vermont. www.greenmountainclub.org
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Stacy Swift, FranNet of Colorado, recently worked with a client that opened a Big Frog Custom T-Shirt store and as a grand opening gift I ordered 300 t-shirts for Denver Kids, Inc. The cost was just over $2000. Stacy has volunteered with this charity for over 20 years. It helps at-risk kids in the Denver Public Schools system. Their goal is to see the kids graduate from high school—many are the first in their families to earn a high school diploma. In Colorado, the average high school graduation rate is right around 50%. The Denver Kids, Inc. program consistently has about a 90% high school graduation rate! Simply stated, the program works and it helps kids. They currently serve about 1000 kids per year though the program. www.denverkidsinc.org
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Merri Cronk, FranNet of Central Texas, and her 12 year old son volunteer with Wyldlife by Young Life of West Austin. They sponsor banquets, meetings and group events. She is committed to this organization because she wants something better for our kids. www.younglife.org
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Gordon Dupries, FranNet of San Francisco, and his son volunteered at the CAFE Green Flight Challenge sponsored by Google in Northern California. This competition marked a historic achievement in aviation—the first demonstration of practical, cross-country emission-free flight. www.cafefoundation.org
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Thom Crimans, FranNet of MidAmerica, mentors a young entrepreneur in the Rotary Leadership Fellows program. The Rotary Leadership Fellows Program is a unique partnership among the Landrum family, the Rotary Club of Louisville and The University of Louisville College of Business. The program goal is to expand and accelerate the development of community service leadership among the next generation of Louisville's businessmen
and women. www.louisvillerotary.org
Thom has also volunteered with and makes donations to: Habitat for Humanity, American Lung Association, DePaul School and local educational programs.