Community Outreach

Our employees recognize the importance of giving back to the community. With their help, Synergy participates annually in giving to various organizations.

Polar Bear Plunge 2015

The Maryland State Police (MSP) Polar Bear Plunge benefits Special Olympics Maryland and the thousands of children and adults with intellectual disabilities who experience life-changing benefits of participating in the organization’s year-round training and competition programs-all at no cost to themselves and their families.

CEO Bruce Howard, and a few other Synergy employees took the Plunge this year on January 24th in support of Team Austin’s Ice-Cubes! The team was formed nine years ago by one of our employee’s, Melissa Shown, in honor of her son Austin, who has Down Syndrome. Austin has had the honor of participating in the sports of bowling, basketball and track & field… and has loved every minute of it! It was all possible because of the success of the Polar Bear Plunge! We are proud to announce that with the help of sponsors  Austin’s Ice Cube raised over $9,000! Thank you to everyone who participated and made donations to this great cause.

Special Thanks to Our Team Sponsors:

Thank you to all who made a donation to the St. Vincent De Paul’s Adopt a Head Start Classroom Program. We collected a variety of new educational games, toys and books as well as $731.00 in generous donations! With Synergy ECP’s matching, the total monetary donation was $1,462.00! We made a difference in the lives of children and teachers- the true meaning of holiday cheer!

Homes for Our Troops is a national non-profit, non-partisan 501(c)(3) organization founded in 2004. It is strongly committed to helping those who have selflessly given to our country and have returned home with serious injuries since September 11, 2001. Homes for Our Troops’ duty and honor to assist severely injured veterans and their immediate families by raising donations of money, building materials and professional labor and to coordinate the process of building a home that provides maximum freedom of movement and the ability to live more independently. The residences provided by Homes for Our Troops are given at NO COST to the veterans we serve.

http://www.homesforourtroops.org

A couple of our employees spent a day helping to build a home for a local veteran:

COTA assists patients who require a life-saving organ, bone marrow, cord blood or stem cell transplant. COTA works with any patient who needs a transplant due to a genetic disease such as Cystic Fibrosis or Sickle Cell Anemia, and all patients 21 and under for any disease complication. COTA guides the family and its volunteers through every fundraising step, including organizing and training the campaign committee; planning successful events and activities; working with the media; and finding multiple funding sources.

http://cota.org/

Operation Troop Appreciation’s mission is to build and sustain the morale of deployed troops, enabling them to complete their missions with the assurance that the American public supports and appreciates their selfless service and daily sacrifices.

http://www.operationtroopappreciation.org

Polar Bear Plunge

The Maryland State Police (MSP) Polar Bear Plunge benefits Special Olympics Maryland and the thousands of children and adults with intellectual disabilities who experience the life-changing benefits of participating in the organization’s year-round training and competition programs – all at no cost to themselves and their families.

http://www.kintera.org/site/c.7oIFJSPsGcIWF/b.8131461/k.BD65/Home.htm

One of the main goals of Employer Support of The Guard and Reserve (ESGR) is to gain and maintain employer support for National Guard and Reservist service. Synergy ECP is actively engaged with supporting our reservists and appreciates their service to our country.

http://www.esgr.mil/