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Voyage and BloodSource: Saving Lives One Pint at a Time

Voyage Team Goodness held a blood drive at Voyage's corporate office Thursday, July 8 with BloodSource.  The BloodSource bloodmobile collect blood donations from 9 am to 1:30pm. Voyage employees and other individuals from the adjacent business complex took time out of their day to donate. At the end of the day, 29 people came to donate and 27 were able to give blood. Each volunteer recieved an ice cream coupon, "Pint for a Pint". According to BloodSource, each pint of blood is enough to save 2 lives. In total, 54 lives can be saved from our donation.

"You brought in 29 people and we collected 27 life saving pints which was AWESOME!!" said Ashley Rebholtz, BloodSource representative. "You even motivated 20 brand new donors to come and give which was so wonderful!"

Voyage Launches New Program to Honor Outstanding Achievers

"The Voyage Excellence Award" is a new program that Voyage started June 2010 that recognizes children with outstanding community achievements. The program awards a local child quarterly for their accomplishments in community, education,   and sports.

Voyage employees can nominate a child of their choice by submitting the child's name, along with documentation that showcases the child's achievements such as awards, report cards, and photos at community events the child has been or is currently involved in. Their outstanding achievements include, but are not limited to, involvement in charity and volunteerism, excellence in education, and extraordinary talents in sports. The child who is chosen will receive an event in their name, press release with photo and a check for $50.

June's honoree was Trevon "Tre" Lockwood, son of Voyage Loan Processor Courtney Hribal. Tre was elected for his excellence in maintaining high grades while participating in numerous extra curricular activities. He is a member of the National Elementary Honors Society and was given an award and a fifty dollar savings bond by the Men of Mason’s Lodge. Trevon plays baseball, soccer, and basketball throughout the school year. Last year, Tre scored 600 out of 600 in the math category and advanced in every other category on his STARR testing at school.

Voyage Races for the Cure

Voyage Home Loans joined thousands in Susan G. Komen’s Race for the Cure, Saturday, May 8, at Cal Expo in Sacramento. Voyage created a team that consisted of 20 employees, and their family members, to form #TeamGoodness.

The event started at 8 am, with #TeamVoyage participating in the 5K walk/run. The excitement of the event was palpable, as local radio stations, cheerleading squads, volunteers, and participants melded together to voice their support for “finding the cure,” in one of the largest cancer events in the nation.

Voyage raised and contributed about $1800 toward the fight against breast cancer.

Earth Day Celebration in Sacramento

Voyage Team Goodness volunteered their time Sunday, April 11 at Sacramento's Earth Day event  in Southside Park. Voyage Team members Joe Bria, Jenny Dodson, Paul Thomas, Maryka Spyksma, AJ Jackson, Tenisha McKibben and Carol Wheeler braved the rain and wind to help set up the event, and assist in vendor coordinating.

Voyage Home Loans is Sacramento's only Sustainable Mortgage company and its employees actively participate in various endeavors to help the environment, and the planet.

Angelwish and Voyage Team Goodness's Giving Spree

Voyage Home Loans partnered with Angelwish, an international non-profit organization, to bring some joy to the lives of kids living with HIV/AIDS and their families.

Together, we put together a giving spree, where local Sacramento children and Voyage employees bought $3,200 worth of toys, books, games, and other gifts for the Angelwish children.

The children involved participated in an essay writing contest where they answered the question, "describe the perfect day for you and a sick friend. What would you do?" The winning essayist, Aiden Sacco, 8, of Newcastle, Calif. said he would skip all the fun things he does in his life for his sick friend, and "give that person so much that they might not die!!"

Aiden, and the Giving Spree, was featured on Fox 40's morning show, Friday, March 5, with the giving spree taking place at  G. Willikers Toy Emporium at Saturday, March 6. This was made possible through the generous contributions of Voyage employees, whose donations were matched by the company.

Voyage Team Goodness Bowls for the Big Brother Big Sisters of Sacramento

Voyage Team Goodness participated in the Big Brothers Big Sisters of Sacramento's 2010 Bowl for Kid’s Sake February 27. Voyage Mortgage Specialist Kal Patel rallied the company to participate in the event, after he became involved with the BBBS. He felt that the organization's mentoring programs were outstanding and employed the help of his fellow co-workers in raising money for BBBS.

Team Goodness members, Kal Patel , Joe Bria, Sammy Haider, and Ryan Lucia helped the BBBS raise a total of nearly $50,000 overall at the event, and ended up winning the award for Best Costume for their “We <3 Goodness” t-shirts from the BBBS's contest.

Voyage Home Loans Helps Support Victims of the Haiti Earthquakes

Deeply affected by the extensive damage and tragedy Haitians were undergoing from the 7.0 earthquake in January inspired Voyage Home Loan employees to form an in-house contribution drive. Voyage raised $800 and contributed it to the fundraiser for Haiti that a local radio station, 107.9 "The End," conducted. All donations collected by "The End" were given to the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF).

"We were glad to help out," Carly Harrington, Voyage employee, said. "Doing all we can to help those in need is something that we believe in at Voyage, both in our personal lives and in the workplace."

Voyage Home Loans Adopts a Family

Voyage Home Loans spread joy and goodwill by adopting a family for the holidays. Voyage employees contributed $680 to buy bedding, grocery certificates, and both new and used clothing, toys, books and games. The mother and her eleven children, ranging from one to nineteen years old, were thrilled when a group of employees delivered numerous gifts to their Rancho Cordova home on Christmas Eve.  It was a magnificent day filled with delight for the family and Voyage!

Voyage Team Goodness Participates in the Holiday Run for the Youth in Rancho Cordova

Voyage Home Loans took part in the Rancho Cordova Police Activities League holiday event on December 12, which consisted of a toy drive and a race. Dozens of toys were provided for the Toy Drive by Voyage employees. Mortgage Specialist Rita Reyes, and her children, were just a few of the hundreds of participants in the Holiday Run for the Holidays. Even with wind and rain, the day was a complete success.

Run to Feed the Hungry!

As the mortgage company that is good to the community, its employees and its customers, Voyage owners and staff participated in the 16th annual “Run to Feed the Hungry” Thanksgiving morning.

The timed or untimed 5K-10K race for a good cause was held from 8 am to finish, starting at California State University, Sacramento, and continuing through the neighborhoods that adjoin the campus.

As the largest Thanksgiving race in the nation, the event drew at least 29,000 people this year.
Voyage employees said the massive turnout, where dodging runners and walkers became part of the course, and the festive atmosphere of musicians and turkey-adorned individuals were some of the best aspects of the event. They were all proud to participate as members of Voyage’s “Team Goodness.”

All proceeds from the race, including food donations, benefit the Food Bank of Sacramento.

Voyage Home Loans helped plant 245 trees on Saturday, Oct. 24 from 8:30 am to 11:30 am, in Discovery Park, Sacramento.
It was a beautiful fall day, and by noon it was almost 80 degrees! We're "Rooting for Trees" as a member of the Sacramento Tree Foundation, and will be helping them reach their goal of planting 5 million trees by 2025!

Voyage is awarded an A+ Employers Award

Voyage Home Loans earned an A+ Employers Award from the Sacramento Business Journal for being a top employer to work for in Sacramento, in the small business category, October 2009. More...

Painting for Miracles

Fundraising art event  for UC Davis Children's Hospital
Voyage Home Loans sponsored the fifth annual Painting for Miracles charity art event, September 26, 2009, at Zap Creative Studios in Sacramento. The sponsorship funded an artist’s interpretive painting of a Children’s Miracle Network child’s story, and featured 50 artists overall portraying 50 different children’s stories. More...

Painting for Miracles Donates All Proceeds to Children’s Hospital
Voyage Home Loans’ sponsorship of ZAP Creative Studio’s, Painting for Miracles, brought in over $700 towards the overall raised $20,000 donation to the UC Davis Children’s Hospital. More...