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Lean Six Sigma Green Belt prep Upcoming Events

Several MIL staffers from the Charleston, SC area are very busy
prepping for their Lean Six Sigma Green Belt certification test,
scheduled for the end of April 2018. To ready for the test, the ServiceNow: Knowledge18
members are participating in a Lean Six Sigma study group and Conference
are using online coursework presented through MILTON, MIL’s May 7 -10 | Las Vegas, NV
online e-training program. AGA: Professional
Best of luck to all those involved! Development Training
July 22-25, 2018 | Orlando, FL

DC-MD-va Summer Celebration
& Crab Feast
September 8, 2018 | Edgewater, MD

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MIL to help sponsor Kamp Kappa and The Knight Gala to benefit St. Mary’s

KSEF scholarship fund Ryken STEM initiatives

By Hector Cooley MIL was pleased to support Southern Maryland’s St. Mary
MIL’s Financial and Accounting Services (FAS) Sector is happy Ryken High School’s Knight Gala. The Knight Gala is an annual
to once again support the Kappa Scholarship Endowment Fund fundraising event benefiting the school’s students and faculty.
(KSEF) and Kamp Kappa! All proceeds from this year’s Knight Gala, which was held on
Saturday March 17th, is earmarked to support the school’s STEM
KSEF is the scholarship arm of the Washington (DC) Alumni curriculum including a new chemistry and physics lab. This
Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity. KSEF is a nonprofit year, MIL served as a “NightLife Band Sponsor” for the Knight
organization established and dedicated to awarding scholarships Gala, a black tie optional celebration, held this year at Hollywood
to graduates of the District of Columbia Public and Public Volunteer Fire Department Social Hall in Hollywood, MD.
Charter High Schools. Since its founding nearly 30 years
ago, KSEF has awarded approximately $2 million in college
scholarships to 680 deserving students.
KSEF also sponsors Kamp Kappa, a six-day outdoor and Charleston clothes drive
educational program that provides 50 young men from the DC
metro area with the opportunity to enjoy the beauty of Camp The MIL Social Committee’s Charleston, SC clothes drive was an
William B. Snyder in Haymarket, Virginia. While exploring unmitigated success! Thanks to the hardworking team members
the park’s rustic environment, area youth participate in team who organized the clothes drive (Lane Huntley, Liza Neal, Sarah
and character building exercises designed to foster respect Kelly, Kathleen Foster, Stenio Freitas, Amanda Hogate, and
for themselves and others. Along with a team of professional Timmy Van Parys), four deserving community organizations in
counselors, Kamp Kappa staff are augmented by volunteers from the Charleston area received 360 lbs. of donated clothing. The
Kappa Alpha Psi, who help to manage the camp’s day-to-day Salvation Army received 33 pounds, Lutheran Services Refugee
activities. Program received 90, Dress for Success netted 111, and the
remaining 126 pounds was delivered to a local men’s homeless
shelter.
The Social Committee wishes to extend our thanks to everyone
in our MIL family who donated to these very worthy charities.
We are excited to know many people in our local community will
benefit. Proving that not only is MIL a “Great Place to Work,” it’s
also a Great Place to Give.

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