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UPDATES FROM THE FOUNDATION



         Since The Rosendin Foundation’s inception and official launch in June of
         2020, $135,000 has been donated to local communities across the U.S.




             he Rosendin Foundation has been busy since its launch   a safe space and
             earlier this year in working towards fulfilling our mission to   resources for them,
        Tpositively impact communities, build and empower people,   The Rosendin
 Our mission is to positively impact communities,   and inspire innovation.   Foundation is
 build and empower people, and inspire innovation.  In August, Tehrene Hart joined the foundation team as the new   providing a total
                                                                of $45,000 in the
        administrative assistant. Tehrene sits in Rosendin's Pflugerville   form of emergency
        Office alongside Jolsna Thomas, President of the foundation.  grants for $2,500
                                                                each to eighteen (18)
        The foundation has also submitted their filings to become   domestic violence
        registered in every state that Rosendin and MPS operate (Arizona,   shelters and child
        Hawaii, Maryland, North Carolina, Nevada, Oregon, Tennessee,   abuse prevention
        Texas, and Virginia) in order to fundraise and execute The   nonprofits across the
        Foundation's mission.                                   country.
                                                                                       Tehrene Hart, Administrative Assistant
                                                                                          for the Rosendin Foundation
        September was National Suicide Prevention Month, and the   Hunger also continues
        foundation board and committee members worked together with   to be a major source of
        Rosendin and MPS to continue to shine light and provide access   physical and emotional distress for families throughout the United
        to resources for those struggling. A partner, The Construction   States, who in addition to the rise in unemployement, have been
        Industry Alliance for Suicide Prevention, offers a 60 - 90 minute   devastated by fires ravaging the pacific north west. By the end of
        Living Works Start online suicide prevention training  and we hope   2020, 265 million people may face crisis levels of food insecurity.
        team members took the opporutnity to participate in this free   Food scarcity, high unemployment, and other factors are depleting
        training.                                               our food banks. The Foundation Board approved the distribution
                                                                of an additional $45,000 in the form of emergency grants for
        In staying true to the focus area of health including emotional,   $2,500 each to eighteen (18) food banks for the fourth quarter of
        nutritional, and occupational, The foundation is helping those   2020 resulting in ~180,000 additional meals being distributed to
        suffering from abuse. October is National Domestic Violence   our local communities to both positively impact communities and
        Awareness Month and  COVID-19 has devastated communities   build people.
        with the rise of unemployment and the shelter-in-place orders
        throughout the nation. The unintended consequence of the    Throughout the remainder of the year, The foundation will be
        protective measures that were put in place resulted in a rise of   launching ways for our team members at Rosendin and MPS to
        assault charges filed primarily for domestic disturbance situations.   donate directly though paycheck deductions or our year end giving
                                                                campaign.
        Battery and spusal and child abuse is an unwelcome consequence
        of the pandemic. Unfortunately, it usually takes seven (7) instances   Please help us to positively impact communities, build and
        of abuse before a battered spouse seeks help, and 1 in 3 women   empower people, and inspire innovation.
 Impact. Empower. Inspire.  To help build and empower these victims of violence and provide
        in the community is suffering in silence from domestic violence.




 The Rosendin Foundation cares about the well-being of our communities by
 partnering with community-focused non-profit organizations to support health   Follow @TheRosendinFoundation on LinkedIn and Facebook.

 including emotional, nutritional, and occupations programs.


 www.therosendinfoundation.org






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