Mi-Co User Day Supports CISWC!

04/25/2006

For the fourth year in a row, Mi-Co, the mobile data capture company, raised funds for Communities In Schools of Wake County as part of the Mi-Co User Days' activities.

"We are extremely pleased to continue our support of the worthwhile efforts of Communities In Schools of Wake County. The tutoring and mentoring programs implemented by CIS of Wake County have a major impact on kids staying in school and achieving, not only in school, but in life," said Jim Clary, CEO of Mi-Co.

Of the funds received from sponsors and attendees of the Mi-Forms user group conference, ten percent is presented to a non-profit, community organization each year. This is the fourth year that CIS of Wake County has been selected by the Mi-Co User Days Executive Committee.

"Corporate support like this gift from Mi-Co show the true commitment of businesses to the education and wellbeing of children in Wake County," stated Executive Director Susan B. Hansell. "All students face challenges, but students living in urban poverty often face academic, family, and behavioral challenges of greater proportion and with greater frequency. Schools alone cannot solve the complex and diverse problems faced by today's youth that lead them to academic failure and the every-increasing risk of dropping out of school. But with corporate and community support, we can begin to solve some problems one child at a time."

"As part of our User Day, we want to support an organization that has a real impact on our community and has a commitment to put their volunteers and their funds to work helping people," said Barrett Joyner, VP of Marketing and Sales Strategy at Mi-Co. "CIS of Wake County has a great track record, with 82 cents of every dollar raised going to programs and services for the children of Wake County. In fact, the return on investment is phenomenal with a cost of $1,000 per year per student to keep them in a learning center when compared to $65,000 if they get caught up in the juvenile justice system."