Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF) Dream Gala 2008
0 Comments Published by William Rock on Thursday, August 7, 2008 at 10:32 AM.
On Saturday May 3, 2008, NetStandard attended the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation’s Dream Gala at the Downtown Marriott in Kansas City, MO. Raising awareness for Type I and Type II diabetes, the gala was an important fundraiser for the foundation and a fun night for its supporters.
Part of NetStandard’s public relations team attended the event, and our own Melissa Thoenen, TITLE, was on the red carpet greeting important guests! NetStandard not only strives to provide their customers with a high quality of service, but strives to support charitable organizations and the Kansas City community.
JDRF’s emcee for the night was one of their board members, Melissa Smith. Smith noted many staggering statistics of diabetes cases in the United States and around the world. Diabetes cases are expected to grow exponentially in the coming decades. For more information on how you can help, visit www.jdrf.org.
Part of NetStandard’s public relations team attended the event, and our own Melissa Thoenen, TITLE, was on the red carpet greeting important guests! NetStandard not only strives to provide their customers with a high quality of service, but strives to support charitable organizations and the Kansas City community.
JDRF’s emcee for the night was one of their board members, Melissa Smith. Smith noted many staggering statistics of diabetes cases in the United States and around the world. Diabetes cases are expected to grow exponentially in the coming decades. For more information on how you can help, visit www.jdrf.org.
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Community Bankers Association Of Kansas
0 Comments Published by Melissa Thoenen on Tuesday, July 22, 2008 at 3:23 PM.
The Community Bankers Association (CBA) held its 30th Annual Convention and Trade Show on July 16th – 19th. The event was held at the Sheraton in Overland Park, Kansas.
The theme of the event was, Back to the Future, Community Banking…A Timeless Tradition. The tradeshow was held on Thursday July 17th. With a little over 60 exhibitors and sponsors and over 250 attendees, the tradeshow was a huge success. The event is focused on educating and informing Community Bankers on a variety of products that are focused on improving the profiency and profitability of their businesses.
NetStandard was one of the many exhibitors at the event. NetStandard has many products that are tailored especially for financial institutions such as Microsoft Customer Relationship Management (CRM), as well as Microsoft Software as a Service (SaaS), just to name a few. Other exhibitors included: Tipton Systems, Travelers Insurance, TransFund, The Sign Guy, Automated Systems, Inc., Marathon Processing Systems, Goldleaf Financial Solutions, Radian Guaranty, and many more.
To learn more about the Community Bankers Association of Kansas please visit their website www.cbak.com. Or to learn more about NetStandard or Microsoft CRM for Banks and Microsoft SaaS please visit www.netstandard.com.
The theme of the event was, Back to the Future, Community Banking…A Timeless Tradition. The tradeshow was held on Thursday July 17th. With a little over 60 exhibitors and sponsors and over 250 attendees, the tradeshow was a huge success. The event is focused on educating and informing Community Bankers on a variety of products that are focused on improving the profiency and profitability of their businesses.
NetStandard was one of the many exhibitors at the event. NetStandard has many products that are tailored especially for financial institutions such as Microsoft Customer Relationship Management (CRM), as well as Microsoft Software as a Service (SaaS), just to name a few. Other exhibitors included: Tipton Systems, Travelers Insurance, TransFund, The Sign Guy, Automated Systems, Inc., Marathon Processing Systems, Goldleaf Financial Solutions, Radian Guaranty, and many more.
To learn more about the Community Bankers Association of Kansas please visit their website www.cbak.com. Or to learn more about NetStandard or Microsoft CRM for Banks and Microsoft SaaS please visit www.netstandard.com.
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NetStandard Offers Help to Businesses Affected by Recent Midwest Flooding
0 Comments Published by William Rock on Thursday, June 12, 2008 at 3:36 PM.
Kansas City's NetStandard company will provide free online business service to businesses affected by flooding
Kansas City based company, NetStandard, will offer free online hosting of Microsoft's Office, email service, accounting, and contact resource management for businesses that have been displaced by the recent flooding. NetStandard will provide the service to as many customers that it can handle, at no cost, as an effort to provide support for companies during this time of disaster. 
Technology company, Aces Iowa, located in Cedar Falls, Iowa has partnered with NetStandard in preparation of the flooding that is encroaching the thresholds of the businesses in the area. Dave Seawel, Operations Manager of Aces Iowa stated "The companies in the area really hope that the water won't get much higher.
It is close and we are working with them to be as prepared as possible so that if it does get to the point where the phone service is shut down or the internet services are down, or worse yet, the business has to move from the facility, they have an alternative site to work from.
It is great that there are businesses like NetStandard that are offering their datacenter facility as a secondary site to get them up and running right away."
Walt Lane, native Iowan and President of NetStandard, pushed the initiative to supply this service at no cost to the companies. "Many of our customers plan for Disaster Recovery by using our facility as a secondary location to house their computer servers and equipment.
Many others run their entire company through our datacenter with our Software-as-a-Service product. You can use Microsoft's business software which includes Outlook email and calendar collaboration, CRM, Dynamics GP accounting, and Microsoft Sharepoint.
Your files are securely stored and backed up at our location. Bottom line is, the companies no longer need to purchase and maintain computer servers at their business. You can access your business applications completely from home or a remote location with a laptop and use your cell phones as your phone-voice communication."
Both Aces and NetStandard are working together to do their best to help.
An Aces Iowa representative can be reached at 319-266-9800 to get a technician onsite for help, and NetStandard can be reached at 888-636-HOST [4678].
Walt Lane from NetStandard urges companies in crisis "Please give us a call, we will do whatever we can to help you, we are a 24/7/365 operation.
Our thoughts and prayers are to all those in these areas of flooding and severe weather activity and we hope only the best for them during this crisis."
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Kansas City, Kansas Small Business of the Year nomination from the KCK Chamber of Commerce
0 Comments Published by Melissa Thoenen on Friday, April 25, 2008 at 11:02 AM.
Kansas City, KS, April 25, 2008 NetStandard Inc., a Kansas City based technology implementing and managing firm, announces their nomination of The Top Five Small Business of the Year, from the Kansas City, Kansas Chamber of Commerce.
The KCK Chamber of Commerce is a well known and respected organization of the Kansas City area. This is a great honor and NetStandard is a proud recipient of the nomination. As an active member in the chamber, NetStandard is proud to represent the small business community in the KCK area. With the thriving success and growth Wyandotte County is making, NetStandard feels KCK is the perfect place to house a thriving, successful and growing small business.
With the vast improvements of the west side of KCK is it is inevitable that the success will soon filter through downtown and the east side. As the progress has already begun, it is the hope of NetStandard, that its employees and clients will find comfort and convenience in its strategically located facility on the east side of KCK. Soon many of the NetStandard’s employees will be able to take pleasure in working, living, shopping, dining and playing safely and enthusiastically in all areas of KCK.
NetStandard is proud to do its part to improve the community that has proudly supported it for the past ten years. Through a variety of donations and contributions to numerous local charitable organizations, programs and events aimed at improving the area, NetStandard supports the KCK area in as many ways as possible. To become involved in the community in an assortment of ways allows NetStandard to give back!
NetStandard would like to thank the Kansas City Kansas Chamber of Commerce for recognizing its hard work and contributions to the community. The reputation that the KCK chamber has earned in the community is obviously a significant and highly respected one, and to be associated with such an esteemed entity makes NetStandard proud.
Congratulations to our fellow nominees: Associates Solutions, Kansas City Business Monthly, Ron Mears Appreciated Advertising and Sound Products Inc. Good luck to you all!
NetStandard is anxiously awaiting the May 14th luncheon at Youthfront for the finalist panel and announcement of the winner. Thank you to all of the judges in the process to determine the most deserved small business of the year for Kansas City, Kansas.
The KCK Chamber of Commerce is a well known and respected organization of the Kansas City area. This is a great honor and NetStandard is a proud recipient of the nomination. As an active member in the chamber, NetStandard is proud to represent the small business community in the KCK area. With the thriving success and growth Wyandotte County is making, NetStandard feels KCK is the perfect place to house a thriving, successful and growing small business.
With the vast improvements of the west side of KCK is it is inevitable that the success will soon filter through downtown and the east side. As the progress has already begun, it is the hope of NetStandard, that its employees and clients will find comfort and convenience in its strategically located facility on the east side of KCK. Soon many of the NetStandard’s employees will be able to take pleasure in working, living, shopping, dining and playing safely and enthusiastically in all areas of KCK.
NetStandard is proud to do its part to improve the community that has proudly supported it for the past ten years. Through a variety of donations and contributions to numerous local charitable organizations, programs and events aimed at improving the area, NetStandard supports the KCK area in as many ways as possible. To become involved in the community in an assortment of ways allows NetStandard to give back!
NetStandard would like to thank the Kansas City Kansas Chamber of Commerce for recognizing its hard work and contributions to the community. The reputation that the KCK chamber has earned in the community is obviously a significant and highly respected one, and to be associated with such an esteemed entity makes NetStandard proud.
Congratulations to our fellow nominees: Associates Solutions, Kansas City Business Monthly, Ron Mears Appreciated Advertising and Sound Products Inc. Good luck to you all!
NetStandard is anxiously awaiting the May 14th luncheon at Youthfront for the finalist panel and announcement of the winner. Thank you to all of the judges in the process to determine the most deserved small business of the year for Kansas City, Kansas.
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Kansas City, MO Police Athletic League - Speed and Agility Clinic
0 Comments Published by Melissa Thoenen on Thursday, April 24, 2008 at 3:46 PM.
The Police Athletic League of Kansas City (PAL) is a program that the KC Police Department started in hopes to make a positive connection between the local police department and youth in the community. It is anticipated that these relationships between the officers and the children will eventually create upstanding and successful members of society.
At the various events that the PAL program hosts, the children are taught and encouraged to trust, respect and have confidence in themselves and those who are there to protect their community. With the slogan of Cops and Kids, Part of the Solution, it is obvious that the youth of Kansas City are the heart and hope of a successful community in the future; for the Kansas City Police Department.
There are currently four PAL centers that are ran by numerous volunteers and members of the KCPD. Activities that encourage positive physical and mental participation that promote leadership and accountability are held at these centers. Different special events and activities involve golf tournaments, basketball tournaments, a drill team as well as many other fun and positive programs that actively involve the youth of Kansas City.
A specific example of an event PAL has put on is a clinic they held on April 5, 2008. This clinic was focused on speed and agility training for student athletes of all ages and sports. There were many professional athlete guests that were actively involved with the young athletes throughout the day. These guests included J.J. Smith & Kevin Lockett (Kansas City Chiefs), Ian Moses (San Diego Chargers), Logan Tillis (Atlanta Falcons), Major Jan Blackmore (U.S. Army, West Pointe), Damion McIntosh (Kansas City Chiefs) and Jon McGraw (Kansas City Chiefs), and the very special guest speaker Coach Bill Snyder (Head Football Coach of Kansas State University 1989-2005). With the incredible support of these local heroes, the Kansas City Police Department was able to give KCs athletic youth the experience of a lifetime. The clinic was held at the Kansa City, Missouri Police Departments Regional Training Academy. The entire day was based around different drills and maneuvers that tested the strength (mentally and physically) of the children. The intentions of the exercises were to teach the children different forms and techniques that would strengthen their agility and quickness as well as improving their overall fitness levels.
With events such as the Speed and Agility Clinic, PAL is sure to continue their success in furthering the success of the children in Kansas City. PAL is always looking for willing volunteers and donors. If you are interested in learning more about the efforts the Police department are making in order to achieve trust and respect from the young Kansas City community, please visit their website
http://www.kcpal.org/
If you are interested in having NetStandard create a video of a certain event, program or organization in the greater Kansas City area, that you are involved in, please contact
Melissa Thoenen
NetStandard Marketing and Public Relations
913.262.3888 ext 253
Or visit our website at
http://www.netstandard.com/
At the various events that the PAL program hosts, the children are taught and encouraged to trust, respect and have confidence in themselves and those who are there to protect their community. With the slogan of Cops and Kids, Part of the Solution, it is obvious that the youth of Kansas City are the heart and hope of a successful community in the future; for the Kansas City Police Department.
There are currently four PAL centers that are ran by numerous volunteers and members of the KCPD. Activities that encourage positive physical and mental participation that promote leadership and accountability are held at these centers. Different special events and activities involve golf tournaments, basketball tournaments, a drill team as well as many other fun and positive programs that actively involve the youth of Kansas City.
A specific example of an event PAL has put on is a clinic they held on April 5, 2008. This clinic was focused on speed and agility training for student athletes of all ages and sports. There were many professional athlete guests that were actively involved with the young athletes throughout the day. These guests included J.J. Smith & Kevin Lockett (Kansas City Chiefs), Ian Moses (San Diego Chargers), Logan Tillis (Atlanta Falcons), Major Jan Blackmore (U.S. Army, West Pointe), Damion McIntosh (Kansas City Chiefs) and Jon McGraw (Kansas City Chiefs), and the very special guest speaker Coach Bill Snyder (Head Football Coach of Kansas State University 1989-2005). With the incredible support of these local heroes, the Kansas City Police Department was able to give KCs athletic youth the experience of a lifetime. The clinic was held at the Kansa City, Missouri Police Departments Regional Training Academy. The entire day was based around different drills and maneuvers that tested the strength (mentally and physically) of the children. The intentions of the exercises were to teach the children different forms and techniques that would strengthen their agility and quickness as well as improving their overall fitness levels.
With events such as the Speed and Agility Clinic, PAL is sure to continue their success in furthering the success of the children in Kansas City. PAL is always looking for willing volunteers and donors. If you are interested in learning more about the efforts the Police department are making in order to achieve trust and respect from the young Kansas City community, please visit their website
http://www.kcpal.org/
If you are interested in having NetStandard create a video of a certain event, program or organization in the greater Kansas City area, that you are involved in, please contact
Melissa Thoenen
NetStandard Marketing and Public Relations
913.262.3888 ext 253
Or visit our website at
http://www.netstandard.com/
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Hotdog Ministry - First Christian Church of North Kansas City
0 Comments Published by Melissa Thoenen on Friday, April 18, 2008 at 2:45 PM.
For North Kansas City High School students, hump day is now known as Hotdog Wednesday; and the First Christian Church of North Kansas City is branded as The Hotdog Church. These notorious nicknames are due to the fact that every Wednesday, for the last 3 years, the church has generously served complimentary hotdogs, chips and soda pops to the North KC High School students.
The program began with the assumption that if the church were to offer free food, the neighboring students would come into the church. The founders of this hot dog program had hopes that the church would eventually become known as a safe place for the young students to visit whenever they needed some where to go.
The program was originally sponsored by an anonymous donor but quickly became so popular that additional funds were needed. The church generously offered to fund the weekly program in hopes to continue to make the local students feel welcome and comfortable with coming into the church at any given time.
Along with the financial funding of the food and materials, this programs success is also due to the tremendous amount of time the church members volunteer to preparing and serving the lunch to the students. Each week over twenty volunteers make this event possible.
The program has recently hit a huge milestone of serving its 100,000th hotdog. With an average of serving about 1,000 hotdogs each week, it is inevitable that the church is earning trust and comfort with the young students it serves.
This ministry has succeeded in its mission to become well known in the North Kansas City area as a warm and friendly place where everyone and anyone are welcome. It seems that with the success of Hotdog Wednesdays the First Christian Church of North Kansas City has earned its stripes as a safe place for the students of North Kansas City High School.
So, if you are ever in the neighborhood, on a Wednesday and are looking for a place to have lunch stop in, have a hotdog and enjoy the warm and comfortable atmosphere that First Christian Church provides the North Kansas community!
NetStandard is a proud supporter of Hotdog Wednesdays and is more than happy to hear about other events and/or organizations that are doing their part to better the greater Kansas City area. So, if you have a program that you would like to increase the visibility and recognition of, then please contact me, Melissa Thoenen at NetStandard and we will do our best to get the word out about your efforts to increase the quality of our community. My contact information is:
Melissa Thoenen
NetStandard Inc.
Marketing and Public Relations
2000 Merriam Lane
Kansas City, Kansas 66106
p. 913.262.3888 ext: 253
c. 913.952.1766
f. 913.262.0660
The program began with the assumption that if the church were to offer free food, the neighboring students would come into the church. The founders of this hot dog program had hopes that the church would eventually become known as a safe place for the young students to visit whenever they needed some where to go.
The program was originally sponsored by an anonymous donor but quickly became so popular that additional funds were needed. The church generously offered to fund the weekly program in hopes to continue to make the local students feel welcome and comfortable with coming into the church at any given time.
Along with the financial funding of the food and materials, this programs success is also due to the tremendous amount of time the church members volunteer to preparing and serving the lunch to the students. Each week over twenty volunteers make this event possible.
The program has recently hit a huge milestone of serving its 100,000th hotdog. With an average of serving about 1,000 hotdogs each week, it is inevitable that the church is earning trust and comfort with the young students it serves.
This ministry has succeeded in its mission to become well known in the North Kansas City area as a warm and friendly place where everyone and anyone are welcome. It seems that with the success of Hotdog Wednesdays the First Christian Church of North Kansas City has earned its stripes as a safe place for the students of North Kansas City High School.
So, if you are ever in the neighborhood, on a Wednesday and are looking for a place to have lunch stop in, have a hotdog and enjoy the warm and comfortable atmosphere that First Christian Church provides the North Kansas community!
NetStandard is a proud supporter of Hotdog Wednesdays and is more than happy to hear about other events and/or organizations that are doing their part to better the greater Kansas City area. So, if you have a program that you would like to increase the visibility and recognition of, then please contact me, Melissa Thoenen at NetStandard and we will do our best to get the word out about your efforts to increase the quality of our community. My contact information is:
Melissa Thoenen
NetStandard Inc.
Marketing and Public Relations
2000 Merriam Lane
Kansas City, Kansas 66106
p. 913.262.3888 ext: 253
c. 913.952.1766
f. 913.262.0660
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Heartland Therapeutic Riding Tux 'n Boots
0 Comments Published by Melissa Thoenen on Monday, April 7, 2008 at 4:32 PM.
Heartland Therapeutic Riding Inc. is a farm and stable housed organization that has made it their mission to improve the balance, coordination and muscle strength of disabled children and adults. To build up muscles and increase ones balance and coordination Heartland uses early intervention hippotherapy and/or therapeutic sports riding of horses.
These enhancements of balance, coordination and strengthening of muscles is due to the emphasis the horses backs put on the riders pelvises which stimulates all the muscles in the body during the interaction with the individual and the horse.
Heartland is successfully operated and managed with the help of over 120 volunteers, physical and occupational therapists as well as North American Riding for the Handicapped Association (NARHA) certified instructors.
NetStandard came across this amazing organization by chance and realized the impact it was having and could potentially have on the local and surrounding Kansas and Missouri areas.
The NetStandard team decided the most effective way of supporting and contributing to Heartland Therapeutic Riding Inc. was by increasing its visibility and awareness in the community.
Once expressing our interest in helping, we were informed that a fundraising event for the program was being held on April 4, 2008.
This event was appropriately titled, Tux n Boots Dinner and Auction. In order to raise money, Heartland hosts this annual fundraiser to persuade current and potential supporters to contribute to the good cause.
Considering the organization was using a video that was created ten years ago to show potential and current contributors, supporters, volunteers and participants what it is that they do; we decided to shoot, edit, produce and create an up-to-date DVD of the program. It is NetStandards hope that through the viewing of this video at (but not limited to) the Tux n Boots event, that many more individuals will be aware of the positive impacts horseback riding therapy can have on an array of disabled children and adults.
Please enjoy the video and if you have any questions, concerns, comments or would like to volunteer for Heartland Therapeutic Riders Inc. please feel free to contact them at:
913-897-3939 (phone)
913-685-7433 (fax)
http://www.heartlandtherapeuticriding.org/index.html (web-site)
P.O. Box 391, Stilwell, KS 66085 (mailing address) 19655 Antioch Road, Bucyrus, KS 66013 (physical address)
If you are interested in having your charity, non-for-profit or other helpful Kansas City area organization or program and/or events video-taped and visually documented to increase your visibility and awareness in the community please contact Melissa Thoenen from NetStandard at:
913-262-3888 ext 253 (phone)
913-262-0660 (fax)
2000 Merriam Lane, Kansas City, KS 66106 (address)
http://www.netstandard.com/ (website)
These enhancements of balance, coordination and strengthening of muscles is due to the emphasis the horses backs put on the riders pelvises which stimulates all the muscles in the body during the interaction with the individual and the horse.
Heartland is successfully operated and managed with the help of over 120 volunteers, physical and occupational therapists as well as North American Riding for the Handicapped Association (NARHA) certified instructors.
NetStandard came across this amazing organization by chance and realized the impact it was having and could potentially have on the local and surrounding Kansas and Missouri areas.
The NetStandard team decided the most effective way of supporting and contributing to Heartland Therapeutic Riding Inc. was by increasing its visibility and awareness in the community.
Once expressing our interest in helping, we were informed that a fundraising event for the program was being held on April 4, 2008.
This event was appropriately titled, Tux n Boots Dinner and Auction. In order to raise money, Heartland hosts this annual fundraiser to persuade current and potential supporters to contribute to the good cause.
Considering the organization was using a video that was created ten years ago to show potential and current contributors, supporters, volunteers and participants what it is that they do; we decided to shoot, edit, produce and create an up-to-date DVD of the program. It is NetStandards hope that through the viewing of this video at (but not limited to) the Tux n Boots event, that many more individuals will be aware of the positive impacts horseback riding therapy can have on an array of disabled children and adults.
Please enjoy the video and if you have any questions, concerns, comments or would like to volunteer for Heartland Therapeutic Riders Inc. please feel free to contact them at:
913-897-3939 (phone)
913-685-7433 (fax)
http://www.heartlandtherapeuticriding.org/index.html (web-site)
P.O. Box 391, Stilwell, KS 66085 (mailing address) 19655 Antioch Road, Bucyrus, KS 66013 (physical address)
If you are interested in having your charity, non-for-profit or other helpful Kansas City area organization or program and/or events video-taped and visually documented to increase your visibility and awareness in the community please contact Melissa Thoenen from NetStandard at:
913-262-3888 ext 253 (phone)
913-262-0660 (fax)
2000 Merriam Lane, Kansas City, KS 66106 (address)
http://www.netstandard.com/ (website)
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Kansas City Chamber of Commerce Small Business Celebration 2008
0 Comments Published by William Rock on Monday, March 3, 2008 at 4:41 PM.
We are very grateful for all the small business here tonight.
At The Chamber, small business is a big deal. It's the engine that drives the local economy and about 93% of our members are classified as small businesses.
Each year, The Chamber holds what has become the largest celebration of small business in the nation. Nominations for Greater Kansas City's outstanding small businesses open in October, with three months of activities from March through May. The year's Top 10 Small Businesses are named in April; one of those 10 is presented the Mr. K Award as the Small Business of the Year at a May celebration finale. The Mr. K Award is named after famed Kansas City entrepreneur Ewing Kauffman.
At The Chamber, small business is a big deal. It's the engine that drives the local economy and about 93% of our members are classified as small businesses.
Each year, The Chamber holds what has become the largest celebration of small business in the nation. Nominations for Greater Kansas City's outstanding small businesses open in October, with three months of activities from March through May. The year's Top 10 Small Businesses are named in April; one of those 10 is presented the Mr. K Award as the Small Business of the Year at a May celebration finale. The Mr. K Award is named after famed Kansas City entrepreneur Ewing Kauffman.
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