Archive for March, 2010

M. H. West & Co., Inc. Associate Locked Up For Helping Muscular Dystrophy Association

Friday, March 26th, 2010

Locked Up for Muscular Dystrpohy AssociationM. H. West & Co., Inc. associate Justin House thought he was going to Morton’s Steakhouse for a nice meal, instead he ended up behind bars. While at Morton’s Steakhouse Justin was “locked up” for one hour while to help raise “bail money” for the Muscular Dystrophy Association (Jerry’s Kids). Lock Up events are the largest source of income for the Central Virginia MDA. Last year they raised over $450,000 for 2,100+ area families. There are a total of 7 lock up events in Central Virginia:

Charlottesville – February 10
Downtown Richmond – March 25
Chester – May 13
Southside – May 27
Innsbrook – July 21
Fredericksburg – October 7
West End – November 8

Justin was happy to help this worthy cause and feels his time in the “slammer” proved to be enlightening.

3rd Annual Red Cross Relief Bowl

Wednesday, March 24th, 2010

Red Cross Relief BowlSeveral M. H. West & Co., Inc. associates bowled for a good cause on March 20th at the 3rd Annual Red Cross Relief Bowl. The event was held at Bowl America Short Pump and was the second consecutive year that M. H. West & Co. Inc. was a corporate team sponsor. The Red Cross Relief Bowl is an initiative of the young professionals of the 2010 Heroes for the American Red Cross campaign. WEST associate Julian House was actively involved in organizing the event. All proceeds from the Bowl-A-Thon benefited the American Red Cross, Greater Richmond Chapter annual fund.

WEST associates participating in the event included: Marilyn West, Julian House, Erica Cage Meaghan West, Justin House and Radcliffe Chambers. Everyone involved remarked on how much fun they had and how bowling is a creative way to raise money for a great cause.

Alzheimer’s Association: Reasons to Hope

Thursday, March 18th, 2010

Alzheimer's AssociationAlzheimer’s Association held its Second Annual Fundraising Breakfast at the Sheraton Richmond West on March 18th. The well-attended event was hosted by Mark Hubbard and included presentations by Scott Paciocco, Sherry Peterson and Mike Larkin. A moving video which highlighted the devastating effects of Alzheimer’s; not only on those with the disease, but on those who care for them as well was also shown.

Illustration by the late Tony Paciocco The personal stories by some of the speakers were touching and the event as a whole was educational. M. H. West & Co., Inc. is proud to be a table sponsor for this worthy cause, not only this year but for the years to come.

Impact 100 Richmond

Tuesday, March 16th, 2010

Impact 100 RichmondImpact 100 Richmond is a grassroots effort that champions the power of women giving together. Its mission is to advance transformative giving in the Richmond region by uniting women’s ideas and actions through philanthropy.  The goal is to change the lives of women and their families by transforming a local nonprofit through a significant, collective financial investment.

The above strategy is well-researched, yet simple: 100 women will give $1,000 each to create a $100,000 grant to be given to a mutually-selected nonprofit.  More than 100 women may join, however, which will only increase the impact of the program.

Marilyn West, the CEO of M. H. West & Co., Inc., is proud to count herself among the Impact 100 of Richmond and is eager to see the mission fulfilled. The first grant will be awarded to a local nonprofit in Spring 2010.  For more information on this program visit the Impact 100 Richmond website here.

Marilyn West Featured in Virginia Business Magazine

Tuesday, March 16th, 2010

Virginia Executives Enjoy These In-State Getaways
Chesapeake Bay

Marilyn West, chairman and CEO of M.H. West & Co. Inc., a Richmond-based management consulting firm, admires people who can leave their BlackBerrys behind when they vacation but admits that it’s not her style.  “I have more anxiety from not being in touch than I do being in touch,” she says.  “It will be 20 years that I’ve had my business, and I’ve never been able to totally separate from the business.  In my own mind, it relaxes me to know what’s going on even if I’m not totally responsive.”

Staying connected often means staying close.  About three times a month from June to September, West makes her way to the Hampton Roads area’s Sunset Yachting Center to get out on her boat, go fishing and catch up on reading for a day or long weekend.  On other occasions, she takes interstates 64 and 81 toward Harrisonburg for day trips, stopping at restaurants along the way.  “If I leave the office at noon on Friday and don’t come back until Monday, I feel like I’ve been away for three weeks,” she says.  “We have owned a boat for about 30 years, so that represents a large number of trips, many fish catches and much fun and relaxation.”

Read the entire article here.

Job Shadowing at M. H. West & Co., Inc.

Thursday, March 11th, 2010

Job Shadowing at M. H. West & Co., Inc.M. H. West & Co., Inc. participated in Richmond  Public Schools‘ Job Shadowing Program on March 9.  We felt that the students, Shane and Amani, enjoyed learning as much about the company’s work  and its staff as we did learning about them.  Shane and Amani pulled together in a short period of time a presentation which described where they see themselves now and in the future. They then shared these with WEST team members during lunch.  Shane, would like to be an NFL receiver and if that does not work out, he hopes to become a physician.  Amani sees herself becoming a pediatrician. However, she also has an interest in forensics and the criminal justice field.  Participating in this successful program of Richmond Public Schools for WEST were Marilyn West, Erica Cage, Radcliffe Chambers, Meaghan West, Ned Conway, Julian House, Justin House and Joe Armstrong.  Following lunch, WEST gave a great send off to the special guests and  provided them with a bag of WEST mementos.

M. H. West & Co., Inc. Turns Out for a Good Cause

Monday, March 8th, 2010

Food for KidsThe Central Virginia Foodbank needed volunteers for its innovative and successful program that helps ensure that children in the Richmond region have nutritious meals for the weekend.  M. H. West & Co., Inc.(WEST)  joined Continental Societies, Inc., CarMAx and a few other organizations to fill approximately 2000 backpacks in three hours. In each backpack are  8 nutritious meals consisting of non-perishable food that is ready to eat or drink.

Participating for M. H. West & Co., Inc. were  Marilyn West, Joe Armstrong, Justin House, Julian House, Erica Cage and Meaghan West.  The WEST team enjoyed the experience and looks forward to helping again along with the Continental Societies (Richmond Chapter) and others.  “Giving Back to the Community”  is a Building Block” of WEST.

Go Red for Women Marilyn West is Chair of the Go
Red for Women Initiative, 2011-12. Please
consider championing this worthy cause.

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