posted on 02/27/2012 by cgmckeever
The battle began in Berkeley California, progressed to Skokie Illinois and will hopefully end in Germany. Her name is Maria Grayson-Metaxas, and she was diagnosed with Stage IV colon cancer in January 2010.
The Metaxas family is full of fighters – they will not sit still and will not take no for an answer. Unfortunately, the experimental treatments that they are pursuing are not covered under insurance – so as they moved their entire family from the west coast to the midwest to enter treatment at the block center, where they began their GiveForward page Conspiring to Heal Fund 4 Maria.
They have raised over $7,000 and are hoping that they hit both the financial goals, but more importantly Maria needs to see her tumors reduced by 50% in order to be accepted into the German program where they will filter her blood – which could dramatically prolong her life and improve her quality of life.
The entire GiveForward team is sending positive vibes to Maria, her husband Van and their 8 year old son Satchi. They truly are troopers in this battle against cancer.
posted on 03/10/2011 by cgmckeever
GiveForward is rolling out an exciting new feature. Dashboard Alerts! When you log in, you will have the latest user updates available to you on your side menu bar of the dashboard. This is a great way to stay on top of the latest news and developments going on at headquarters!
- Enjoy
posted on 03/07/2011 by cgmckeever
[Disclaimer: Why do so many job postings ask for programming "wizards" and code "ninjas"? We don't fully understand this phenomenon of hiring team members with super-human powers but the idea of having wizard robe Wednesdays instead of casual Fridays is intriguing to us, so we're going to go with it.]
Job Title
Web Developer/Engineer (aka Ninja-Wizard Programmer)
Job Description:
The primary role of the Web Developer will be to help build, maintain and enhance the GiveForward.com website. This position will have the freedom to think of new ways to use emerging technologies to maintain the GiveForward’s presence at the head of the curve within its sector. As a small, yet rapidly growing, company, this position will work closely with different departments, and must be able to wear many, at times random, hats to meet the objectives and technology challenges.
Our ideal candidate is super-smart, enjoys helping people and wants to be part of a growing team.
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