It’s official, 2010 is quickly coming to a close. As of today, we have only 10 more days until we embark on a new decade. While I can’t wait until January and all the great Plimus news, events and developing relationships we have in store for the new year, we are perhaps even more pleased to be able to start the new year out by helping those that need a helping hand the most – disadvantaged children.   This year in celebration of the New Year and on behalf of sellers, partners and employees, Plimus is giving a significant donation to School Health Clinics of Santa Clara here in our home base of Silicon Valley.   Shockingly with all the outward success here, , one in ten children lives in poverty. These children are at risk for poor medical care, low school attendance, and many will drop out of high school.  90% of the children served by this program live in significant poverty and struggle to meet the most basic needs.   It seems only fitting that we share some our bounty with them.

Since 1986, School Health Clinics of Santa Clara County has been providing quality medical care to these at risk, low income children. The five health clinics that comprise School Health Clinics of Santa Clara County are the only federally qualified pediatric health clinics located on school premises in disadvantaged areas in this county. The clinics serve at risk, low income children regardless of their ability to pay, or their legal residency status.   The clinics are located on  school grounds, eliminating transportation barriers and providing health care in a setting that students and families know and trust.  It has been proven that healthy students perform better in the classroom, and attendance rates improve and a child is more likely to graduate.  Our donation will provide medical services for at risk children so they may have the chance to grow up healthy, stay in school, and break the cycle of poverty.  What better way to start the new year?!

While our day to day focus is on providing the best e-Commerce platform and services for our sellers, the Plimus team also strives to be a contributing member of our community.  Children and their welfare are the key to building a sustainable future for all of us and our goal as a company to in some small way contribute to programs that support children in need.   We thank all of you for your commerce in 2010 and look forward to continued prosperity for all of us in 2011.

More information about the Santa Clara County School Health Clinic program can be found here.

Happy New Year to all of you!   We will be back on line with another blog post first of the year, 2011.

Charlie Born, Plimus Head of MarketingCharles Born,

VP and Head of Marketing

 

 

 

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