Pelotonia 2009
Committed in the fight against cancer, Continental Office Employees came together for Pelotonia 2009.  The Continental Peloton was made up of seven riders, one virtual rider and one volunteer.  This inaugural year for Pelotonia took riders 180 miles from Columbus, OH to Athens, OH and back to Columbus.  Out of our seven riders we had five of them bike 50 miles, one rode 100 miles, and one rider went the distance of 180 miles.  To date, the Continental Peloton has raised over $22,000 in donations which will go directly to research studies at The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center - James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute.  If you would like to donate to the Continental Peloton, please visit www.pelotonia.org.  Fundraising ends October 1, 2009.

2009 Business First Corporate Caring Award Honoree
We are proud to have been nominated and honored through Central Ohio’s Business First Corporate Caring Awards Program in the category of Arts and Humanities for Medium size companies.

Our company has had a long history of generous giving throughout our 70 years in business.  Together we have worked hard to make a meaningful impact on the Columbus community as well as in Indianapolis and Pittsburgh. Continental Cares has become a part of our company culture, because it has been embraced by each of our employees. <click here to read article>

Halloween Party
Sometimes giving back is as easy as expanding on something you are already doing.  Our Annual Halloween party for associates was so successful we decided to invite our friends from St. Stephens to join in the fun.  For the past few years, over 60 kids from the St. Stephens Community House make the short trip to Continental and are treated to a night of fun, games and of course candy.  Just sharing an event that already existed has created such a great experience for the kids of St. Stephens. 

Chix with Stix
Each fall, lady golfers from local A&D firms, gather at the course for a day of golfing and making a difference. Since it’s inauguration in 2000, Chix with Stix, an all gal golf outing, has been raising money to benefit breast cancer research at the Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Center in Columbus Ohio. Together with furniture manufacturer Herman Miller Inc., Continental was one of four founding sponsors and has been extremely dedicated to this event each year thereafter. Over the past 8 years, proceeds from this event have raised over $150,000 for the James Cancer Hospital and is now considered one of the hospital’s top five contributors in it’s class.

Indiana Women’s Shelter- Julian Center
What better way to network with clients and peers than to through a party. Even better, make it an event that will benefit others.  Every holiday season Continental hosts a tree decorating contests for its A&D friends and clients.  When all is said and done, over 40 decorated trees are donated to the families at the Julian Center in Indianapolis, a center for battered women and children.  It’s the little things that brighten the lives of others and being able to do so, while enjoying time with friends, makes it even better.

United Way of Central Ohio
Continental Office Interests has been chosen as a United Way Leading Edge Company for 2006. Leading Edge is an exciting new program highlighting 12 carefully selected companies who will lead the way in testing campaign strategies and provide momentum for the upcoming community campaign. Continental is very proud to have been chosen for this program and is making every effort to create successful campaign strategies to be used for years to come.

We sponsor several events during the year
benefiting great organizations such as:
Grant Medical Center Service Board
Columbus Urban League
Goodwill Columbus
Homeless Families Foundation
Jewish Community Center
Riverside Methodist Hospital Service Board
Columbus Coalition against Family Violence
New Albany Schools
Recreation Unlimited
St. Stephens Community House
Wexner Center for the Arts
Wexner Heritage Village

We also volunteer and participate in several events throughout the year:
Community Care Day – United Way
New Albany Classic – Columbus Coalition against Family Voilence
Christmas Care – St. Stephens Community House
Race for the Cure – Susan G. Komen
Lee Denim Day – Women’s Cancer programs of EIF
Red Cross Blood Drive – held on-site every 6 mos.
Mentoring – Big Brohers/Big Sisters & Columbus Public Schools
Pizza Challenge – Nationwide Children’s Hospital
Heart Walk – Heart Association
Ohio Green Building Expo
Columbus Chamber Green Expo
Yoplait Yogurt Lids – Susan G Komen

Several organizations received monetary donations:
LifeCare Alliance
IFMA
National Council for Jewish Women
Police and Firefighters Funds
Ohio Cancer Research
Alzheimer’s Research
Children’s Hunger Alliance
Storehouse for Teachers – Pittsburgh
The Julian Center - Indianapolis

We participated in several golf outings benefiting:
Nationwide Children’s Hospital
Lima Memorial Hospital
The Ohio State University
Operation Feed
The Aurora House – Toledo
Ryan E. Miller Scholarship Fund