Minneapolis Technology Firm Receives the Jefferson Award for Outstanding Community Service
December 05 2012 - 8:55AM
Marketwired
At an event held in the St. Paul, Minnesota Excel Energy Center
last Thursday evening, November 29, 2012, Johnstech International
and its employees were recognized by the Jefferson Awards for
Public Service for outstanding community service within the Twin
Cities.
The Jefferson Awards was founded in 1972 by Jacqueline Kennedy
Onassis, U.S. Senator Robert Taft, Jr. and Sam Beard to create a
"Nobel Prize" for public service.
Johnstech was recognized for their support of Ronald McDonald
House programs and the families they serve during difficult
times.
The Ronald McDonald House Charities, Upper Midwest mission is to
open doors to health care and improve lives by creating a caring
community through programs that directly impact the health and
well-being of children and their families.
"This Jefferson Award for Philanthropy is a high honor," stated
David Johnson, founder, president, and CEO of Johnstech. "However,
our employees support the Ronald McDonald House because of the
families staying there with children facing life-threatening
illnesses. Many of our employees have children at home and
understand the hardship that this can bring on a family, especially
when living away from home."
Johnstech employees regularly cook and serve meals to families
staying at the Ronald McDonald House near the University of
Minnesota Amplatz Children's Hospital and at the Ronald McDonald
House inside the Hospital at Children's Hospital in
Minneapolis.
Johnstech also sponsors employees to participate in Ronald
McDonald House charity events, as well as provides matching funds
for contributions to the charity of their choice through the
company's program of setting aside 5% of the company's profits for
charity.
"CEO David Johnson and the Johnstech employees go far beyond
serving a meal to the families by making each meal an event,"
stated Donna Moores, Director of Corporate & Planned Giving
Partnerships. "One of the most popular themes we've seen from
Johnstech was the Twins baseball opener. Employees wore Twins gear
to prepare, serve and clean up. They didn't let the spring snow
prevent them from grilling hamburgers and brats just like those
sold at Target field. Following baseball-themed activities, each
resident was served an ice cream sundae in a bowl shaped like a MN
Twins helmet and given a box of cracker jacks to take as they left
the dining room. Johntech's generosity and creativity does so much
to lift a family's spirit during a difficult time."
About Johnstech Johnstech International
Corporation is the leading manufacturer of Test Contactors
solutions and services for the global semiconductor industry
including RF/Microwave and Precision Analog applications. The
company's patented technologies were first introduced to the market
in 1992. Johnstech helps characterization and test floor engineers
reduce risk, shorten development and test time and improve first
pass yields. Johnstech also provides test floor, electrical
modeling, thermal modeling and load board optimization services.
Johnstech is headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota with worldwide
sales and support offices in Santa Clara, California, Tokyo, Japan,
Singapore and the Philippines. For more information, visit
www.johnstech.com.
About Ronald McDonald House Charities, Upper
Midwest Ronald McDonald House Charities, Upper Midwest
creates, finds and supports programs that provide a caring
community for families with seriously ill children while increasing
children's access to health care services. This organization
supports local families as well families from around the world
through four "core" programs. To learn more, visit
www.rmhc-um.org.
Johnstech Contact: Marybeth Reed 612-656-6292
mbreed@johnstech.com RMHC-UM Contact: Donna Moores 612-331-5752
dmoores@rmhc-um.org