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- December 11, 2009
- 2009 Basketball Hall of Fame Inductees
- December 11, 2009 BROOKLYN U.S.A. ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION, INC.
- Presents
- 29th Annual Awards Dinner Dance On Friday, December 11, 2009
- El Caribe Country Club Located at
- 5945 Strickland Avenue, Brooklyn, New Yor
- Cocktail Hour 7:00-8:00 p.m.
- followed by Awards Dinner Danc
- from 8:00 p.m.-12:00 a.m.
- Honoring
- 2009 Basketball Hall of Fame Inductees
- Ted Gustus - Player, Coach and Educator
- Bruce Spraggins - Va. Union University & New Jersey Americans (Nets)
- Al McIntosh Community Service Award
- Lloyd McCrorey
- Director of Lester Robert's Instructional Basketball Program
- Ozelious J. Clement Lifetime Achievement Award
- Jitu Weusi
- Lifetime Educator
- Co-Founder of the African-American Teachers Association
- Dr. Carole Connor Scholarship Award
- Debra Nesbitt - High School for Public Service
- Raul Rap Perez Scholar Athlete Award
- Justin McLean - Bishop Loughlin High School
- Roger Brown Scholar Athlete Award
- Kadeem Gibson - High School for Public Service
- Donation $85.00
- Tickets in advance only through Brooklyn U.S.A. Athletic Association, Inc. Members
- or Send E-Mail to busa.banquet1@verizon.net
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- December 1, 2009
- Communities In Partnership, Corp. Co-founders are honored by the community on the same day!
- On Friday, December 11th, Coach Ted Gustus, Jr., CIP Corp. Chairman, is being inducted into the Brooklyn USA Hall of Fame as a Player, Coach and Educator! This prestigious award has been reserved for those who have distinguished themselves both in the community and in sports.
- The response from family, friends and partners has been tremendous! The evening promises to be a great night, and we invite all our supporters and friends to celebrate with us.
- For those who have been seeking to obtain tickets for this event located at the fantastic EL Caribe Country Club 5945 Strickland Avenue, Brooklyn, New York.
- Tickets can be purchased via mail: Make checks or money order payable to:Brooklyn USA Athletic Association, Inc. Send to: Brooklyn USA Athletic Association, Inc. at 149 Manor Parkway, Uniondale, New York 11553 Ticket Donation $85.00. Be sure to put on the check guests of Coach Ted Gustus.
- Includes: Cocktail Hour with Deluxe Smorgasbord Table, Induction Dinner, and Celebration party immediately following.
- Additionally, on the same day, CIP Corp. President & CEO, Wayne A. Francis is receiving the Past Grand Master.
- Louis Fair, Jr. Distinguished Service Gold Medal Award for his philanthropic and humanitarian work in Accra, Ghana where he led a mission this past summer to install hundreds of mosquito nets in the homes of school children and staff from the L&A Memorial Academy located in Ghana, West Africa in an effort to stop the spread of Malaria.
- Wayne also personally donates thousands of dollars to dozens of charities annually and frequently volunteers with his Lodge, Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity and the American Diabetes Association.
- He will be receiving his award from Adelphic Union Lodge #14 (PHA) on Friday, December 11th at Glen Terrace, Brooklyn, NY.
- 9pm - 2am; Tickets are $75 and include a cocktail hour, Banquet Dinner, Awards Banquet, Champagne Toast and Valet parking.
- For tickets and donations, you can contact AUL14@ymail.com or Jonathan Shim at 914-564-9858.
- Please join us in congratulating our two leaders who are Experiencing the Power of Giving in their respective lives and being duly recognized for their great commitment to humanity and community!
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- February 1, 2009
- CIP Corp. Launches Bill Pay Feature!
- After shopping for a comprehensive online bill pay platform that would give clients and cardmembers the most functionality, the final product is unparalleled in the industry. This product even has the ability to cut paper checks for those companies-such as smaller, utility-type companies-who may not have the technology to process 100 percent-digital or electronic payments. All cardmembers need to do is set up the payment like they always do and everything else is handled for them on the back end.
- Your A$$ETCARD's new online bill pay platform provides cardmembers with the fastest, easiest way to pay their bills. It has been integrated with the cardmember website, so it's just another click of the button for cardmembers to go from checking their balance to paying their bills. Payments can be set up to be either one-time or recurring, with the amounts directly deducted from cardmember's accounts as with any other transaction.
- "In this day and age, people are looking for technology that can save them time and simplify their lives," says Wayne A. Francis, CEO of CIP Corp. "Our mission is to find this technology and bring it to our clients and carmembers before they ask for it. We have found an online bill pay program that is dependable, secure, and easy-to-use-and has the most robust technical capabilities of any program on the market. This should provide our cardmembers with peace of mind when it comes to paying their bills securely and on time, making at least this part of their lives stress-free."
- December, 2008
- CIP Corp. Offering Its Cardmembers Free Credit Scores
- New York, NY - December 8, 2008 - CIP Corp. - a leading provider of prepaid debit card solutions branded with MasterCard®, Discover® Network and STAR/PLUS associations - is providing all cardmembers with access to their credit scores - completely cost free.
- "With the economic downturn, being aware of one's financial situation is especially important," says Wayne A. Francis, CEO of CIP Corp. "We wanted to do something to help our cardmembers and we thought a great first step would be giving them access to know what their credit scores are. Since everything you do as a consumer begins with credit, and since you can't begin to improve your credit standing without knowing your score, we thought this was a perfect fit. Our core clients have expressed how useful and easy this program is; we hope all of our cardmembers feel the same way."
- Along with receiving one's credit score, cardmembers can go online at www.thecipway.com into their card account and also:
- View their scores in relation to national averages with color-coded, detailed graphs;
- Monitor their scores to ensure they improve;
- Access an array of credit-building tools and advice;
- Receive articles that help them make better choices and educate them about occurrences in the credit industry; and
- Much more!
- "This program is just one of the many value-added benefits and services that CIP Corp. provides to our cardmembers," says Ted Gustus, Jr., CIP Corp.'s Chairman & Founder. "These bonus benefits and services are key areas where we differentiate ourselves with other prepaid companies - we work hard to ensure we have the best, most robust products and the most secure technology; and that we are giving our cardmembers and clients the features they need and want in an ever-changing world. Just as we responded to cardmember feedback and developed our mobile banking and SMS (text messaging) products, we will continue our customer and community-focused method of merging customer needs with market opportunities and aggressively pursuing these opportunities."
- August, 2008
- CIP Corp. sponsors Luncheon in Los Angeles, CA.
- Communities In Partnership served as a major sponsor for the Why Can't We Make a Difference Foundation's Annual Luncheon, held at the Marina del Rey Marriott. The event was attended by over 200 guests and friends, with a variety of celebrity personalities in attendance. Coach Ted Gustus, Jr. Founder of CIP Corp. was the keynote speaker and Wendy Racquel Robinson (Steve Harvey Show) served as the emcee, while TV great Marla Gibbs (The Jeffersons) was one of the distinguished honorees. Mark Jackson (NY Knicks, NBA Analyst) served as the celebrity auctioneer, as excited guests bidded on everything from Los Angeles Lakers tickets, to amazing art work provided by a local painter, while R&B Legend Howard Hewitt belted out some of his greatest hits to everyone's delight.
- CIP Corp. was honored to serve as a sponsor for this event, as this organization exemplifies what CIP stands for as evidenced by their mission: "Why Can't We Make A Difference" is here to help alleviate some of the stresses of individuals and families that can occur from life's trials and pressures. Our goal is to provide assistance and tangible aid to those individuals experiencing the difficulties that plague us all in our daily lives."
- Derek Richardson, NBA Referee and Founder of Why Can't We Make a Difference has been a long time friend and supporter of CIP Corp. Coach Ted Gustus, Jr. coached him as a youth and instilled his spirit of giving back into Derek from back then as evidenced by his own words on the organization's website:
- "My wife and I, having conquered some of our trials and tribulations of this world with the support of wise mentors, decided to start a foundation that could give back and assist individuals with their own personal battles. We believe that change starts by giving. The vision of Why Can't We Make A Difference is to inspire individuals around us with unconditional generosity as we look to provide help, hope and understanding to people struggling with the trials of this world, and allowing the flow of unconditional love to supersede the stresses of life. Why Can't We Make A Difference is a 501 (c) (3) nonprofit foundation organized to alleviate the everyday stresses of life for adults, families, and children through financial gifts, and referrals to support groups."
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- July 31, 2008
- Brownsville Oldtimer's Week
- CIP Corp. served as a major sponsor for the Brownsville Oldtimer's Week in Brooklyn, NY during July 18 - 26th in Brooklyn, NY. The Brownsville Jets celebrated their 40th Annual Oldtimer's Day event on Saturday, July 26th with a community wide event that boasted over 20,000 attendees throughout the course of the week and weekend. A variety of activities took place such as a concert from the cast of the Broadway play "Dreamgirls" and various local acts. Dozens of vendors lined the intersection of Linden Boulevard and Mother Gaston Blvd. to share their wide array of cultural dishes, community pride T-shirts, jewelry and more.
- Communities In Partnership was on hand to sign people up for the launch of the Brownsville Jets Community A$$ETCARD™, designed to help the community residents and event attendees to support their local organization year round, through their normal usage of the card. Our sponsorship included promoting the event for a month on over 80 local buses, T-shirt giveaways, over 2,000 cards to sign up new members, printing of marketing materials and more. Our partners from NMCA also joined us from the Southern Region to share their wonderful services (medical discounts, roadside assistance, etc.) which many attendees found great value in. CIP Corp. was excited to be a major sponsor for this event, and we're looking forward to replicating our model in a community near you! Give us a call today to find out how...
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- April 10, 2008
- New Website
- CIP Corp. has retooled and upgraded our services, so we're celebrating with the launch of our new website. Truly a site for everyone, the new site will be a portal for socially conscious consumers and businesses to network for the good of the whole. With everything from a members discount shopping mall, to more convenient and efficient ways to load our dynamic membership card, CIP Corp. is well on its way to becoming an industry leader in the electronic payments arena. Providing valuable services to the general public, the un/underbanked, and community based organizations that often go overlooked, but provide vital services to us and our families.
