MIDDLEBURG HEIGHTS, OHIO – March 22, 2010 — Corporate Screening, a leading provider of pre-employment screenings and background investigations, is pleased to announce that it has donated $1,000 to support the Cleveland Chapter of Foundation Fighting Blindness (FFB). As part of its community outreach program, Corporate Screening's donation will go toward funding the FFB's annual VisionWalk, scheduled to be held on May 22nd at Wade Oval on the Case Western Reserve University Campus.
"We are committed to a program of philanthropy that invests in the quality of life in the communities where our employees work and live," said Dennis Drellishak, President of Corporate Screening. "Our General Manager Greg Dubecky is quite committed to the cause, and contributes a lot of his time and energy to the organization as the current president of the Cleveland chapter."
"Corporate Screening's commitment transcends monetary bounds," added Drellishak, "We will be out in full force at the May 22nd VisionWalk to physically demonstrate our support with the sight-saving research efforts that are being conducted."
Corporate Screening's additional outreach efforts include support of the Southwest Community Access Hunger Center Pantry (SCAN), which helped feed people in need from six area suburbs; Boy Scouts of America; and the PlayhouseSquare Inner Circle.
About Corporate Screening
Corporate Screening (www.CorporateScreening.com) is a Cleveland-based provider of pre-employment screening and background investigations for some of the nation’s top employers. As a leading investigative consultant to human resources and corporate security professionals, Corporate Screening combines state-of-the-art data gathering technology with in-depth examination and analysis to verify information and mitigate the risks associated with hiring employees. With offices in Cleveland and Tampa, Corporate Screening utilizes an expanding professional staff of 80 analysts and consultants to service the needs of hiring professionals representing a full spectrum of industries, with special emphasis on healthcare, financial services and manufacturing sectors.
About The Foundation Fighting Blindness:The urgent mission of The Foundation Fighting Blindness (www.FightBlindness.org) is to drive the research that will provide preventions, treatments and cures for people affected by retinitis pigmentosa (RP), macular degeneration, Usher Syndrome, and the entire spectrum of retinal degenerative diseases. The Foundation has funded thousands of research studies at hundreds of prominent institutions worldwide, and funds leading-edge research in promising areas such as genetics, gene therapy, retinal cell transplantation and pharmaceutical and nutritional therapies. Since its inception in 1971, the Foundation has raised more than $350 million.
About the Southwest Community Access Hunger Center Pantry (SCAN):SCAN provides a service to low-income and ¬fixed-income households forced to limit their food intake in order to compensate for the rising costs of housing, heat, healthcare and medicine. SCAN serves clients in Berea, Brook Park, Columbia Township, Middleburg Heights, Olmsted Falls and Strongsville. If you are interested in donating to SCAN, contact the director at (440) 260-7226.
About Boy Scouts of America:The Boy Scouts of America (www.scouting.org) is one of the nation's largest and most prominent values-based youth development organizations. The BSA provides a program for young people that builds character, trains them in the responsibilities of participating citizenship, and develops personal fitness. For nearly a century, the BSA has helped build the future leaders of this country by combining educational activities and lifelong values with fun.
About PlayhouseSquare:PlayhouseSquare (www.PlayhouseSquare.org), located in the heart of downtown Cleveland's Theater District is the nation's largest performing arts center outside of New York City. PlayhouseSquare is the region's home for the best in Broadway, concert, dance, comedy, theater and family excitement and performing arts education. It is comprised of eight performance spaces (14th Street Theatre, Allen Theatre, Kennedy's, Hanna Theatre, Ohio Theatre, Palace Theatre, State Theatre, Studio One in the Idea Center) that host over 1,000 performances and 1.1 million guests each year.