Gary Polson Philanthropy
As the CEO of sales solutions company Cydcor, Gary Polson has tripled the company’s revenue. Under his leadership, Cydcor has also become recognized as a positive place to work, cited as one of the “Best Places to Work” by the San Fernando Valley Business Journal for two years in a row. Cydcor has also been recognized within its industry as “…being the most respected sales outsourcing company in the world” by Datamonitor’s 2009 Black Book of Outsourcing survey.
Gary Polson has crafted the culture of Cydcor to emphasize volunteerism, and Cydcor’s philanthropic ventures are a direct reflection of this commitment. Cydcor employees have the opportunity to have a paid volunteer day, and Cydcor has sponsored a Neighborhood Leaders Program in all of nearly all of its 200 offices. Cydcor emphasizes community outreach into meetings and events. Through its Neighborhood Leaders Program, Cydcor has supported more than a dozen charities. Cydcor’s philanthropic credentials, spearheaded by Gary Polson, are impressive for this midsized company based in Westlake Village, California.
Cydcor’s charities have included:
- Casa Pacifica, a program that serves abused, neglected, and emotionally children in the Tri-Country region of Southern Californa. Cydcor began its partnership with Casa Pacifica in 2007, with Cydcor employees working in a new warehouse to unload donations. Cydcor has also held clothing and toy drives for Casa Pacifica.
- Any Soldier, a program that sends care packages to American soldiers serving overseas. Cydcor donated 27 boxes of goods soldiers covet, such as newspapers, magazines, food, toiletries, and letters of support.
- Haiti Gospel Mission based in Despinos, Haiti. Cydcor donated 25 large boxes of vital goods to provide relief after the deadly earthquake of 2010. These goods were collected within a week of the disaster.
- Cydcor and Boys and Girls Club have collaborated in encouraging reading with the Reading Fair.
Cydcor community have also given vital support to the Massachusetts Special Olympics, Miami and Ohio Habitat for Humanity, Project Bread in Mass, Boys & Girls Club of Venice Beach, Muscular Dystrophy Association, American Cancer Society, Multiple Sclerosis Society, March of Dimes, Corazon a Corazon, Philabundance (NJ Food Bank), and Cattyshack Ranch Wildlife Sanctuary.
“We’re proud of the Cydcor community relations program success, and we want to continue to support the important efforts put forth by our sales offices,” said Gary Polson. Cydcor believes it’s imperative to not only support the communities in which we live and work, but also to support those communities in which the Cydcor sales offices thrive.”
Cydcor recently announced the launch of the Cydcor Cares Program, which directly encourages its employees to engage in philanthropy.
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