Salt Lake City, UT – (November 17, 2015) – OGIO International delivers the largest support check to a new veterans job training program at the 4th Annual SAP NS2 Solutions Summit. The $83,000 was raised through OGIO’s patriotic “Stars & Stripes” collection, created specifically to raise money and awareness for NS2 Serves, a program designed to train and employ veterans for high-tech careers.
“This is the largest donation we’ve received to date and all of it will go directly to help us continue to improve veteran’s lives,” commented Steve Kupcha, Executive Director of NS2 Serves. “We look forward to growing our partnership with OGIO.”
OGIO solidified a partnership with NS2 Serves when the non-profit commenced operations in 2014. NS2 Serves’ program condenses 18 months of business training into 13 weeks. Using a military familiar “all in” format, select veterans live on site, attend training 10 hours a day, 6 days a week focused on data management, public speaking, finance, accounting, managerial skills and more.
“The Stars & Stripes collection was inspired by those that choose to serve and sacrifice to ensure our security and protect our freedoms. It’s our duty as citizens to find a way to serve them back,” said Tom Gocke, OGIO’s Global Vice President of Golf. “In the spirit of serving, every single person on the OGIO team has contributed to the success of this program.”
OGIO will introduce its 2016 “Stars & Stripes, Special Ops” edition at the January PGA Show in Orlando, Florida. Proceeds will continue to support NS2 Serves.
To learn more about NS2 Serves, visit: http://www.NS2Serves.org
For additional information on OGIO’s veterans support programs, or to set up an interview with one of their executives, please contact PR representative Kristen Mondshein at kristenmondshein@maxborgesagency.com.
About OGIO
OGIO International, Inc. is a lifestyle brand that carved a reputation as a designer of adrenaline-driven collections of bags and apparel born from our sports heritage. We built this reputation by crafting our collections from high performance materials surrounding intelligent design features that provide the ultimate combination of protection, comfort and organization. OGIO’s Sports collections include Golf, Motor Sports and Endurance Sports, while our Lifestyle collections bring a unique flair for travel, business and casual use. All of OGIO’s collections are uniquely styled to raise adrenaline levels at first glance.
About NS2 Serves
NS2 Serves is an independent, non-profit 501(c)(3) organization established by SAP National Security Services, Inc. (SAP NS2®) to give back to the community it serves by training and employing veterans in high-tech careers. The course is open to post-9/11 U.S. military service veterans and reservists (including disabled veterans) and Gold Star spouses who meet certain eligibility requirements. As its signature initiative, NS2 Serves offers training and employment assistance to recent veterans of U.S. national security missions. Graduates receive valuable certifications in world class software solutions that support national security initiative in the U.S. and across the globe.
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