Give blood!

PTC and the American Red Cross have come together to host the second annual Battle of the Counties Blood Drive. Please join us to help your county win lifesaver bragging rights! Here’s how you can help…

For Canyon County, Idaho residents:
Stop by on Friday, February 10th from 9am – 1pm at our Idaho Center Office

For Ada County, Idaho residents:
Stop by on Monday, February 13th from 9am – 1pm at our Rifleman Street Office.

Donating is fast, easy and can save lives. To schedule a date in your Ada or Canyon County, please contact Gwen Main at 208.870.8300. Help us show the heart of PTC and help save lives; may the best county win!

Download the flyer for full information on how you can help

Bags, bags, and more bags…

The Bag Ladies

It’s a safe bet that nearly everyone has a drawer, cupboard or pantry space dedicated to storing those plastic grocery bags. You never quite know what to do with them and only when you’re at the grocery store, are you reminded that your market accepts these bags for recycling. Pioneer’s own, Stephanie McCracken took the competitive approach and inadvertently offered to have everyone’s grocery bag stockpile recycled through an interoffice competition. The month-long contest began on December 1st and garnered almost 60 (yes, sixty) pounds of grocery bags destined for the recycling center. Our Meridian office was the big winner and will be rewarded with a fully-catered lunch. Competitive recycling…whoda thought?

There will be blood…

It’s the season for giving…blood. PTC and the American Red Cross have come together to host the first annual, Battle of the Counties Blood Drive. Please join us to help your county win lifesaver bragging rights! Here’s how you can help…

For Canyon County, Idaho residents:
Stop by on Friday, February 4th from 9am – 1pm at our Idaho Center Office

For Ada County, Idaho residents:
Stop by on Monday, February 7th from 12pm – 4pm at our Rifleman Street Office.

Donating is fast, easy and can save lives. To schedule a date in your Ada or Canyon County, please contact Gwen Main at 208.870.8300. Help us show the heart of PTC and help save lives; may the best county win!

For more information, download a blood drive flyer.

St. Luke’s Women’s Fitness Celebration

The St. Luke’s Women’s Fitness Celebration is fast approaching as is the deadline for registration! KTVB-Boise has been promoting the event in recent weeks, so be sure to sign up before midnight on September 21st. The St. Luke’s Women’s Fitness Celebration (the Celebration) is a three day event encompassing a two day Women’s Show and a 5K Run, Walk and Stroll for women of all ages and all abilities.Founded in September 1993, the Celebration 5K has grown each year as more and more participants share the event with their families and friends. This year’s event will begin at the State Capitol Building in Downtown Boise. For more information, volunteer opportunities and other surrounding events, check out the official St. Luke’s Women’s Fitness Celebration website.

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2010 Relay For Life

Source: thebokeonline.comToday kicks off the 2010 Relay for Life benefit in Emmett, ID. The event runs today and tomorrow at the Emmett City Park. Since 1985, Relay for Life has benefitted the American Cancer Society and has spread to 21 countries world-wide. This weekend, hundreds will descend on Emmett for this great, worthwhile event. If you’re not already part of a team, you can sponsor existing teams or make an individual donation. We hope you can attend! Check out the schedule for a full list of events.

March for Babies – Photos Roundup

Thanks again to all you Treasure Valley folks who were able to join us this weekend for another successful March for Babies walk. The weather was great and we were excited to see some familiar faces with many new ones as well! In case you missed out, you can always donate the the March of Dimes by visiting MarchofDimes.org. In the meantime, checkout

March for Babies – we're ready!

March for BabiesThe time has finally come! This Saturday morning, hundreds of people (including PTC) will descend upon Julia Davis Park in Boise for the annual March for Babies Walk. Tomorrow marks the 7th year we’ve joined many many others in an effort to raise money for the March of Dimes and there is still time to join us! If you can’t happen to make it out for the Spring stroll (on what should be a beautiful day), you can still donate to the March of Dimes! Visit marchofdimes.org to find other upcoming walks and to donate to help the cause.

Be sure to check out the March for Babies route (PDF) for a full map of the starting point and checkpoint areas. Thank you for your support; with your help, we’ve raised almost $4,000 this year! We’ll see you all tomorrow morning – 9am!

St. Jude Dream Home Giveaway…

Image Source: StJude.org

The St. Jude Dream Home Giveaway is a community service project sponsored by Flynner Homes, KTVB Channel 7, WOW Country 104.3FM, and KWEI Hispanic Radio to benefit St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. A newly-built home, along with other high-end prizes will be given away at the end of the promotion on June 27, 2010. Tickets are $100 and will go on sale April 1, 2010. You may reserve your ticket at all Treasure Valley Zamzow’s locations, Pioneer Title Co. locations, Hancock Fabrics, Lowe’s, the St. Jude Dream Home Open Houses, by phone at (800) 537-8939 or by following this link for a chance to win the St. Jude Dream Home or one of the 15 other prizes.

Grand Prize:

Early Bird Prize:

  • Reserve your ticket(s) by May 5, 2010 to be eligible to win the Early Bird Prize valued at over $1,000.

Open House:

  • The home will be open Saturdays, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. and Sundays, noon – 5 p.m. beginning May 22 through June 20. Register to win a $5,000 shopping spree at Ashley Furniture HomeStore during your visit.

Other Prizes:

  • a $1,000 gift card to Hancock Fabrics
  • a $1,000 Visa gift card, courtesy of Pioneer Title Co.
  • two (2) weekend stays in the Grand Suite, courtesy of Eagle Hilton Garden Inn
  • faux painting for home or office, courtesy of Poison Creek Creations
  • a $1,000 Lowe’s gift card
  • Talo® SmartTouch® kitchen faucet and accessories package, courtesy of Brizo®
  • a 2010-2011 family ski pass, courtesy of Bogus Basin Ski Resort
  • a $1,000 savings bond, value at date of maturity, courtesy of DL Evans Bank

For full details, please visit the St. Jude Dream Home Boise, website by following this link…good luck!

March for Babies…

When you join us on the March for Babies, you give hope to the more than 500,000 babies born prematurely. The money you raise supports programs in many communties that help moms have full-term pregnancies and healthy babies. You also help fund research efforts to cure the ailments that threaten our youngsters.

We have been actively involved in the March for Babies campaign since 2003 having raised over $18,000 to help fund research. In 2009, our own John Farmer and Lori Kortz were two of the top fund-raisers for the Boise walk. You, too, can help the March of Dimes’ March for Babies campaign by joining us…

We’re geared up and hope you’ll join us on for the 2010 March for Babies Walk on Saturday, April 24th at Julia Davis Park – Boise. For those that want to join team Pioneer for the walk, please visit our registration pageat marchforbabies.orgFill in your registration info and you’ll be signed up. There is no registration fee to join the walk, but by registering online, you create your own March of Dimes profile page to share with friends and family where they can help you meet your personal fundraising goal.

If you have any questions on registering or on how to start your own team, please contact our resident March of Dimes Leaders,Lori Kortz or Lori Stark at 208.377.2700.

Lacing up for March of Dimes…

2010 marks the 8th year Pioneer Title Company has been active with the March of Dimes. If you’re not familiar with the MOD, their mission is to:

…improve the health of babies by preventing birth defects, premature birth, and infant mortality. We carry out this mission through research, community services, education and advocacy to save babies’ lives. March of Dimes researchers, volunteers, educators, outreach workers and advocates work together to give all babies a fighting chance against the threats to their health: prematurity, birth defects, low birthweight.*

Since 2003, we’ve raised over $18,000 to help out the March of Dimes in their mission to improve the lives of thousands of families in Idaho and beyond. This year will be no exception! We’re geared up and hope you’ll join us on for the 2010 March for Babies Walk on Saturday, April 24th at Julia Davis Park – Boise. For those that want to join team Pioneer for the walk, please visit our registration page at marchforbabies.orgFill in your registration info and you’ll be signed up. There is no registration fee to join the walk, but by registering online, you create your own March of Dimes profile page to share with friends and family where they can help you meet your personal fundraising goal.

If you have any questions on registering or on how to start your own team, please contact our resident March of Dimes Leaders, Lori Kortz or Lori Stark at 208.377.2700.

*Source: MarchofDimes.com