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This past weekend, Vivo was able to participate in the annual Capture the Dream- Adopt a Family program for the 2nd time. We were given a few weeks to shop for the necessities that the family needed and delivered the gifts to them in San Leandro. Even though only the mother of the family could attend yesterday’s gift giving, it was still an amazing experience to see the warm smile on her face as she opened a few gifts. Here are just a few photos to share.

This was such a wonderful experience and we can’t wait to help again next year. If you’d like to participate in Capture the Dream’s Adopt a Family, visit their website and “like” their Facebook Page to stay updated on the most recent events that you can get involved in!

Join the many who will be participating in this year’s Turkey Trot race 2011.

Our very own employee, Judy Tang just completed her first half marathon, the Big Sur in Monterey Bay.  However, if you are looking to start small, try out a Turkey Trot that has the option of a 10k or 5k run this Thanksgiving!

Some staff will be participating in Silicon Valley’s 2011 Turkey Trot in San Jose, but you can get involved yourself by signing up today at a local Turkey Trot near you by visiting www.active.com.  Search: Turkey Trot.

We spent a great morning welcoming School of Imagination to its amazing new home in Dublin, California.  CEO Marilyn Weinstein’s children attended SOI and she keeps this school near and dear to our hearts. Congratulations SOI!

On September 10^th, 2011, Vivo employees participated and sponsored the 2011 Audi Best Buddies Challenge: Hearst Castle with team SVB. A fun event, where Vivo took part in the 5k run/walk with the 10-time Olympic Medalist Carl Lewis and other celebrities like Kelly Hu.

Thanks to Audi for letting us partake in such an exciting, amazing event where 1,600 participants, together raised more than $4.5 Million for Best Buddies Programs; creating friendships, job opportunities and leadership development for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

In case you missed Vivo’s 5 Year Anniversary party, here’s a short video to make it seem like you were there!

We were happy to help sponsor the 2^nd Annual CIO Scholarship Charity Golf Tournament  on August 26^th, 2011.   A fun event, our golfers Michael Parish, Anthony Dal Canto, and Sandra Brown enjoyed the festivities as well.

Big thanks to the CIO College Scholarship Board, for hosting such a fun event. We were pleased to learn that the event was so successful, and that between the tournament and their marathon, the charity collected and can now distribute over $100K to local colleges through their existing scholarship programs managed by the individual universities.   These monies go to under privileged kids seeking an education in technology at local colleges and universities.

In perfect Vivo style, we celebrated our 5-year anniversary with clients, employees and supporters on August 11^th with a Carnival-themed party that will not be soon forgotten.

The beautiful August night proved to be a perfect backdrop for the delicious gourmet food trucks, the carnival games, stilt walker, contortionist and of course the ever-popular photo booth.  We are grateful to our landlord for letting us transform the parking lot and turn it into our party playground.

Thank you to all who came out to celebrate with us. Hope you enjoy a few pictures. See you at our next party!

To view more photos, visit us at www.facebook.com/vivoinc

Every quarter, Silicon Valley Network and Infrastructure executives get together in an informal setting to network and discuss real-world problems that are common to the group. Yesterday, we were privileged to host another SVNiE luncheon.

During the meeting we welcomed Bill Chan, a Vivo partner, as he facilitated a discussion on The Strategic IT Organization: Optimizing Your Team For Business Success . Bill has implemented his proven methodology at numerous Silicon Valley-area companies, and we knew this would be a highly interactive session.

Participants shared common issues such as how to handle situations when you are asked to deliver more with less or when your CFO announces the edict to “cut all contractors”.

But what happens when you really don’t have the ability to cut these individuals? The issues and risks associated with maxing out the team when contractors are already placed in key roles persisted throughout the discussion as participants expressed a desire for insights and examples. Bill and the group walked through scenarios for proactively addressing these issues and the importance of managing up, as appropriate. He sent everyone away with some simple checklists for making immediate strides.

All in all another great SVNiE event. We remain proud of our involvement and excited to underwrite this important group!

Are you familiar with the Silicon Valley Network & Infrastructure Executives group? The organization, SVNiE for short, was conceived to provide local network and IT infrastructure professionals with networking and other career development opportunities. Vivo is a proud sponsor.

If you’re someone who fits this description, then we are delighted to invite you to the organization’s next big event on Tuesday, January 25th at the Biltmore Hotel & Suites in Santa Clara—“The Strategic IT Organization: Optimizing Your Team For Business Success.” We are more than excited for this roundtable discussion as it will feature Bill Chan, the Silicon Valley’s foremost leader in IT-centric strategic organizational design, as well as an in-depth discussion on how strategic IT organizational design can deliver measurable business results.

For more information on the event, please see click here.

To register to attend the roundtable lunch discussion, head to www.SVNIE.Eventbrite.com – We would love to see you there!

San Francisco Business Times Recognizes Vivo Founder and CEO Marilyn Weinstein
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