Philanthropic Efforts
Inspire and its employees contribute volunteer time and financial resources to many organizations throughout the community. The list below represents some highlights of our current and past involvement.

 Art & Culture:   
  • NC Museum of Art - Business Friends Membership
  • Raleigh Little Theatre - Corporate Friend
  • Theatre In The Park - Corporate Friend
  • Shakori Hills Festival
   
Biotechnology:
  • CED Biotech Conference
  • BIO 2006 (NC Community Trade & Development Fund)
  • BIO NC/Hotbed Campaign for BioSpace
  • Bio2006 NC Pavilion convention
  • Sponsor of NC Biotechnology Center 20th Anniversary Celebration; Inspire's CEO, Christy Shaffer, serves on Board of Directors
   
Cystic Fibrosis:
  • Cystic Fibrosis Foundation - Seacoast Safari 150 mile bike ride from Massachusetts to Maine
  • CF-500 - online car racing to raise money for cystic fibrosis
  • Chris Fowler Racing Sponsorship - a Cystic Fibrosis patient. Chris has been a Cystic Fibrosis patient since age six and aspires to compete in a NASCAR race one day. He pledges 10% of his winnings to The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
  • Great Strides Walk fundraiser for Cystic Fibrosis
  • Co-Sponsor of Master Chefs Dinner, a benefit for Cystic Fibrosis
  • Sponsor/exhibitor at the Annual North American Cystic Fibrosis Conference
 
Education & Science:
  • Morehead Planetarium Corporate Sponsor for Space Fellow
  • Carolina First Chemistry Program - UNC-Chapel Hill
  • Sponsor of the Contemporary Science Center, created for high school students to experience science in new ways
  • Museum of Life and Science - Corporate Friend
  • Communities In Schools of Durham
  • NC School of Science and Mathematics
  • UNC Health Center for Women's Health Research
  • UNC School of Public Health
  • Prevent Blindness of NC
 
Health & Wellness:
  • Triangle Metro Heart Walk
  • MS-150 Bike Ride; Team members include Inspire employees, friends, family members, and scientists from Duke and UNC. Inspire's Sales and Marketing team provide the Team Inspire AzaSite® jerseys.
  • Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation RTP Walk
  • Relay For Life UNC - American Cancer Society
  • Special Olympics NC
  • Susan G. Komen Foundation
 
Public Interest:
  • American Red Cross (Tsunami Relief)
  • Center for Entrepreneurial Development (CED); Inspire's CEO, Christy Shaffer, served as the Chairperson of the Board of Directors in 2005
  • Food Bank of Central and Eastern North Carolina - Food Drive Corporate Challenge
  • American Red Cross Blood Drive - sponsored radio ads to increase awareness
  • WUNC Radio Station - On Air Challenge with CED
  • YMCA We Build People Campaign-Raleigh
  • Triangle United Way - Inspire Campaign funded by staff
  • Senior Pharm Assist - prescription management program for elderly
  • Big Brothers and Big Sisters of America - Band Together Relief Fund

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Page last updated: 08-Apr-2008

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