BCS Incorporated

BCS in the Community

BCS, Incorporated is dedicated to delivering effective solutions to our clients, providing quality products and services to help them achieve their goals. As a company, we apply an equal commitment to excellence when we perform community service in the areas we both work and live.

In the past year, BCS has supported the following charitable organizations:

Local

• Helping Up Mission—BCS staff made contributions to help feed the hungry for Helping Up Mission's Easter, Thanksgiving, and Christmas meal programs.
• Howard County Police Officers Association—BCS contributed to this local charity to help protect the community and the rights of its officers.
• Community Action Council—BCS contributed to this council to provide backpacks and supplies to children in need within the Howard County Public School system.
• Leadership Howard County—BCS plays an active role in supporting the local Howard County community through this organization.
• Johns Hopkins HATS Department—BCS contributed to the "Join for Joe" campaign to support Bone Marrow Research and to help pay for swaps used to test donors for bone marrow.
• Prepare for Success—BCS contributes to Prepare for Success, a program that provides low income Howard County Public School students with a backpack filled with required school supplies.
• Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank—The BCS West Virginia and Pittsburgh offices volunteered at the Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank in Duquesne, Pennsylvania. The food bank serves more than 105,000 people each month in the Pittsburgh area. BCS staff members assisted in preparing mailers and tickets for the Pittsburgh Blues Festival fundraiser.

Regional

• National Energy Technology Laboratory Science Bowl—BCS contributed to this cause to endorse science completion among middle and high school students in West Virginia and Pennsylvania. Several BCS staff volunteered their time at the Science Bowl to work with high school students in both states.

National

• National Multiple Sclerosis Society
• March of Dimes
• UNICEF
 

BCS Staff in the Community

In addition to group participation with charities and events, BCS employees have taken their own personal time to contribute to local communities and mentor the future generation of industry professionals.

• Morgan Smith, Senior Technical Research Analyst. Morgan was a guest speaker at the first 2010–2011 school year meeting of River Hill High School's Maryland Technology Honor Society (MTHS). The honor society features students with a special interest and aptitude for technology fields. Morgan provided these students with background on the various types of engineering to help expand their awareness of the range of options they have for college and careers.

• Rick Ostopowicz, Lead Communications Specialist. Rick was one of five communications professionals to participate in the event "Careers in Communication" at the Community College of Baltimore County Catonsville campus in November 2010. Panelists spoke to students interested in the communications field about the different aspects of the industry, ranging from broadcast journalism to sign language interpretation. Rick focused on the public relations profession and gave students guidance on the experience that would be beneficial to pursue a career in communications.
 

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