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Vanderbilt Football Expands Its Culture

jeff — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 20:23:51 +0000

Coach James Franklin continues to expand the culture of the football program at Vanderbilt University. Check out the new graphics being installed in the team auditorium showcasing the Commodore spirit! Anchor Down! … Read more

A Gift of Life For A Village In Togo: American Business At Its Best

jeff — Mon, 07 Jan 2013 20:58:07 +0000

Advent was honored to be featured recently in an article on Washington Times web site as an example of “American business at its best.” In his article in the Communities section, columnist Terry Ponick pointed toward Advent’s practice of honoring our valued clients by underwriting fresh water wells in villages across the world in their name. Ponick celebrated Advent’s now two-year holiday tradition as creative gift-giving at its best, a gift that truly keeps on giving, to Advent, our partners, and most importantly, to the people of Togo and Haiti. Here’s the link to read about this exciting, life-giving partnership:

A Gift of Life For A Village In Togo: American Business At Its Best

Happy Holidays from the Advent Team!

jeff — Thu, 20 Dec 2012 21:14:33 +0000

Here at Advent we love the holidays and what better way to stay in the holiday spirit than by having an ornament decorating contest and a tacky Christmas sweater competition complete with hot chocolate, cider & treats?!

The Ornament Decorating Competition
The team was offered 5 different clear plastic ornament shape options this year and one week to decorate it. After a vigorous vote by all of our employees we are proud to show you this years entrants & winners that are displayed on the company tree!

The Grand Finale of No Shave November

jeff — Tue, 04 Dec 2012 03:51:45 +0000

Drumroll Please…
Through the fundraising efforts of our employees we raised $572 for No Shave November. On top of that, Advent matched that amount to bring our total donation to the American Cancer Society to a whopping $1,144.

We thank everyone who participated and contributed in any and every way this month… We couldn’t have done this without you.

Haiti Well Update

jeff — Mon, 03 Dec 2012 23:01:18 +0000

In 2011, to honor our clients, we built a clean-water well in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. While the well was dedicated to the people there the site was specifically selected to serve the needs of the children of the Karadé Orphanage.

Water-related diseases are the cause of over 2 million deaths every year. Safe water, a toilet, and clean hands could prevent 90% of these deaths. Today the well in Port-au-Prince is pumping clean water to the children of the orphanage and the people of the community – making a dramatic impact in their lives.

We are pleased to continue to provide updates on the wells and the impact they are having.

No Shave November & The American Cancer Society

jeff — Thu, 15 Nov 2012 20:10:30 +0000

Employees who are participating:
Dan, Adam, Phillip, Tim & Justin (from left to right)

Wait… So why are they not shaving???
No-Shave November is a unique way to raise cancer awareness. The goal is to grow awareness by embracing our hair – which many cancer patients lose – and letting it grow wild. Then, donate the money you normally spend on hair removal for a month (or more/less) to cancer research.

Advent’s Involvement:
All employees at Advent will be donating money for the American Cancer Foundation!

BUT that’s not all…
Whatever amount our employees and their friends/family donate, Advent will match!

Meet Advent’s Newest Clients

jeff — Tue, 09 Oct 2012 14:54:29 +0000

Advent is proud to announce the following new clients:

Notre Dame Football
Notre Dame Fencing
University of Southern California’s Heritage Hall
University of Denver Hockey
Skanska – Corporate Offices
Mississippi State University – Football Facility
Auburn University – Basketball Lobby Branding

We are excited to have these new projects headed our way. Keep checking in for updates and project pages for each new client in the coming months.

An update on Living Water

jeff — Thu, 23 Aug 2012 15:26:44 +0000

We’ve been anxiously awaiting confirmation about the clean-water wells being built to honor our clients from 2011. We are thrilled to announce that all seven wells (one in Haiti and six in Togo) are complete!

We’ll be posting many more photos soon and discussing more about how the wells were built, why we chose these countries, the villages each well will serve, and why we believe giving back is an important part of our work at Advent. Here are a couple of pictures to show why this is important.

These are the good people living in the village near a new clean-water well:

This had been one of the main sources of water for the village:

And this is the result of a clean water well built in the village:

We’re proud that we get to work with the Living Water Project, and we can’t wait to show off more of the project and the stories surrounding these wells. Thank you to all our customers who made this happen.

The John McKay Center at The University of Southern California

jeff — Wed, 22 Aug 2012 01:11:14 +0000

We are pleased to bring you some very special news. This evening members of the Advent team are witnessing the grand opening of the John McKay Center at The University of Southern California.

Advent is deeply honored to have been a part of this incredible project under the leadership of AD Pat Haden, Sr. Assoc. AD Mark Jackson and Anthony Mugavero, Capital Construction Director. Working with the people of USC has been a blessing to our entire team, and we look forward to celebrating the grand opening of this incredible facility with our new USC family.

You can view a gallery of the facility by clicking here (photography by Pierson Clair)

Fight On!

Pepperdine Athletics: a new era on the West Coast

jeff — Tue, 10 Jul 2012 14:57:11 +0000

In the fall of 2010, Pepperdine President Andrew Benton confirmed a renewed commitment to athletics at Pepperdine. In the spring of 2011, Pepperdine University AD Steve Potts contacted Advent to begin the process of updating two of the main athletics facilities on campus: Heritage Hall and the Firestone Fieldhouse.

The Waves have an incredible tradition of winning over the years, and the campus is one of the most beautiful in the country. With a little help from Advent, these two spaces have a new look and visualize a new commitment to excellence in university athletics. See what Steve had to say about the project and some of the installation in the video included below.