{"id":775,"date":"2015-11-20T13:45:26","date_gmt":"2015-11-20T21:45:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.checkworks.com\/blog\/?p=775"},"modified":"2015-11-20T14:00:37","modified_gmt":"2015-11-20T22:00:37","slug":"checkworks-inc-announces-donation-to-piasc-raise-foundation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.checkworks.com\/index.php\/checkworks-inc-announces-donation-to-piasc-raise-foundation\/","title":{"rendered":"CheckWorks, Inc. Announces Donation to PIASC RAISE Foundation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.checkworks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/bigstock-Kid-Creativity-Education-Conce-98494226.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-776 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.checkworks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/bigstock-Kid-Creativity-Education-Conce-98494226-1024x571.jpg\" alt=\"Kid Creativity Education Concept Child Learning Art Mathematics Formula School Boy Ideas on Black Chalk Board\" width=\"625\" height=\"349\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.checkworks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/bigstock-Kid-Creativity-Education-Conce-98494226-1024x571.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.checkworks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/bigstock-Kid-Creativity-Education-Conce-98494226-300x167.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.checkworks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/bigstock-Kid-Creativity-Education-Conce-98494226-624x348.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 625px) 100vw, 625px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"scayt-misspell-word\" data-scayt-lang=\"en_US\" data-scayt-word=\"CheckWorks\">CheckWorks<\/span>, Inc. is pleased to announce their donation through\u00a0the<a href=\"http:\/\/piasc.org\/\" target=\"_blank\"> <span class=\"scayt-misspell-word\" data-scayt-lang=\"en_US\" data-scayt-word=\"PIASC\">PIASC<\/span><\/a>\u00a0to the\u00a0RAISE Foundation fundraising campaign for <span class=\"scayt-misspell-word\" data-scayt-lang=\"en_US\" data-scayt-word=\"SkillsUSA\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.skillsusa.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">SkillsUSA<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"scayt-misspell-word\" data-scayt-lang=\"en_US\" data-scayt-word=\"CheckWorks\">CheckWorks<\/span>, Inc. is delighted to make a donation to the <span class=\"scayt-misspell-word\" data-scayt-lang=\"en_US\" data-scayt-word=\"PIASC\">PIASC<\/span> Raise Foundations fundraising event. The Printing Industries Association, Inc. of Southern California (<span class=\"scayt-misspell-word\" data-scayt-lang=\"en_US\" data-scayt-word=\"PIASC\">PIASC<\/span>) is participating in a fundraiser for the RAISE Foundation. The foundation is responsible for many <a href=\"http:\/\/www.skillsusa.org\/competitions\/skillsusa-championships\/contest-descriptions\/\" target=\"_blank\">educational events<\/a> designed to benefit graphic arts education, including: T-shirt competitions, design and production competitions, literacy campaigns, merit badges for the Boy Scouts of America, and Skills USA.<\/p>\n<p>The organization chose to have their donation go to the Skills USA, which provides grants so that students can compete in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.skillsusa.org\/competitions\/skillsusa-championships\/\" target=\"_blank\">Skills USA<\/a> as long as they participate in RAISE competitions. Skills USA championship events begin at the local level and showcase the best and the brightest with winners at the local level advancing to state competitions and state winners advancing to national competitions.<\/p>\n<p>The purpose of the competition is to reward students for excellence while involving industry leaders in the evaluation process in hopes of identifying leaders of the future in various industries. Competitions are held in a wide variety of fields, including: robotics and automation technology, web design, technical computer applications, carpentry, graphic imaging sublimation, graphic communications, firefighting, 3-D visualization and animation, and advertising design \u2013 to name a few.<\/p>\n<p>The main event actually consists of more than 100 separate events involving more than 6,000 contestants and requires nearly 1,500 judges, contest organizers, and others to pull off. <span class=\"scayt-misspell-word\" data-scayt-lang=\"en_US\" data-scayt-word=\"CheckWorks\">CheckWorks<\/span>, Inc. believes it is a worthy investment because the event helps to prepare the students of today who participate to be industry leaders of tomorrow in their perspective fields.<\/p>\n<p>Each year\u2019s <span class=\"scayt-misspell-word\" data-scayt-lang=\"en_US\" data-scayt-word=\"SkillsUSA\">SkillsUSA<\/span> competition will have a unique theme. The theme for the 2015-2016 year is: \u201cSkillsUSA: Champions at Work \u2013 Connecting You to Career Success.\u201d The theme needs to be prevalent, appearing in the chapter display, prepared speech, and promotional bulletin board.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"scayt-misspell-word\" data-scayt-lang=\"en_US\" data-scayt-word=\"CheckWorks\">CheckWorks<\/span>, Inc. is excited about what contests like the <span class=\"scayt-misspell-word\" data-scayt-lang=\"en_US\" data-scayt-word=\"SkillsUSA\">SkillsUSA<\/span> competition mean for the students of today and the futures of many industries.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CheckWorks, Inc. is pleased to announce their donation through\u00a0the PIASC\u00a0to the\u00a0RAISE Foundation fundraising campaign for SkillsUSA. CheckWorks, Inc. is delighted to make a donation to the PIASC Raise Foundations fundraising event. The Printing Industries Association, Inc. of Southern California (PIASC) is participating in a fundraiser for the RAISE Foundation. 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