OPPORTUNITIES

Cardinal Engineering believes that our community is where we live, work, raise our families and enjoy our surroundings. We believe in making our community better, not just by the job we do, but by the organizations we support and the time we spend actively involved in these organizations.

2007 was a busy year for Cardinal employees, as well as, the beginning of 2008 with participation in the following community services…

• As Oklahoma dealt with its 7th Presidential Disaster of 2007, Dave Tedford, of Cardinal Engineering, volunteered to manage the Red Cross Ice Storm Shelter at the Cox Center for disaster relief of those affected by the weather. Leaving one-third of the state's population without power at one time or another and leading to at least 20 fatalities, the December 2007 ice storm ended the year much as the January 2007 ice storm began the year.
   
• Cardinal Engineering, along with other companies and individuals, partnered with Sunbeam Family Services in December 2007 to provide Christmas presents for 487 children being raised by 160 grandparent families. Cardinal is excited to be involved in this program for the second year.
   
• In association with Bicycle Alley, Coffee Slingers, and Cricket Communications, Cardinal hosted an event to benefit the ADA. Held at its new office in downtown OKC, the event included a donation, by Cardinal Engineering, of $1,000 to the ADA and Bicycle Alley donating 10% of sales for the evening to the ADA. All in attendance enjoyed a bicycle clothing fashion show, a ribbon cutting to commemorate the opening of the new building, as well as, drinks and refreshments provided by Iguana Mexican Grill.
   
• As part of OKC Beautiful, Cardinal employees participated in Litterblitz OKC. Participants helped pick up trash in the “neighborhood” of our new downtown location along with other neighborhood businesses.
   
• Brandie Schender, a Cardinal Employee, has organized involvement by the Cardinal employees in the “Get Walking OKC” campaign started by Mayor Mick Cornett in conjunction with the OKC Community Foundation. Cardinal employees came together in their commitment to promoting health in OKC and agreed to walk at least 10 miles per week for 13 weeks. In reward for achieving this goal, OKC is awarding each team of 10-25 participants, $100 per team member to donate to a charity of their choice. GO TEAM CARDINAL!!!!!
   
• The Festival of the Arts is a huge event in OKC each year. In April 2008, Gail Grady rallied Cardinal employees to volunteer for the “Friends of Artists” program which works to assist artists, exhibiting their art in the OKC Arts Festival . Cardinal is committed to aiding in the advancement of art and culture in OKC as well as the many other community services they are involved in.

In addition to this impressive list of community programs and events that Cardinal employees have been involved in, the following charities, organizations and events have also benefited from the donation of time and funds by Cardinal and its employees…

• Traveler’s Aid of OKC
• Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure
• Redbud Classic
• United Way
• American Cancer Society
• Boy Scouts of America
• Girl Scouts of America
• Junior League
• Local Children’s Athletic Teams
• Various Church programs and missions
• YMCA of Greater OKC
• PTA organizations
• Oklahoma City Community Foundation

HEALTH INCENTIVE

Cardinal believes in the health of its employees and offers each employee the opportunity to participate in the Cardinal Health Incentive program. Each employee is given the opportunity to set personal quarterly goals and upon achieving each quarterly goal, is awarded a $300 check. Since the turn of the century, Cardinal has paid out a total of $100,000 in Health Incentive bonuses. During this time, an average of 41.2% of all health goals have been met.

We are off to a great start in 2008 with 30 personal goals achieved. After only two quarters, Cardinal has already awarded $9,000 this year. Cardinal was previously named as one of Oklahoma’s Certified Healthy Businesses.

One of the ways that Cardinal promotes good health to it’s employees is encouraging them to stay active, even in the workplace. Upon moving to our new office in downtown OKC, Cardinal has purchased two Cardinal bikes to be utilized by employees to run errands, make deliveries, and even for recreational riding on breaks. Some Cardinal employees have even started riding their own bikes to work, or keeping their own bikes at work to take rides along the riverfront or through downtown.

TEAM CARDINAL

“Team Cardinal” was formed in 2006. Numerous events have been entered in the last couple of years such as the YMCA Chili Day Run, “Running for Bella”, and the Red Bud Classic in 2007, as well as, the 2007/2008 ADA Tour de Cure bike rides and the 2008 American Lung Association Clean Air Challenge 5K and 1 mile fun walk at the OKC Zoo.

Team Cardinal is currently participating in the “Get Walking OKC” challenge started by Mayor Mick Cornett and the OKC Community Foundation. This event which involves each team member walking at least 10 miles a week for 13 weeks has the potential to earn up to $100 per participant in Charitable donations.

Team Cardinal also plans to participate in the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure, 5K. The path for this run should take us right past the new OKC Cardinal office. This event is scheduled for October 4th, details to be announced later. Also, the Fall Classic Duathalon is being held on October 19th. It will include a 2 mile run, then a 14 mile bike ride, followed by another 2 mile run. If you know of an event that you would like to see Team Cardinal participate in, contact Patrick Riley at 842-1066 or by email at pr@cardinalengineers.com with details.

2008
Dave Tedford manages the Red Cross Cox Convention Center Ice Storm Shelter


2008
Bicycle Clothing Fashion Show
benefiting
American Diabetes Association

Christmas 2007
Gifts donated by Cardinal Employees to
Sunbeam Family Services

2008
Participants in OKC Litterblitz

Cardinal Bikes
Patrick Riley setting out to deliver important documents using one of the Cardinal company bikes.

2008
Tour de Cure

Group picture of riders

2008
Cardinal donates $1,000 to the ADA