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5K For The Bay - INO Cares April 2015

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In 2015, most INO.com employees have made it a mission to get in shape. Lunch breaks consist of outdoors runs, elliptical workouts and ab routines. It also happens that INO.com's corporate office is located right on the water with one of the best views of the Chesapeake Bay that there is.

Melissa, our Customer Support Manager, is an avid exerciser and makes sure she gets in her daily activity. Melissa thought that for her INO Care's pick, she would select an event which would help protect the Chesapeake Bay while also allowing our employees to get moving!

We were proud to participate in the 5K For The Bay on April 11th as part of our April 2015 INO Cares campaign! A handful of INO.com employees and their families put on their sneakers and set out early in the morning for a walk/run. Some ran for time, while others took a leisurely stroll! It was a fantastic day!

This event benefits the Chesapeake Bay Trust which is a non-profit grant-making organization dedicated to restoring and protecting the Chesapeake Bay through environmental education and restoration projects. We were also thrilled to present the Trust with a donation so that they may continue their work protecting the Bay that we love and enjoy so much every day!

If you have a suggestion for a non-profit, please email

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 and tell us why it's an important cause to you. We would love for our visitors to select beneficiaries/events for our upcoming INOCares campaigns!

Here's to a better world.

Best,
Lindsay Bittinger
INO.com, Inc.

When A Cause Hits So Close To Home - INO Cares March 2015

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Personally, I am so excited for our INO Cares campaign this month. I was asked to select my favorite non-profit and this decision took less than 1/1000th of a second - The National Multiple Sclerosis Society.

Last year at only 27, my little sister, Casey Thompson, was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. It started with tingling in her hands and feet. Then the fatigue and dizziness set it. She knew something was wrong, but Multiple Sclerosis wasn't even on her radar. After more severe symptoms appeared, doctors suspected MS and Casey was in and out of the National Institute of Health meeting with some of the world's best Neurologists and MS specialists. She was diagnosed with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS) which is characterized as clearly defined attacks of worsening neurologic function.

Walk MS: MarylandMy sister, who is an athletic trainer and concussion care specialist, has always been an active person with an interest in physical fitness. So, having a disease like MS is particularly difficult. Not only does she have to power through times of severe fatigue, decrease in cognitive function and general pain, but she also has the emotional ups and downs that come with the unknowns of a life with MS. Continue reading "When A Cause Hits So Close To Home - INO Cares March 2015" →

Loving Our Community Via SCAN - INO Cares February 2015

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INO.com President and MarketClub Co-creator, Adam Hewison, has loved the South County Assistance Network (SCAN) for years. He and his wife have made this their go-to charity, as it directly benefits members in their tight-knit community. SCAN, based in Lothian, Maryland, is an organization of individuals from the faith and business community who work together to provide assistance to those in need. Among their services, SCAN provides a food bank for county residents and assists with the payment of heating bills for community members in need during the harsh winter months.

Last year, Adam and INO.com Co-owner, David Maher, purchased food for SCAN. A few members of the INO family then delivered it to the food bank headquarters. Each giant jar of peanut butter was hand-delivered with love in hopes that it would provide nourishment to our neighbors. Continue reading "Loving Our Community Via SCAN - INO Cares February 2015" →

Will Whirlpool's Price Continue to Climb?

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On January 12th, shares of Whirlpool Corp. (NYSE:WHR) crossed the $200/sh threshold for the first time ever. Now trading at $200.92/sh, the stock has risen by 44% in the last 4 months.

Whirlpool (WHR) stock price increase from 2012 - 2015.
Chart courtesy of YCharts.com.

The rapid price rise is nothing new; Whirlpool’s stock is in the midst of an extended run of robust performance. Over the last 3 years, WHR has increased almost four-fold, climbing by 277% since being quoted at $53.33/sh on January 23rd, 2012. During that same period, the company’s earnings expanded by 137% to their current level of $9.41/sh.

Looking at these numbers alone, one might assume that the stock is due for a correction. Has its price climbed too quickly? Is the stock overvalued? I’d argue that WHR remains undervalued, and that investors can expect the stock to continue outperforming the market with ease. Continue reading "Will Whirlpool's Price Continue to Climb?" →

Hope For Guatemala - INO Cares

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Hope For GuatemalaWe were so incredibly fortunate to be told about a wonderful organization doing amazing things in Guatemala. INO.com President and co-founder, Adam Hewison, learned about this mission work from his daughter’s father-in-law, Richard Lusk, who has been participating with Hope For Guatemala for over 3 years.

When doing mission work for Hope, Richard Lusk primarily teaches micro-entrepreneurship to the Guatemalan locals with the hopes that they will be able to create and sustain profitable businesses which will remove them from the poverty that is so rampant in Zone 18, the poorest section in Guatemala City.

Hope for Guatemala also provides nutritional breakfast and lunch meals to over 250 children, as well as educational instruction, extracurricular activities and vocational training to over 120 families. Among having farmers donate produce, the organization is also farming and starting a fishery to create a sustainable food source for the families of Zone 18.

Mr. Lusk was kind enough to hand-deliver an INO Cares check to the founders of Hope For Guatemala during his trip. We selected this amazing organization for the month of August, even though we sent funds a tad early.

Mr. Lusk sent a little note once he returned to the states,

"Adam, 

I just returned from Guatemala last night and I wanted to share some pictures of the Hope for Guatemala visit we made. It was a great visit and God's love definitely shows to these little kids that are served by this ministry!!

Jose and Erin Armas (the founders of Hope for Guatemala) were so grateful for your donation. Jose and Erin are about 35 years old. He is from Guatemala City and she is from the US. They have 3 kids of their own. They started Hope about 8 years ago. They feed around 275 kids a day, 2 meals per day, 5 days a week. They also help with school work, learning a skill/craft for the older kids as well as improve their nutrition levels. They have recently acquired a horse, and the reward for good grades is a ride on the horse. They have the only library and computer lab in Zone 18 (the poorest zone in the city).

This funding will help them tremendously and they really appreciate it so much. They make a dollar go sooooo far with their hard work and volunteer staff and the kids are in desperate need of nutrition, teaching and for someone to give them care and love. 

Your contribution will help insure that this will continue to happen. It was a pleasure to present them with your donation on your behalf.

Thanks again for thinking of Hope for Guatemala and your generosity.

All the best,
Richard"

Learn more about Hope for Guatemala, how you can contribute or even volunteer! We wish Jose and Erin Armas the best as they continue this important work. Thank you Richard again for taking our donation right to the founders!

Best,

The INO Cares Team