Konica Minolta to Participate in Ride to End ALZ Summer Classic for Third Consecutive Year
23 Julio 2024 - 9:46AM
Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A., Inc. (Konica Minolta)
today announced its participation in the Alzheimer's Association
Ride to End ALZ Summer Classic, happening Saturday and Sunday,
August 24 and 25. The charity bike ride raises funds for the fight
to end Alzheimer's disease, and allows participants to ride
anywhere, any distance, indoors or outdoors with no minimum
fundraising requirement.
This is the third year in a row Konica Minolta has participated
in this event. Last year, the company raised $125,268 through more
than 700 donations and 98 riders. This year, the company has an
overall goal of $150,000, in which 100 percent of the proceeds
raised go toward research to find a cure. Konica Minolta has been
engaging its employees and dealers to raise awareness and funds,
and is matching the first $20,000 in employee donations.
Many Konica Minolta dealer partners, including Ameritek, Blue
Technologies – Ohio, Edwards & Virginia Business Systems and
Precision Duplicating Solutions have created their own teams and
are raising money. Other dealers, including Total Imaging Solutions
and Datamax have made sizable donations.
“The Alzheimer’s Association is a cornerstone in the fight
against Alzheimer’s disease. It fuels critical progress in dementia
science, investing in more than 1,000 active best-of-field research
projects in 53 countries. This groundbreaking work has led to
FDA-approved drugs that can change disease progression in the early
stages of Alzheimer’s,” said Laura Blackmer, President, Dealer
Sales, Konica Minolta. “Together with our dealer partners,
dedicated employees and supportive friends and family, we are proud
to play a role in this vital cause. Our collective efforts make
this event a huge success, marked by the incredible participation,
engagement and fundraising efforts.”
Blackmer talks more about the importance of this initiative in a
recent video she recorded.
By participating in the Ride to End ALZ Summer Classic, Konica
Minolta’s employees and dealer partners are fueling support
services and cutting-edge research to change the trajectory of
Alzheimer's disease. Each dollar raised helps advance research
toward the first survivor of Alzheimer's and provides help for
those facing dementia today.
Learn more about the Ride to End ALZ here, including how to
donate, join a team or start your own.
About Konica Minolta
Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A., Inc.'s (Konica
Minolta) journey started 150 years ago, with a vision to see
and do things differently. The company innovates for the good of
society and the world. The same purpose that kept it moving then,
keeps it moving now. Konica Minolta aims to partner with clients to
Give Shape to Ideas by supporting their digital transformation
through its expansive Intelligent Connected
Workplace portfolio. Its business technology offerings
include IT Services, intelligent information management, video
security solutions and managed print services, as well as office
technology and industrial and commercial print solutions. Through
its ongoing work, the company is fortunate to be continuously
recognized for its products and services. This includes,
but is not limited to being included on CRN’s MSP 500 list numerous
times; named a finalist in the IT Software Category by The World
Technology Awards; recognized as the #1 Brand for Customer
Loyalty in the MFP Office Copier Market by Brand Keys and
presented with Keypoint Intelligence’s BLI 2021 A3 Line of The Year
and BLI 2021-2023 Most Color Consistent A3 Brand Awards for
its bizhub i-Series. For more information, please
visit Konica Minolta online and follow its account
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Maggie Grande
Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A., Inc.
551-500-2659
PR@kmbs.konicaminolta.us