May 21, 2009 - Hillsroro, Oregon At 11:00 this morning, NIS Senior Design Consultant Darrin Herrick and his wife Connie became the legal parents of Tomas, Felicia, Joshua and Justin. The ceremony, officiated by Circuit Court Justice Rita Batz Cobb, was the culmination of a journey begun several years ago when Darrin and Connie entered the foster care system with the intent of providing a loving environment for children. These four children are actually two sets of siblings: Thomas and Felicia are brother and sister, and Joshua and Justin are brothers. Now, they are all Herricks and judging from the smiles in the courtroom, glad to be part of one big family! The Staff of NIS was privileged to be a part of Darren and Connie’s special day. Please join us in congratulating these wonderful people who have extended themselves to touch the lives of four very special children!
Placing His brush upon the canvas God painted an image extraordinaire.
The details seemed faint at first, but the picture was truly there.
A portrait of a family; 4 children, a mom, a dad.
This painting had something extra, God used everything He had.
His palette was full of colors, He knew just what it would take.
Each stroke was deliberately brushed in place. A special portrait He would make.
He blended dark shadows with subtle hues of Gold, using the richest colors,
The image began taking shape with such beautiful colors.
Splashes of love outlined colors of pain. Shades of joy and sadness
were mixed throughout the picture, among stripes of sorrow and gladness.
The portrait was finally complete, He gently framed it with His heart
He hung it in the Halls of Faith . . .A Priceless Work of Art.
Northwest Information Services reaches out to the community to help ease the economic environment . President, Glenn Sexton remarked, "When we moved to our new office location, we planned for expansion of the business. In the current environment, those plans are on hold, so we might as well help people that really need to focus on improving their income" NIS determined that the company would open up their unused office space to those that might need a place to professionally conduct their job search.
"Loosing your job is a very serious situation for a lot of people. By lending our office space and tools to those that can't afford them or do not have them at home will ease a lot of the stress and anxiety of the unemployed" said John Curalli, Vice President. "NIS can't afford to help everyone, but we are taking those that come to us within our own personal and professional networks."
NIS did just this for a local person who decided to change their career through self study. NIS provided a quiet place for this individual to study and make contacts for their new profession, "NIS was a God-send in helping me to tackle this enormous obstacle created by the distractions of home life. I so enjoyed seeing the staff daily and their encouraging advice raised my confidence"-Paul.
NIS is challenging other business to do the same with their unused spaces and try to find other ways to assist the community in these hard times.
NIS President Glenn Sexton hosts field trip for employee family. Vice President John Curalli along with Glenn Sexton treat Mr. Curalli's 9 year old son to a day at the motorcycle store. Braden, accompanied by his mother and father were looking for a motorcycle expert to help them discover the benefits of the open country.
Knowing that Mr. Sexton was a Harley enthusiast, Braden's father thought Glenn might be the perfect person to guide his young son in his quest for big bikes. Braden had collected mototrcycle models over the years and his collection inspired him to want to to see the full scale models. After several weeks of pestering his mother, she decided to ask around to see who might be able to help. Braden's father worked at NIS and knew Mr. Sexton owned a Harley. Since the office chatter around the water cooler was usually centered around riding, it made sense that Glenn would be a good resource.
Mr Sexton went to lunch with Evan and his family at met them at the local motorcycle dealership. "Braden's eyes were so big the entire time, I thought he was going to pop!" remarked Mr. Sexton. Evan spent the noon hour admiring the various models and colors and posing. Braden can't wait to grow up so that he too might ride someday.