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I am spending the day at Hershey Park, having a ball. When we were buying our lunch & realized how expensive it was, we decided to do a RAK & pay for the family behind us in line. What a ‘Sweet treat’ it was, smiles & lots of thanks from the family. I trust they’llRead more

Last night Laura and I decided to go out for dinner so we packed up the kids and went to one of our favorite spots close by- Red, Hot & Blue. Our waitress was a very nice young girl, I think she said her name was Becca. We ordered our drinks and waited to forRead more

New neighbors moved into my neighborhood last week. A young family with a 3-year-old and a blind dog, and they all recently relocated from California. While speaking to the mom, and introducing myself (and Gabi) she told me that morning, on her first day taking her son to new day-care center and on her wayRead more

My wife and I often wrestle with the subtly of how we express our gratitude for the gifts we’ve received from God, as we like to think we have genuine humility. So lately we cannot help feeling that when we share our blessings with others that, somehow, it implies we are somehow more worthy than those around us.  TheRead more

While on vacation in Nevada, Utah, and California with my two teenage boys, we were happy to spread joy to others via ARG’s Random Acts of Kindness. We decided we would do something for others while in each state. It was a great opportunity to share with my kids and it definitely made them payRead more

Over this past year, I finally struck up a conversation with Bobby, a free-lance tile man, who on occasion, treats himself to a weekend breakfast at Bob’s. After picking up his tab a time or two, what I have learned from him is how God’s grace doesn’t always come from the menu.  Life and what you wantedRead more

Initially, I was a little apprehensive about going up to strangers because when I first meet people I tend to be a little shy, but I just carried around the money in my wallet just waiting for the right opportunity to present itself. Since I’m from New Jersey I spend basically every weekend in DCRead more

My kids know about the RAK program from a family discussion around Random Acts of Kindness and being empowered to do fiscal kindness as a way of celebrating ARG’s anniversary. Today I took the day off to pick up my daughter from a camp in Pennsylvania, we stopped to eat at a restaurant in FrederickRead more

One of my previous RAKs was to give out gift cards at a local grocery store to help offset food costs.  It went very well, but I wanted to try something a bit different this year. I went to a local farmers market on Saturday when it first opened and worked with one of theRead more

I was at the Giant Food in Ashburn picking up some things with my kids. We got in line behind an older lady who had a pocketbook full of coupons she was trying to use, after she used her coupons, she tried using one credit card which was declined, then she tried using another cardRead more

Although just the lowly summer intern, I also wanted to get in on the Random Acts of Kindness action. Due to my short time at ARG this summer, I was initially struggling to come up with a RAK idea that I could quickly do. With all the tragic news stories recently involving police across thisRead more

Saw an elderly couple at the gas station near my house standing in front of the gas pump looking confused.  I thought I would just be pumping gas to help but turns out he could not find his wallet and needed gas.  Since I wasn’t sure he would easily if at all, find his walletRead more

My girls and I had the opportunity for a small RAK yesterday.  We drove by a road crew repairing roads and sidewalks in our neighborhood.  Hot work on a hot day.  We stopped at the 7-11 a few blocks away and picked up bottles of Gatorade to take back to them.  My kids loved it! Read more

On my way to work, I saw a big cloud of smoke come from a car in front of me. Usually, my first thought would be how that will disrupt my day but today I thought of the driver. I watched as the car slowly made its way to the shoulder and did my bestRead more

There is an elderly gentleman that I drive by at least 3 times a week, sitting on his front porch just down the street from my house. I can see him sitting there from my front yard. Today I was headed to the farmers market and sure enough, this guy is sitting by himself onRead more

As I was driving home from Reston Town Center on Saturday evening, I noticed an older man walking with a limp and a bandaged arm. After I drove past him, I realized I still had the $250 in my wallet (the original two $100 dollar bills and a $50). I turned the car around andRead more

I needed to get some cleaning supplies, so I went to Walmart in Sterling. While we were unloading our cart, I noticed a family of four in front of us, a screaming 1-year-old and a very active but polite 3 yr old.  The dad was paying & I notice he swiped one credit card, the clerkRead more

Thanks to yesterday’s training I left my house this morning with the idea of making the world a better place for a random stranger. I thought I might let someone in front of me in traffic or something. This evening while taking my son to tae kwon do an opportunity presented itself. A guy inRead more

Saturday night my daughter and I met in Pentagon City – while I waited for her to arrive I watched a homeless man get off the train – he had just gotten out of the hospital, was on crutches and looked frazzled.  After a few minutes of watching him I asked him could I get himRead more

It seems like hacks and thefts of information are in the news daily, from Ashley Madison to the US Government, airlines, and businesses, no one seems to be exempt from the threat.  So what can you do to protect your organization and your client or members’ information.

Decision making on Unified Communications (UC) at any and every level can be extremely difficult. 

As adoption of UC grows exponentially, comparing providers may be difficult due to the lack of a standardized definition of UC and the wide variety of offerings.  

“Enterprise mobility” is a hot topic as we head into the final months of 2015. Increasingly mobile workforce emphasize the need for companies to enable and manage employee mobility in order to meet security and productivity demands. But what does this mean for you?

Companies who set out to mobilize their enterprises on their own tend to miss important security factors that could potentially put sensitive data in jeopardy. On top of that, they tend to overlook needs and requirements specific to their company which could lead the company’s inability to expand and improve with future add-ons.

If you couldn’t make it to the seminar, check out the live tweets from the event at #ARGSeminar. You can also reach out to us through our Contact page or info@myarg.com. An ARG consultant can set up a meeting to review UC best practices, and help you find a solution that best fits your unique business needs.