(Posted by Jesse Hertstein, Manager, Alticor Corporate Citizenship) Through a project supported by South African IBOs, we met a 20 year-old university student named Elaine Johnson who was raised in the SOS Children's Village outside Cape Town. She arrived when she was seven and her biological mother could no longer take care of her. ...

That’s what we do. We do it by offering a low-cost business opportunity accessible to all. But more importantly, we do it by contributing to the communities in which we do business. That’s just the way it is and has been for Quixtar, Amway, our employees, IBOs and founding families. We have a history of not talking too much about the ...

There are times I just want to share the thanks. Hi Jesse.   Words can not express how thankful we at Easter Seals are towards the generosity of the Alticor group of companies.   I want to enclose the words from a mother of a child that we currently see:   "My 2-year old daughter has made such great progress since I ...

Next Monday at 4:50 p.m. I will be aboard a "big ol' jet airliner" (does this ring a bell with anyone? How about, I'd rather fight than switch?) heading off to Turkey to visit with family I've not seen in 17 years. Needless to say, I'm very excited and can't wait to go. Of course I've got tons of loose ends to tie ...

OK...so everyone beat me to the punch with blog posts today about last night's Walk With Me. It was a resounding success!  More than 650 Alticorians and 200 other folks including Quixtar Independent Business Owners, came out to have some fun and bring hope to kids and adults with disabilities. Overall more than $72,000 was raised for ...

I have to admit, I'm blown away by the enthusiasm and support shown by my fellow Alticorians for Easter Seals. When I let folks know that my goal was to double participation in our local Walk With Me event from 222 to 444, I have to admit, I wasn't so sure we could do it. I'm happy to eat a little humble pie here and share that as of ...

Welcome to the One by One blog site. Before we get started, I wanted to share a little about what One by One is and what this blog will be. One by One refers to the Alticor family of companies' corporate philanthropy program, the One by One Campaign for Children. One by One calls all Alticor affiliates, employees, and Independent Business ...