Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption Enlightens DUMAC

Goal is to inform about foster care adoption

(East Syracuse, NY ~ May 4, 2010) On May 4, 2010 board members and staff from the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption visited DUMAC Business Systems’ offices to educate employees about the Foundation’s mission to dramatically increase the number of adoptions of waiting children from North America’s foster care systems.  Dave Thomas, founder of Wendy’s and an adopted child, started the foundation in 1992.

Jeff Coghlan, Wendy’s franchisee, Foundation board member and long-time customer of DUMAC’s facilitated the meeting between the two organization leaders.  Howard McCarthy, president of DUMAC Business Systems, was pleased that DUMAC was given this honor.  “With our strong 20-year relationship with the Wendy’s community and with many of our trainers, helpdesk and sales staff former Wendy’s employees, the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption is something we were already associated with.  To have the executive director take time out to present to our employees was something I felt we could not pass up.”

Rita Soronen, Executive Director of the Foundation, was happy to oblige:  “Our job is to generate awareness of the urgent need for foster care adoption, and meeting with the employees of DUMAC is just one of many ways to reach many people as possible.  We are hoping that the word spreads from those that attended the presentation to their friends and families.  Every child should have a permanent home and a loving family.”

After a short tour of the offices at DUMAC, a video and presentation were made by Ms. Soronen and Kate Bartalon, Development Director, followed by a question and answer session with employees.

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About DUMAC Business Systems, Inc. (www.dumac.com)

Founded in 1952, DUMAC Business Systems, Inc, offers a wide range of products and services designed to improve profitability, speed of service and management controls.  They provide POS system solutions for the Quick Service industry using Panasonic and NCR hardware and are the exclusive XPIENT NextGen solution provider for Wendy’s.  In addition, DUMAC has developed SBOnet®, a web-based application, for store level and “above store” inventory, supply chain management, business intelligence and corporate reporting.

Howard McCarthy, DUMAC, 800-878-4531 ext 128 or at hmccarthy@dumac.com

About Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption (www.davethomasfoundation.org)

Founded in 1992, this foundation exists to be an agent of change in the lives of children in North America waiting to be adopted out of foster care and in the attitudes of adults who, either unknowingly or helplessly, allow children to linger in government systems without the birthright of every child—a safe, loving and permanent family.

Rita Soronen, Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption, 614-764-8482 or rita_soronen@davethomasfoundation.org