Copesan Sponsors Fundraiser

Copesan Raises Funds for Two Foundations

During its recent conference in Newport Beach, CA, Copesan – Specialists in Pest Solutions, a Wisconsin-based pest management company, held a raffle and voice auction to benefit two programs which contribute to the future of its industry.

Attendees at the conference raised $5,120 through the raffle. Copesan matched this amount, bringing the total to $10,240 to be equally divided between the Pi Chi Omega Scholarship Foundation and the National Pest Management Association (NPMA) Foundation. These efforts have raised more than $24,000 over the past seven years. Pi Chi Omega will also receive $375 raised by auctioning the “Arthropod of the Hour”, a clock with preserved insect specimens on each hour of the face. The clock was donated by Gerry Wegner, Technical Director and Staff Entomologist of ProGuard Commercial Pest Solutions of Columbus, OH.

Pi Chi Omega, a pest management industry fraternity, provides scholarships to entomology students. To date, the fraternity has awarded more than 60 scholarships totaling more than $70,000. The NPMA Foundation, which has been in existence for more than 30 years, provides grants for the research, development and refinement of pest management tools and techniques.

“Copesan is proud to support both the Pi Chi Omega scholarship fund and the NPMA Foundation for research” said Deni Naumann, President. “Raising $5,120 created a lot of excitement among our Partners and staff attending this event. It was also fun to witness the bidding taking place as we auctioned one of Gerry Wagner’s beautifully hand-crafted insect clocks.”

The raffle, sponsored by Interview Technologies, awarded prizes as follows:

• Grand Prize–$1,000 Home Depot Gift Card–Patty Ayer, Copesan

• First Runner-Up–$500 Travel Voucher on Northwest or Delta Airlines –John O’Reilly, Plunkett’s

• Second Runner-Up–$100 Home Petco Gift Card, $100 Starbuck’s Gift Card, $100 Target Gift Card–Alfie Treleven, Sprague

• Third Runner-Up–$100 Wendy’s Gift Card, $100 Home Depot Gift Card–Billy Blasingame, Arrow Exterminator

About Copesan

Copesan is an alliance of premier pest management companies that are united as a single entity for the sole purpose of providing quality pest solutions to businesses with locations throughout North America.

Contact Information:
Georgia Joseph
Copesan Services, Inc.
262.783.6261 x2204
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