ChoicePoint(R) Honored With Inaugural Sue Weaver CAUSE Award
12 December 2006 - 4:45AM
PR Newswire (US)
FLOWER MOUND, Texas, Dec. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- ChoicePoint today was
honored with the inaugural Sue Weaver "Opening Doors for CAUSE in
2006" Award, designed to recognize companies for exemplary efforts
to help make the world a safer, more secure place. The Sue Weaver
CAUSE was founded in 2004 with the mission of promoting "consumer
awareness of unsafe service employment" (or, "CAUSE") by requiring
background checks on all workers sent to peoples' homes. The
organization was founded after Sue Weaver was attacked and killed
by a department store service contractor who had previously worked
in her home in Orlando, Fla. Her attacker was later found to be a
twice-convicted sex offender on parole. ChoicePoint, based in
Alpharetta, Georgia, is a leading provider of background screening
services to companies and non-profit organizations across the
United States. ChoicePoint is a leader in social contribution and,
through its ChoicePoint Cares giving programs, donates millions of
dollars in free and discounted technology to make the world a safer
place through the positive power of information. From ensuring
volunteers who work with children are not convicted criminals to
helping locate missing and exploited children, ChoicePoint seeks
out opportunities to make a difference with their unique technical
capabilities. "ChoicePoint has embraced The Sue Weaver CAUSE and
has been a vital part in helping us to bring awareness and
education to consumers and employers of the dangers of not knowing
who you hire and the importance of criminal background checks on
all service employees, contractors and sub-contractors hired to
work in clients' homes," said Lucia Bone, Sue Weaver's sister and
founder of the The Sue Weaver CAUSE. "We are grateful for the
resources that ChoicePoint has offered CAUSE and for the many doors
it has opened for us. With the support of ChoicePoint, CAUSE has
brought more awareness to the dangers that come knocking on a
national level." "The Sue Weaver CAUSE is an organization that
ChoicePoint has been extremely proud to be affiliated with," said
Derek Smith, ChoicePoint chairman and CEO. "By providing screening
services including background checks for job candidates, current
and potential employees and volunteers, we aim to help
organizations make more informed decisions about who they hire to
interact with and serve their customers. It's an incredible honor
to receive the inaugural Sue Weaver CAUSE award." About Sue Weaver
CAUSE The Sue Weaver CAUSE, Consumer Awareness of Unsafe Service
Employment is a 501 (c)(3) non profit organization that educates
consumers and employers on the necessity of criminal background
checks on service employees. Visit http://www.sueweavercause.org/
or call 214-450-5812 for more information on CAUSE, to request a
speaker, or to make a tax deductible donation. DATASOURCE: Sue
Weaver CAUSE CONTACT: Lucia Bone of Sue Weaver CAUSE,
+1-214-450-5812 Web site: http://www.choicepoint.com/
http://www.sueweavercause.org/
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