Apto Real Time

Today we celebrate 7 years in the making. It is unbelievable to think that just 7 years, Apto Solutions started in the basement with just two men, Jeff and James. Today, we are 40+ employees strong, and still growing! The day was spent having fun, eating, and relaxing. We had the privilege to have Jason lead us in 5 rounds of BINGO. We think the game was rigged though, because Tim seemed to keep winning. After BINGO, we had a scavenger hunt that got a little interesting…we’ll leave it at that. Thank you too everybody for their hard work!

This past weekend I had the privilege to receive a tour of J. Marinez Fine Coffees from my good friend Marie. She showed me the ins and outs of their facility, as well as introducing me to all of their lines of coffees, teas, chocolates, and other goodies. Martinez coffees can be found at Whole Foods, Williams Sonoma, and restaurants such as Buckhead Life Group, Buckhead Bread Company, Trois, and Piece of Cake, just to name a few. So if you are in any of these establishment, make sure to try it out! Once you try it, starbucks will be a thing of the past.

Today we had our May Celebrations for Birthdays and Anniversaries. We enjoyed some fabulous cheesecake to celebrate!

Birthdays - Happy Birthday to Paul and Brandon

Anniversaries - Happy Anniversary to James, Keely, Michael, Penny, and Scott

The title says enough!

“Amy, my Miata, was down for the count so I was unable to drive her, I had to bring out Steve . . .my Bullitt.  The 2001 Ford Mustang Bullitt handled the turns surprisingly well, but a driver mistake (spinout) in my last run bumped me from 3^rd ALLLLLLL THE WAY DOWN to 8^th place L.  There was literally only a separation of 2 or 3 tenths of a second from 1^st to 5^th . . .the average time from my last run (89 seconds due to the spin) knocked me almost out of the park to a near last place finish in class.   Here are the pictures from that event.” - Dave Adams

“I ran my Miata at that one and ran her to a 1^st place finish! It was amazing, that’s a very good feeling, here are the images from that event.” - Dave Adams

Eric participated in the 3 mile Walk For Wishes this past weekend. Eric is an active participant in this great organization. Make a Wish Foundation Walk for Wishes The Make-A-Wish Foundation grants the wishes of children with life-threatening medical conditions to enrich the human experience with hope, strength, and joy. It is the largest wish-granting charity in the world, with 69 chapters in the United States and its territories and 27 international affiliates on five continents. Help the Make-A-Wish Foundation continue to grant the wishes of children by participating in Walk for Wishes. All of the proceeds from the Walk for Wishes will go directly to granting wishes. This family-friendly event features food, entertainment, the stories of recent wish children.

Bill was the winner of the employee referral drawing for Quarter 1. Thanks to Low, Paul, Jeff C., Jason, and Matt A. for their referrals as well. Every employee who refers a candidate is entered into a quarterly drawing for a prize. If their candidate is hired, after 90 days they receive $200! Not bad for networking.

Today we celebrated April Birthdays and Anniversaries with delicious carrot cake brought in by Sandra. Let’s give a shout out to those people celebrating…

Birthdays - Happy Birthday to Lari and Low

Anniversaries - Happy Anniversary to Low, Tino, And Scott

Thanks to those that donated their cell phones to troops! Every cell phone donated equaled one hour pre-paid phone card to a soldier overseas.