AN ADVERTISING SUPPLEMENT OF THEINDIANAPOLISSTAR 1ST SATURDAY,NOVEMBER 15,2008 P15
Bosma Enterprises
By Deb Brandt Buehler ForCustom Publications
“The best and most beautiful thingsinthe to leavethe Bosmafamilyofenterprises,
Ready for the Roundupworld cannot be seen or even touched.Theymust their skills transfer to community
be felt within the heart.” employment,allow ing them to be self- April 18, 2009, B osma Enterprises and
—HelenKeller sufficient.The average length of service for a the Pike Performing Arts Center will host
Bosma employeeisfive years,but manyhave Riders Roundup, a benefit concert featuring
These words aretaken to heartatBosma been there30years or more. the western group Riders in the Sky.
Enterprises.Originally formed in 1915 as Companies whereBosma employees “Before the showwewill have aparking
Photo lot pre-party with barbecue and activities,”the Indiana Industrial Home for Blind Men, workinclude VA Hospitals,the United
said Heather Quigley,Bosma’sdirector ofBosma has changed with the times — from States Army,alocalforensic laboratory,
philanthropy.asheltered program of making brooms to Indianapolis City Market,Duke RealtyandSubmitted
Proceeds from the event benefit Bosmaempowering people who areblind or visually Napa Balkamp.
and the Pike Performing Arts Center.for Napa Balkamp,packaging coroner andimpaired to become self-sufficientintoday’s Following the 2006 privatization of
toxicologykits,industrial food packaging,workplace. rehabilitationservices for the blind and
asign shop,promotional items for tradeHeather Quigley, director of philanthropy visually impaired,Bosma opened anew “Weare the best-kept secret in Indiana,”
shows,the packaging and distributionofat Bosma,notes that morethan 50 percent rehab facilityinFebruary2007 t hat offers a Quigleynoted.“Thereare thousands of
nitrile and latex glovesand,mostrecently, aof the 155 employees areblind or visually varietyofservices including comprehensive people in Indiana affected by blindness who
full-service contact center.impaired. visionrehabilitation.Services areavailable don’tknowBosma is heretohelp.”
The focus of everything at Bosma andBosma Enterprises is named for Charles for adult Indiana residents who areblind Thereare endless possibilities for people
its affiliates is to improvethe chances forBosma,the Indiana legislator who fought for or visually impaired.Therealso arestudent living with blindness and vision impairment.
employment and training for people who arethe rights of the disabled.It offers products training and employment programs to help Bosma is heretoshowthat theyaren’t
blind or visually impaired.If employees electand services including packaging auto parts high school students preparefor careers. bound by their disabilities.●
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