Chief Operations Manager Josh Harmatz has recently been listed as one of the 100 finalists for the Sacramento Business Journal’s 40 Under 40 Award, which recognizes 40 exceptional Sacramento area professionals for their business success and community contributions. The 40 Under 40 Awards will be presented on Tuesday, April 26 by the Sacramento Business Journal. Harmatz was nominated by his employees for his exceptional motivation and drive and his expertise in handling high-stress situations with efficiency and ease. “Josh is the type of person that you can take a problem to and he will provide you with 10 potential solutions in 30 seconds,” said Katrina Silberstein, marketing manager. “

Sacramento, Calif.— Voyage Home Loans donated $480 worth of school supplies to 60 third grade students of Freeport Elementary School of Sacramento on Friday, September 10. Each student received a binder and a goody bag full of school supplies, which included scissors, colored pencils, crayons, watercolor sets, a highlighter, a glue stick, a ruler, four pencils and four erasers. They also provided each of the three third grade classrooms with notebook paper, copy paper, colored paper, tissues, and alcohol-free hand sanitizer. “It was wonderful! The students were very surprised when they were given their very own bag of supplies,” said Freeport Elementary Principal Amy Whitten. “They were

Voyage Home Loans strives to make a difference in its community through various charitable endeavors each month and in July, their focus is to help save lives. On Thursday, July 8, Voyage will be hosting a blood drive with BloodSource, a northern and central California blood bank, at Voyage’s headquarters in Sacramento. Voyage is also participating in “Pint for a Pint”, a program in which all donors will receive a coupon for a free pint of Baskin-Robbin’s ice cream. According to BloodSource, one pint of blood can save three lives. So far, about 40 people from both Voyage and local businesses will be donating on Thursday, which equates to 120 lives saved. The blood drive is open to the pub

Sacramento, Calif.—Voyage Home Loans is joining in the fight against breast cancer, alongside thousands in Susan G. Komen’s Race for the Cure, Saturday, May 8 at Cal Expo in Sacramento. Twenty Voyage employees, also known as #TeamGoodness, will be running and/or walking in the 5K. The race will take place at 7:30 am at Cal Expo. Members who could not participate have opted to “Sleep In for the Cure.” By “Sleeping In,” team members can contribute to the cause without having to be there on the day of the event. Currently, #TeamGoodness has raised $1045 towards the cause. The team hopes to reach a goal of $2500 before Saturday. A portion of the total raised, about $800, is from contributi

Voyage Home Loans and Angelwish worked together to coordinate an essay contest as part of their Giving Spree event, where a group of interested Sacramento area children were asked to write, “the perfect day for you and a sick friend. What would you do? Where would you go?” The winner of the Angelwish and Voyage Giving Spree Essay Contest is Aiden Sacco, 8, of Newcastle, Calif. "I couldn't believe I won," said Aiden Sacco. "I was jumping up and down and I thought for sure I wouldn't even make it into the top four, I thought I'd be seventh. I was totally surprised to be the winner.” Aiden, and about 20 Sacramento children, will shop at 8 am on Saturday, March 6, and spend $3,200 at the G

Sacramento, Calif. — In an employee-led initiative, Voyage Home Loans donated over eight hundred dollars to UNICEF’s ongoing humanitarian relief effort for children in Haiti. The donations were collected by members of a team from KDND 107.9 “The End” in Sacramento. The contributions were a part of Voyage’s new Social Good Directive, which hopes to promote local, regional, and global Social Good awareness through Facebook in 2010. The project was led by Voyage’s Carly Harrington and Corinne Blackney, who quickly and efficiently brought the employees together and organized the donations in slightly over an hour’s time after hearing about The End’s efforts via the “Wake Up Call” morning show