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 Team Goodness will be participating in the second annual Police Activities League’s Holiday Run on Saturday, December 11 in Rancho Cordova. PAL is a youth crime prevention program that utilizes educational, athletic, and recreational activities to create a strong relationship between community youth and police officers. The Holiday Run event proceeds will help the PAL continue to offer free activities and programs to the youth of Rancho Cordova and they hope to fill up to four patrol cars with toys for children and youth. Voyage Team Goodness will not only be participating in the run/walk for the event, but they have also raised hundreds of dollars to

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 strives to make a difference in communities around the world through charitable and Green efforts monthly. To further their Green endeavors this summer, Voyage is launching their Plant-A-Tree 2010 program June 1. For every home loan that is started with Voyage throughout June, a tree will be planted in that person’s name anywhere in the US and abroad. Voyage hopes to plant at least 1,000 trees during the month through their partner, Plant-It 2020. Plant-It 2020, a 501 (c)(3) non-profit foundation, performs worldwide tree-planting, donates fuel-efficient cooking stoves to needy families, and provides forestry, soil, and biochar education. Voyage’s dona

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

Sacramento, Calif.—Voyage Financial Group, Inc. has earned an A+ Employers Award from the Sacramento Business Journal for being a top employer to work for in Sacramento, in the small business category. They received the honor at the fourth annual event luncheon Thursday, at the Doubletree Hotel in Sacramento. The 2009 A+ Employers/Employees’ Choice Awards honors the top employers in Sacramento based on anonymous staff survey results conducted by an independent firm, Quantum Workplace. The winners are selected from the tabulated rankings of the employee’s surveys, and were asked to assess their company and rank them on a scale ranging from 1 (strongly agree) to 6 (strongly disagree) in are

Voyage Home Loans’ sponsorship of ZAP Creative Studio’s fifth annual charity art event, Painting for Miracles, brought in over $700 towards the overall raised $20,000 donation to UC Davis Children’s Hospital. The sponsorship funded artist Beate Mok’s interpretive painting of two prematurely born baby girls, and was sold in the silent auction for $207. The event was held Saturday, Sept. 26, and featured 50 artists portraying 50 different children’s stories. Owner of ZAP Creative Studios and Painting for Miracles Co-Founder Julie Knudsen said an estimated 325 people turned out for the three hour fundraiser. She felt this year’s event was a success because of the community involvement, the p