RDK Gets into the Holiday Spirit

For the past 10 years, RDK Engineers has been a proud supporter of Santa Clause Anonymous, a non-profit fund-raising organization that supports programs dedicated to the educational, social and character development of youth in the Greater Boston Area.

This year, RDK sponsored and decorated several Christmas trees for Santa Clause Anonymous' 25th Anniversary SnowBall, which was held on December 2.  Each year, 100% of the proceeds from the SnowBall go to three deserving programs.  This year, the funds raised benefited three different non-profits:  The Intel Computer Clubhouse Network, Girl's LEAP, and The City School.  Santa Clause Anonymous also donates all decorated trees to Christmas in the City following the event.  RDK is already looking forward to next year's SnowBall and to a continuing relationship with Santa Clause Anonymous for years to come.

Every RDK office gives back to the local community in its own way, and our Raleigh-Durham office is a proud supporter of the Durham County Fraternal Order of Police “Shop with a Cop” program.  “Shop with a Cop” matches children with participating police officers who accompany the youngsters on a holiday shopping spree for toys and clothing.  The event is one of several nationwide "Shop with a Cop" programs, which promote beneficial relationships between police officers and children in their communities.  It is truly inspiring to see these officers, who already do so much for their communities, helping to make a child's holiday season brighter. 

With the holiday season in full swing, we like to keep in our thoughts all those we walked with and in honor of during "Light the Night" back in October.  On October 2, "Team RDK & Friends" showed their support for The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society by participating in the 2011 Light the Night walk in Wakefield, MA.  The walk was one of over 200 held nationwide throughout the year. 

Lead by team captain Kris Scarborough, "Team RDK & Friends" tackled in the three-mile, noncompetitive walk around Lake Quannapowitt.  Team RDK & Friends participated in the walk in honor of all those battling blood cancer.  Many walkers held illuminated balloons, each symbolizing something different – white for a cancer survivor, red for supporters, and white in memory of those who lost their battle with cancer.   

All of us at RDK congratulate Team RDK for their work for such a great cause.  This was the team’s 11th year in supporting Light the Night, and all employee donations were matched by RDK Engineers. 

RDK's Website Honored at SMPS ROC Awards!

One year ago, RDK Engineers faced a daunting challenge – how to transform an out-of-date website into a modern site that perfectly expressed what made RDK unique in the A/E/C industry.  Working with the fine folks at ADD Inc's Branding Iron and Harbour Light Strategic Marketing and Web Design, RDK was able to create a new website that gives site visitors a better idea of RDK's vast engineering experience and company culture. 

And our hard work paid off – on Thursday, June 23, RDK's website tied for second place for Best Website at the Society for Marketing Professional Services' ROC Awards in Boston!  Judges praised the new RDK site for its "clean and crisp" look.  We were thrilled to be included among such fine examples of marketing excellence. 

Congratulations to the entire website design team for this great honor!

2011 Commodore Dodgeball Tournament

Dodgeball, banned from many elementary schools, is a sport not for the faint of heart.  Still, ten members of RDK's Boston office pushed aside memories of gym class and bravely ventured into the arena for Commodore Builders' 5th Annual Dodgeball Tournament.

Team "RD-KO" joined 19 teams from across the Massachusetts AEC industry for a night of intense (yet fun) competition.  Entering the arena ready to dominate all challengers, Team RD-KO faced several hard-fought battles and played valiantly, but sadly could not claim a victory. However, what Team RD-KO lacked in wins, they made up for in team spirit!

While participants battled each other during the night, they also came together to support a great cause.  This year's dodgeball tournament had a special partnership with Playing it Forward (www.playingif.org), a charity organization that provides new and used sports equipment to disadvantaged children around the world.  Team RD-KO was among those who donated equipment, and it was great to see bags of donations going to such a great cause.

After the dust settled and injuries were attended to, ADD Inc's glADDiators faced off against Commodore's SPO Team.  Commodore emerged with the victory and was declared dodgeball champion...at least for this year.  Next year, everyone better watch out, because Team RD-KO will be back with a vengeance.   

“How would I describe RDK’s culture? Open, communicative, upbeat and friendly; We’re a hard-working group. We take our jobs seriously and we care about the quality of our end-results. We also know how to have fun and cheer each other on when we accomplish our goals and make our clients happy.”
 - Scott Guertin, Professional Engineer

Giving Back

Giving back to the community and non-profit organizations is very important to RDK.  For many years, we have made contributions to a variety of organizations about which our clients and employees are passionate.  Each year RDK employees actively participate in special fund-raising events and also make charitable donations to several worthy organizations. 
Click on this link to find out how RDK gives back.