Earlier
this year, Chatsworth Products, Inc. (CPI) celebrated
our 20-year anniversary as a 100% employee-owned company. We
marked the occasion with a special luncheon at our various
locations across the globe and took some much needed time to
reflect on two decades worth of hard work and dedication to the
unique culture fostered by our
Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) structure.
Under this ESOP structure, every single employee of CPI is known
as an employee owner - not just because we all have a financial
stake in producing high quality IT infrastructure products and
services, but because it empowers each of us to think, feel and act
like an accountable owner - giving our work a sense of pride and
craftsmanship that shows through in our core purpose to delight the
customer and our embodiment of the company motto: "We're
All in This Together."
This month, we're especially proud to recognize October as
National ESOP Month. Throughout the next few weeks, CPI has a
number of fun activities planned, including:
- ESOP Month Word Search - Beginning Oct. 6
- ESOP Month Kick-Off Breakfast at all locations - Oct. 7
- ESOP Face-Off Trivia Game - Upcoming
- ESOP Education - Upcoming
- Halloween Festivities - Oct. 31
While
CPI's celebrations for ESOP Month are a great way to get together
and champion the cause, we're also committed to the year-round
pursuit of using our ESOP structure for goodwill towards our
respective communities. That includes events like our annual
"Fill the Bus" school supply fundraiser for local
school districts and "Breakfast with Santa"
auction in Central Texas (via our Georgetown, TX office), the
"Relay for Life" fundraiser and "Adopt a
Family" outreach in North Carolina (via our New Bern, TX
office), and various food drives and "Holidays from the
Heart" events that take place in Southern California (via
our Chatsworth and Westlake Village, CA offices).
We look forward to carrying on this positive work inspired by
our ESOP structure into next year and well into the
future! Jeff Cihocki, eContent
Specialist