Above: Konica Minolta’s Sam Errigo and Laura Blackmer present a check for $5,000 to the Patriot Pack.
On Monday morning, September 9, Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A. hosted a first-class celebration to send off Mike Stramaglio and his Patriot Pack on its annual charitable ride. This year, the ride began at Konica Minolta headquarters in Ramsey, New Jersey, and concluded on September 13 at the Navy Seals Team Museum & Academy at Fort Hutchinson Island in Fort Pierce, Florida. In between are stops at dealerships along the Eastern U.S., including Cobb Technologies, Virginia Business Systems, Systel Business Technologies, ABR Digital Office Solutions, and Dex Imaging. Other stops include Sharp USA, DLL Financial Services, First Citizens Bank, Hytec Dealer Services, and ConnectWise/PowerMPS.
The event at Konica Minolta featured breakfast for riders, Konica Minolta employees, special guests, and friends from the office technology industry. It also featured words of encouragement from Konica Minolta executives Sam Errigo and Laura Blackmer, Mike Stramaglio of the Patriot Pack, and Dr. Tyshawn Jenkins, a veteran who spoke on behalf of Wounded Warrior Project and what involvement in the organization has meant to him and other vets.
Konica Minolta employees, Patriot Pack riders, and friends mingle and enjoy breakfast before the Pack begins its ride.
Mike Stramaglio (second to left) with Konica Minolta’s Cody Walton, Phil Boatman, and David Clearman.
Konica Minolta’s Sam Errigo with Andy Slawetsky, and Stramaglio Consulting’s Hiro Ueda.
From left to right along the wall, Sheila O’Connor of the Wounded Warrior Project, Jim D’Emidio, and Konica Minolta’s Dave Clearman, Victoria Ringwood, and Phil Boatman applaud the vets in the crowd.
Dr. Tyshawn Jenkins, a US Navy vet, speaks from the heart about how assistance from other veterans and organizations such as the Wounded Warrior Project has made a difference in turning his life around after leaving the service with physical and emotional injuries. Konica Minolta presented a check for $10,000 to the Wounded Warrior Project.
Bagpipers serenade the riders prior to their departure.
The Patriot Pack even had a police escort to lead them to Sharp, the second stop on their journey.
The Patriot Pack riders leave Konica Minolta.
The Patriot Pack support RV that follows the riders on their journey. Konica Minolta’s Laura Blackmer also joined the caravan in her RV.
