A. Reddix & Associates

July 31, 2012

START Interns kicked-off their Back to School Drive with a Lunchbox Auction!  This innovative fundraiser was a huge success and raised over $300! The funds will be used to select special backpacks for each child at the Oakmont North Community Center.  To get supplies to fill each backpack, the START Interns will be reaching out to our neighbors in the Norfolk office building, as well as businesses like Target and Wal-Mart.  Way to go START Interns!

July 23, 2012
START Interns conducted their first Healthcare Academy of the summer at the Oakmont North Community Center! The focus of the program was peer pressure. The START Interns selected this topic because they feel that peer pressure is an issue that affects everybody, from the smallest kindergarten student to the straight-A senior. Activities included group skits to enforce that “no means no” and a game of hot potato to teach that it's okay to be an individual. The Interns are already planning a second Healthcare Academy which will focus on budgeting and financing. They are planning a group activity where teams will plan an imaginary road trip and learn about budgeting for this kind of adventure!

July 16, 2012

ARDX held an auction to support the Relay for Life raising a total of $1000 in less than half an hour! The total raised across offices was over $5600, which will go to support cancer education and research. Teams in Norfolk, VA and Columbia, MD walked through the night to raise funds for the Relay. In addition, they conducted multiple fundraisers to support ARDX’s 2012 community outreach effort including dining out fundraisers, sales events, cookbooks, and even the “Tour de Cure” which featured delectable dishes from around the world and helped to raise money as well as awareness throughout our office building.

June 28, 2012

ARDX CEO Angela D. Reddix spoke at the Women Who Mean Business summit in Richmond, Virginia. The annual conference brings together hundreds of business women and entrepreneurs from around the region. This year’s theme was “Are you Thriving or Just Surviving?” Angela was quoted in the Richmond Times Dispatch article, ‘An uphill battle for women in business.’"Fake it until you make it," said Angela Reddix, who started health care management consulting firm A. Reddix & Associates five years ago. Reddix said if you want people to view you as a business owner, you need to be confident enough to say you're starting a business. "You just have to start, and sometimes fear paralyzes people and they won't get started," she said.

June 22 & 23, 2012

ARDX was a sponsor for the Hampton Roads Black Expo.

June 25, 2012

Area teens began a summer internship with ARDX! In its fourth year, the Smart Teens Accepting Responsibility Today (START) is a program for rising high school seniors. The goal of this program is to provide teens with exposure to business processes and help them learn skills they can build on for the future. START Interns will also work on several ARDX community programs while they are here. They will conduct several Healthcare Academies at Oakmont North Community Center and they will sponsor a Back to School Drive for Oakmont North.

June 4, 2012

Angela D. Reddix, President and CEO of ARDX, received the Consortium for Infant and Child Health (CINCH), Dr. Donald W. Lewis Community Leader in Child Health Advocacy Award. This award was presented to an individual who has successfully used formal leadership to advocate for children’s health issues. Angela was honored for ARDX’s Healthcare Academy (HCA) Initiative.

June 2, 2012

ARDX CEO, Angela D. Reddix conducted an interactive session on self-esteem and self-perception at the 4th Annual Old Dominion University’s Conference for Girls and Young Women.

June 1, 2012

ARDX conducted a Healthcare Academy at Oakmont Community Development Center. The focus of the program was Conflict Resolution. Activities included learning about conflict resolution strategies, acting out scenarios that displayed positive and negative conflict resolution, and sharing stories of conflict and using the strategies they learned to identify what they could have done differently.

May 11, 2012

ARDX conducted a Healthcare Academy at Oakmont Community Development Center. The focus of the program was Self-esteem/Self-perception. Activities included defining self-esteem and identifying the ways in which they excel in a variety of situations. Participants were split into teams, given a picture and were asked to brainstorm the first words that came to mind when looking at the picture. The participants learned about judging based on looks and how that may affect others’ self-esteem.

April 2012

ARDX proudly announces the graduation of a third RISE intern! The Responsible Individuals Seeking Excellence (RISE) program provides Masters of Public Health students with the opportunity to put the skills they learn in their MPH programs into practice.

April 20, 2012

ARDX conducted a Healthcare Academy at Oakmont Community Development Center. The focus of the program was Bullying. Activities included teaching participants about different types of bullying, acting out scenarios that displayed bullying and anti-bullying behavior, taking a bullying quiz to determine what they should and should not do, and providing participants with an opportunity to take an anti-bullying pledge.

March 15, 2012

ARDX conducted a Healthcare Academy at Oakmont Community Development Center. The focus of the program was Physical Fitness. Activities included learning about exercise and its importance to overall health. Participants performed drills and relay races to promote teamwork and a general positive feeling about physical fitness.

February 24, 2012

ARDX conducted a Healthcare Academy at Oakmont Community Development Center. The focus of the program was Nutrition/Healthy Eating. Activities included education regarding the NIH’s “Go, Slow, and Whoa” initiative and “Eat This Not That” where participants were given fast food restaurant choices and were asked to determine a better choice based on “Go, Slow, and Whoa.”

January 13, 2012

ARDX selects The American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life for their 2012 corporate initiative.

December 31, 2011

ARDX meets its corporate giving goal by donating 5,000 pounds of food and $5,000 to the Foodbank of Southeastern Virginia entirely through Associate contributions!  The corporation matched the financial donation, bringing the total donation to $10,000.

November 29, 2011

ARDX celebrates its 5 Year Anniversary!

September 29, 2011

Angela Reddix presented at the Norfolk State University, School of Business & Discipline's Honors program annual kickoff.

August 8, 2011

Nedra Cuffee presented on nutrition and fitness at the YWCA’s Young Women Work! Program. The group included girls between the ages of 17 and 21 and was a great success!

August 1, 2011

The Healthcare Academy (HCA) volunteers and ARDX Interns traveled to the Oakmont Community Development Corporation. The HCA was fabulous! There 20 students ages 6-14 (mostly 6-9) and they all had a great time…and learned something! Some of the fun included a session on nutrition with photos of “healthy” and “not healthy” meals…exercises where teams relay raced while imitating animals...a segment on active listening along with game of “telephone” to demonstrate the importance of really listening…an exercise on peer pressure along with some examples of “real-life” experiences…and a bullying/brainstorming session in which the group identified some useful ways to overcome bullying situations. The team debriefed in the parking lot afterwards and Megan said “I believe all of the interns really feel like they gave back to the community today. We had a great group of students, and the coordinators of the program were very interactive and helpful. I will go on record and say this was one of the best HCAs we’ve had to date!”
 

July 18, 2011

The Healthcare Academy program volunteers worked with the YWCA PEARLS (Personal Empowerment Academic Retention Leadership Skills) to educate them about nutrition, fitness, bullying, violence and conflict resolution.

June 9, 2011

A. Reddix & Associates, Inc. (ARDX) partnered with BB&T and other community businesses to introduce a “Healthy Living Field Day” at St. Helena Elementary School of the Norfolk Public School System. ARDX volunteers helped sponsor fun and healthy activities including a Scavenger Hunt in which students searched for fruits and vegetables, and learned the value of a balanced diet. They also experienced the “Queen’s Kitchen” which encouraged them to eat like kings and queens by choosing what’s good for their bodies.

May 21, 2011

ARDX CEO, Angela D. Reddix, spoke to a group at the Conference for Girls and Young Women sponsored by the Old Dominion University Community Development Corporation.  Angela’s presentation “Lady in the Mirror” explored ideas and perceptions about body image and self image through interactive lessons.

March 25, 2011

The Women’s Wellness Celebration: Unwrap A New You was a smashing success at the YWCA-South Hampton Roads on Saturday, March 26, 2011. The annual event, held during Women’s History Month, enables women to gain an understanding of health, fitness and living a well-balanced life in today’s busy world.  Hosted by Barbara Hamm Lee, respected journalist and host of WHRO’s Another View, the event featured informative, interactive sessions allowing participants to refresh, revive and renew mind, body and spirit. The Women’s Wellness Celebration was presented by A. Reddix & Associates in cooperation with the YWCA-SHR, WHRO’s Another View, BB&T, TowneBank, J. McFadden Event Design, and Waddell & Reed Financial Advisors.

December 6, 2010

Working with the Family Investment Center in Norfolk, ARDX staff presented the Healthcare Academy program to a group of middle school students.

October 2010

ARDX staff conducted the Healthcare Academy program with a group of elementary school students at the Family Investment Center in Norfolk.