Our Client Eric Freeman Doing Amazing Work in Africa
Every once in a while one of our clients does something that really makes us stop and think. A while back, we helped Freeman Motor Company, a great Portland-based pre-owned luxury car dealer, overhaul the back end data management utilities that help them keep their ever-changing inventory of cars current across multiple sites. They’ve always been a great client, and now their founder and president, Eric Freeman, has stepped up and made us even prouder.
Eric is currently visiting a resettlement camp in Kageyo, Rwanda, working with the community there to raise money to help buy them a truck. The community of 3,000 has only a handful of bicycles for transportation, and the nearest medical help is more than a full day’s walk away. A single truck would help them immensely, and help save innocent lives.
There’s more info on the Kageyo initiative on the Africa New Life Ministries website, and you can read about Eric’s travels on the blog we helped set up for him.
We’re excited to announce the launch of Emmbook for Baby, which we developed in cooperation with Perry Street Productions. Emmbook is an iPhone app enabling parents to record their baby’s milestones, moments, favorites, and photos. We had a great time developing this app, and are excited to see it start to gain some traction in the App Store.
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